Heat pumps are a key technology for achieving net zero emissions, they’re not very popular in the UK. A recent report from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has suggested why they're overlooked, so in this video we break down that report to understand how heat pumps work, where UK policy stands on them, and what’s holding them back from becoming widespread.

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Sources for this video:
1. POSTnote 699: https://post.parliament.uk/researchb...
2. UK Heat and Building Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...

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