The UK government has ruled that gas boilers will be banned in all new homes built after 2025. The “future homes standard” will require all new builds to have low-carbon systems, such as electric heat pumps. The ruling is part of the government’s ten-point initiative to help the UK reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. From 2021 all new homes will be expected to achieve a 31% reduction in carbon emissions. Heat pumps are expected to play a key role in delivering heat for properties that are built to the Future Homes Standard.