Including 5 closely related terms such as heating, heating, and central heating.
…-2022 the fund supports homes in fuel poverty to install central heating. Northamptonshire ECO-flex – this initiative has helped to support financially low-income homes to install insulation and energy efficient boilers. 24 Defra Community Resilience Pathfinder Scheme - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood…
… the Antarctic ice sheet increased at least six-fold, from 40 Gt per year in 1979-1990 to 252 Gt per year in the years 2009-2017.2 The first glacier in Iceland to melt as consequence of global heating did so in 2019.4 Evidence of exceptional weather patterns in the UK over the last five years, including periods of unusually cold, dry and wet weather, has led to an increased perception that we…
… of renewable energy generation at all scales, through monetary incentives such as the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The SEG has been introduced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and came into force in January 2020 following the closure of the Feed in Tariffs (FITs) scheme to new applicants in March 2019. Limits placed upon…
… temperatures and increased weather variability. Ensuring that the risks to health, well-being and productivity associated with these changes are appropriately accounted for in policy is of paramount importance, but at present there are few comprehensive policies in place to adapt existing homes and other buildings to high temperatures, manage the urban heat island effect or safeguard new homes…
… number of hot days per year is increasing, as is the chance of severe heat waves. Past events provide evidence that extreme temperatures can significantly inhibit production and well- being: in July 2016, with temperatures in London of over 30°C, a surge of health problems and transport disruptions were reported, and the media even reported increased levels of violence35. These impacts…