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A row over heat pumps shows how hard decarbonisation will be 思维导图，一起来看。

A row over heat pumps shows how hard decarbonisation will be

• 许多欧洲国家正在计划淘汰原有的加热装备
  • the reason of using gas and oil boiler (20th century)
    • central heating
    • hot baths
    • stop shovelling coal
  • the reason
    • decarbonisation
    • alternative — air-source heat pumps
      • • enviromental friendly （extract ambient heat from the outside air）
        • more efficient
• 人们对于决策持反对态度
  • limitations of heat pumps
    • It is not possible to replace gas boilers
    • Large volume of heat pump
    • Requires external space
    • Installation challenges for old houses
  • Difficult Choices for Old House Owners
    • Whether to remove the floor and install thick insulation on the internal wall
    • Whether to wrap the house with thicker external insulation
    • May be limited by local regulations
• 政府采取的应对措施
  • The government should simplify the adoption process as much as possible
  • Partial cost subsidies to speed up access
  • Training more skilled workers
  • Resolving conflicts between planning regulations and green
• 对政府的教训
  • Voters often oppose
  • Policies should reduce emissions as efficiently as possible and use incentives to persuade.
  • there will be more backlash
  • The government must be prepared
• the Germen water down rules
• the example of German