Just before Christmas, the Welsh Gov announced the end of the 3-metre rule on heat pumps and a raft of other measures to ease home decarb. I wrote about what changed, what didn't, and what the future Welsh Gov should do next to get to grips with the heat transition www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-co...

The 3-metre rule is gone. What could the next Senedd do on heat pump planning?

Prioritising electric technologies like heat pumps and solar, and backed by £15 billion investment, the plan will mandate minimum energy efficiency standards for rented homes and create the new Warm H...

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I’m late posting this very nice blog by my colleague @marine-furet.bsky.social on how subsidies might need to adapt to make area-based heating schemes (what we call Clean Heat Neighbourhoods) work. Planning some more work on this soon… www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-cou...

How could subsidies incentivise clean heat neighbourhoods?

Restructuring public grants and subsidies can accelerate the heat transition, driving positive change

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Could grants for low-carbon heating be brought together in new ways to help fund area-based schemes? @marine-furet.bsky.social sets out some ideas www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-cou...

How could subsidies incentivise clean heat neighbourhoods?

Restructuring public grants and subsidies can accelerate the heat transition, driving positive change

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So heartening to see some of my bot fans have found me here too! Love these guys 🥰 Let's build a community!

Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat

We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future

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The Welsh Government needs to... 🔥 1. Remove the 3-metre planning rule for heat pumps 🔥 2. Exempt ASHPs from increases in the planning application fees 🔥 3. Create planning hubs to upskill the sector www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel... Great blog from @marine-furet.bsky.social

The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat

We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future

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The Welsh Gov is consulting on planning rules - as my colleague @marine-furet.bsky.social sets out, it’s a good chance to make heat pumps easier to install by removing the ‘3m rule’ - and to avoid making it harder by increasing costs for HP planning applications www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat

We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future

nesta.org.uk

I've been waiting for a reason to post on here! Six months after joining @nestauk.bsky.social, my first blog is out. More and more households in Wales are turning to clean heat, but could the Welsh Government do more to speed up adoption? www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat

We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future

nesta.org.uk