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REACHING

BOILING POINT

Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical Communication and For this article, I will be focusing on
Product Management at Worcester Bosch, looks at the use of the UK, given that I represent a leading
manufacturer there, however its
gas and its place in a carbon net zero future sentiment is relevant on an
international scale. Not all countries
he road to 2050, with its Our reliance on this is fundamental to necessarily require heating systems,
Europe-wide target of net zero our lives so, understandably, new however for those that do, it takes up a
emissions is a long but essential sources of energy or innovative considerable amount of carbon output.
one. As a continent we are technology are being researched to For example, in the UK, heating and
T reliant on a number of energy ensure that we can continue as we are, hot water accounts for 15 per cent of
sources, in particular gas, to heat our but in a more sustainable, our carbon footprint. This is
homes and provide us with hot water. environmentally friendly way. unsurprising given our weather cycles.

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