{"id":101078,"date":"2023-11-24T21:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101078"},"modified":"2023-11-24T21:51:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T21:51:29","slug":"oxford-council-bans-gas-hobs-and-boilers-in-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/oxford-council-bans-gas-hobs-and-boilers-in-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Council bans gas hobs and boilers in new homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Oxford goes green: Council bans gas hobs and boilers in new homes under plans to tackle climate change&#8217;s &#8216;existential threat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Gas cookers can fill kitchen with air pollution that breaks &#8216;safe levels&#8217;, report says<\/li>\n<li>Oxford also wants to bring forward their 2036 ban on gas and oil in new builds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oxford City Council are going to ban gas hobs and boilers in new homes from 2025 in a bid to become more environmentally friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city is planning to hit net zero by 2040 and says this move will help tackle\u00a0the &#8216;existential threat of climate change&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals state that appliances that use fossil fuels for heating and cooking are to be banned from being installed in new homes &#8211; with very limited exceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oxford&#8217;s Labour Council also wants to bring forward their 2036 ban on gas and oil in new builds.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0Home Builders Federation (HBF) has criticised Oxford councillors for diverging from the national timetable to meet net zero by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Turner, executive director at the HBF, told The Telegraph: &#8216;We need all parties, including central and local government to work together and avoid diverging off the developing plan, which will lead to unnecessary delays and additional costs.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Turner added that the industry &#8216;is committed&#8217; to the government&#8217;s plan and is working with stakeholders to deliver it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/07\/78097711-12778513-image-a-10_1700636876325.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oxford (pictured) is planning to hit net zero by 2040 and says this move will help tackle the &#8216;existential threat of climate change&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/07\/78097713-12778513-image-a-9_1700636873210.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A report also found that the gas cookers can fill a kitchen with air pollution that breaks recommended safe levels<\/p>\n<p>In September, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushed back green targets, such as\u00a0the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales by five years to 2035.<\/p>\n<p>And about a fifth of all households will be covered by an &#8216;exemption&#8217; from ever having to remove their gas boiler and replace it with a heat pump.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sunak also said he was scrapping &#8216;heavy-handed&#8217; measures including an increase in recycling that could see each home have seven bins, and taxes on meat and flying, and new rules on car sharing journeys &#8211; though critics had already questioned whether they would ever be introduced.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Gas cookers &#8216;should come with a health warning&#8217;: Report reveals the appliances pump out &#8216;unsafe&#8217; levels of pollution &#8211; as experts call for Brits to move to electric hobs and ovens\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The PM insisted his delay on net zero policies was not a &#8216;short-term decision&#8217; aimed at winning the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst there is no set out ban on gas hobs in the UK, an increasing amount of new homes will not be connected to the UK\u2019s gas grid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A report also found that the gas cookers can fill a kitchen\u00a0with air pollution that breaks recommended safe levels.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers rigged monitoring equipment in more than 280 homes \u2014 40 in the UK \u2014 as well as France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>More than half of homes using gas hobs and gas ovens in the experiment breached the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended maximum level of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) once a week.<\/p>\n<p>Oxford is not the only one who is planning to ban gas hobs, as New York is also planning to wipe it out from 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city is seeking public opinion on the\u00a0Local Plan 2040. The scheme wants to require all new developments &#8211; including homes and businesses &#8211; to be net zero in operation and for developments building 10 or more homes to provide at least 40 per cent of them as affordable housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those wanting to build new housing will also be required to plant more trees, hedges and other greenery under the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Louise Upton told the outlet: &#8216;Our Local Plan 2040 aims to find the right balance to help us tackle the housing crisis and climate emergency, support our communities and residents and make Oxford a better place for everyone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12778513\/Oxford-Council-bans-gas-hobs-boilers-new-homes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford goes green: Council bans gas hobs and boilers in new homes under plans to tackle climate change&#8217;s &#8216;existential threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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