> The only way you can make such a significant shift is by saying from a particular date, you won't be able to buy a new gas boiler." Or... subsidize the insta

> The only way you can make such a significant shift is by saying from a particular date, you won't be able to buy a new gas boiler." Or... subsidize the installation of new heat pumps via tax credits or whatever mechanism makes sense in the UK? The whole "big bad out-of-touch government wants to take away your Thing That's Perfectly Fine and force you to do Wasteful Extravagant Spending instead" headline is pretty obvious outrage-bait (which makes sense given the piece's provenance), but the article itself is also pretty light on supporting details... imagine that.