{"id":6110,"date":"2021-11-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=6110"},"modified":"2021-11-04T12:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:40:03","slug":"youth-discuss-reducing-the-carbon-cost-of-heating-for-net-zero-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/youth-discuss-reducing-the-carbon-cost-of-heating-for-net-zero-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth discuss reducing the carbon cost of heating for Net Zero 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the three day Youth Engineering for Environmental Sustainability Summit (YEESS), 11-13 October 2021, young people across the West of England discussed carbon-emission cutting solutions with experts, before quizzing local politicians on their Climate Action strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was lots of great discussion worth noting, so we’re going to report each day’s targets, questions and potential solutions in a three-part series.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2: How might we heat our homes without fossil fuels by 2030? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moving heating reliance away from fossil fuels is a core target mapped into the local Climate Action Plans, and after exploring the hot topic, KS4 and KS5 YEESS delegates quizzed South Gloucestershire Councillor Toby Savage and Bath & North East Somerset Councillor Sarah Warren on their strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why<\/span> can’t we keep using gas boilers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introducing the issue – Ruzanna Chitchyna<\/a>, an associate Professor at the Cabot Institute, University of Bristol – \u201cIn the UK, most homes are heated via a gas boiler. Gas is a fossil fuel, with home heating accounting for 14% of our carbon emissions. The rules are already changing, with all new homes finding fossil fuel alternatives by 2025. The next step will be retro-fitting \u2013 replacing our current home heating with climate friendly alternatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch her video intro below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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