About half of all homes should have a heat pump by 2040 to keep the UK on track to meet its climate targets, according to the government's independent advisers. Less than 1% of homes had heat pumps in 2023,

Four in five cars should be electric and half of homes should have heat pumps within 15 years, say the government's independent climate advisers. By law the UK must reach "net zero" - no longer adding to the total amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - by 2050.