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EU advises electricity tax cuts for clean heat shift

EU Member States should reduce electricity taxation to make it more affordable for citizens compared to gas, a...

10 Mar 2026
Europe beats China on heat pump manufacturing

Over 80% of heat pumps installed in Europe are assembled in Europe, new data from the European Heat Pump Assoc...

04 Mar 2026
Heat pump sales testify to government action

Updated on 11 March 2026 Heat pump sales in 2025 grew by 10% across 16 European countries* on average, prelimi...

02 Mar 2026
Ten women powering the heating and cooling transition speak up

Science powers progress, and on the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, EHPA is...

11 Feb 2026
EU Grids Package: an important signal; fast implementation key

The European Commission’s new EU Grids Package should speed up the decarbonisation of heating and cooling. It ...

11 Dec 2025
Analysis: high taxes on electricity are slowing heat pump uptake

Countries that tax electricity more than gas see slower adoption of heat pumps and are more dependent on fossi...

28 Nov 2025
EU Commission officially scraps Heat Pump Action Plan

The European Commission has now officially dropped its Heat Pump Action Plan. The Plan, initially announced in...

29 Oct 2025
Heating topics in focus at EU summit

EU leaders discussed many areas key for the heating sector at their summit on 23 October. These included key c...

23 Oct 2025
Heat Pump Day: colouring book brings heating transition to life

Through cartoons, comedy and a cartload of colour, a new book tells the story of how Europe heats and cools...

21 Oct 2025
Air pollution: heat pump switch crucial for health

Replacing a gas boiler or wood stove with a heat pump slashes the related air pollution, new research from the...

03 Oct 2025
Distorted taxation is undermining energy security

Governments are undermining heat pumps’ critical role in boosting Europe’s energy security by taxing electrici...

23 Sep 2025
ETS2 and Social Climate Fund are turning point for clean heat in Europe

From 2027, fossil fuels used to heat our homes will face a carbon cost. The EU’s new Emissions Trading System....

28 Aug 2025