Scotland will fall significantly short of its target for decarbonising heating in homes, a new report warns.
Scotland will fall "significantly short" of its target for decarbonising heating in homes, a new report warns.
As part of that target, the Scottish government is aiming to remove fossil fuels from heating in more than a million homes by 2030. The WWF report said a faster rollout of heat pumps could also lower energy bills for the majority of Scottish homes.WWF calls for both the Scottish and UK governments to increase funding and accelerate deadlines for the roll out of alternatives to gas and oil-fired central heating.But each one of those little combi boilers is emitting carbon dioxide which - along with some oil-heated homes - account for about 15% of Scotland's total emissions.
Fabrice Leveque, energy policy manager at WWF Scotland, said: "Our reliance on gas and oil boilers is driving up our energy bills and creating damaging carbon pollution. But it says there needs to be further reform of the electricity market where the price is still determined by the most expensive energy source being used, namely gas.
Chris Stark, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee - an independent body which advises governments on policy - says decarbonising home heating is a vital step in meeting climate targets.
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