Coal Mines for Heat Decarbonisation

Around a quarter of UK settlements lie over a huge energy resource of heat held in water that has filled the nation’s disused coal mines. It is an obvious answer to our urgent need to decarbonise our homes and businesses. So what’s holding it back? Our policy briefing ‘Coal Mines for Heat Decarbonisation’ has 3 answers to unlock this potential, and prioritises 4 things that government could do to speed up our access to this valuable resource.

‘Coal Mines for Heat Decarbonisation’ is available here, and has a one page summary, a ten page briefing, and a further twenty pages of background detail for the seriously interested reader.