Just before Christmas, the Welsh Gov announced the end of the 3-metre rule on heat pumps and a raft of other measures to ease home decarb. I wrote about what changed, what didn't, and what the future Welsh Gov should do next to get to grips with the heat transition www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-co...

I’m late posting this very nice blog by my colleague @marine-furet.bsky.social on how subsidies might need to adapt to make area-based heating schemes (what we call Clean Heat Neighbourhoods) work. Planning some more work on this soon… www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-cou...

Could grants for low-carbon heating be brought together in new ways to help fund area-based schemes? @marine-furet.bsky.social sets out some ideas www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-cou...

So heartening to see some of my bot fans have found me here too! Love these guys 🥰 Let's build a community!

Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

The Welsh Government needs to... 🔥 1. Remove the 3-metre planning rule for heat pumps 🔥 2. Exempt ASHPs from increases in the planning application fees 🔥 3. Create planning hubs to upskill the sector www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel... Great blog from @marine-furet.bsky.social

The Welsh Gov is consulting on planning rules - as my colleague @marine-furet.bsky.social sets out, it’s a good chance to make heat pumps easier to install by removing the ‘3m rule’ - and to avoid making it harder by increasing costs for HP planning applications www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

I've been waiting for a reason to post on here! Six months after joining @nestauk.bsky.social, my first blog is out. More and more households in Wales are turning to clean heat, but could the Welsh Government do more to speed up adoption? www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...