As the article points out, the govt goes out of their way to make cooling heat-pumps unattractive: >The government offers subsidies worth £7,500 to people repl

As the article points out, the govt goes out of their way to make cooling heat-pumps unattractive: >The government offers subsidies worth £7,500 to people replacing a gas boiler with an electric heat pump, but only if it produces solely heat. A system that can heat in winter and cool in summer receives nothing.