The UK has some of the lowest quality and least energy efficient housing stock in Europe, and the majority of our buildings are still heated by gas fired boilers. This is despite huge hikes in fuel prices in recent years, and the introduction of subsidies for greener alternatives. For many people, low-carbon heating is inaccessible due to high upfront costs or unsuitable due to poor insulation. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we explore two initiatives that are helping communities to embrace low-carbon heat: Power Up North London, which has helped Caxton House in Archway to decarbonise and become a warmer more inviting space for those that use it, and the UK’s first rural heat network in Swaffham Prior. 

Listen now and learn: 

• About the different approaches to decarbonising heat, and what works where. 
• How partnerships and collaborations are vital to get projects off the ground. 
• About the enormous savings – both in carbon emissions and financially – that can be made through switching away from fossil fuels. 

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/install-low-carbon-heating

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Show notes 

• Find out more about installing low-carbon heating: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/install-low-carbon-heating   
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction        
• Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast         
• Send us your feedback and comments: [email protected]  
• Read about Heating Swaffham Prior on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/heating-swaffham-prior  
• Read about Power Up North London on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/power-up-north-london  
• Learn about Power Up North London’s plans to create a decarbonised neighbourhood in Islington: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQBt2QIiLwv/  
• Listen to a previous episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast – Insulate Our Homes: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/insulate-our-homes  

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