Jargon buster: Heat pumps

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Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps

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Simon Wyatt at Cundall has been our net zero jargon buster for this podcast series and here he argues that while heat pumps may not be the perfect solution they are possibly the best option currently available to decarbonise how we heat our buildings.

Listen to Wyatt on the pros and cons of heat pumps.

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