"Do not heat your homes in the evenings", net zero quango tells public

[dutchman]

Recommendation for people to turn off radiators at peak times branded a 'daft idea'



Millions of families will be urged by a green quango not to heat their homes in the evening to help the Government hit its net zero target.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said people should turn off their radiators at peak times as part of a wider drive to deliver “emissions savings”.

In a document on “behaviour change” the body recommended Britons “pre-heat” their houses in the afternoon when electricity usage is lower.

It said the move would save families money, but critics suggested the real reason was that renewables will not be able to provide enough energy to cope with peak demand.

The advice is contained in the CCC’s sixth “carbon budget” paper, which sets out how the UK should reduce its emissions between 2033-37.

In it the quango suggests people with electrically powered heating systems, such as heat pumps, should switch off their radiators in the evening.

“There is significant potential to deliver emissions savings, just by changing the way we use our homes,” the dossier states.

“Where homes are sufficiently well insulated, it is possible to pre-heat ahead of peak times, enabling access to cheaper tariffs which reflect the reduced costs associated with running networks and producing power during off-peak times.”

But critics said the advice was just the latest example of Britons being asked to compromise on their quality of life so the Government can hit climate targets.

Andrew Montford, the director of Net Zero Watch said: “The grid is already creaking, and daft ideas like this show just how much worse it will become.

“It’s clear that renewables are a disaster in the making. We now need political leaders with the courage to admit it.”

Craig Mackinlay, head of the Net Zero Scrutiny group of Tory MPs, added: “It is becoming clear that adherence to judicable Carbon Budgets and edicts coming from the CCC are developing into farce.

“The Climate Change Act 2008 will require amendment to free us from madcap and impractical targets foisted upon the population by long departed politicians.

“This latest advice to freeze ourselves on cold evenings merely shows the truth that the dream of plentiful and cheap renewable energy is a sham.

“I came into politics to improve all aspects of my constituents’ lives, not make them colder and poorer.”

Last month the head of the CCC [pictured] revealed that he still has a gas boiler in his own flat even though his committee is urging Britons to switch to heat pumps.

[rebbonk]

I have two words for them, the second one is OFF!

If I'm cold my heating goes on, end of argument. I'm not listening to some bozo who has a very low grasp of real science and statistics and is arrogant enough to think that they can use the last 100 years to predict what is happening on this earth, which is about 4.5 billion years old.