{"id":419933,"date":"2026-01-05T08:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419933"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:58:52","slug":"churchs-net-zero-crackdown-forces-parish-to-rip-out-new-boilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419933","title":{"rendered":"Church\u2019s net zero crackdown forces parish to rip out new boilers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"416\" data-attachment-id=\"419940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419940\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?fit=1579%2C909&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1579,909\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?fit=723%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=723%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A stone church at night, illuminated by a glowing 'NET ZERO' sign on its bell tower, with a dark sky in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-419940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=1536%2C884&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=640%2C368&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?resize=1200%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?w=1579&amp;ssl=1 1579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQMAHqZ-VKwnf2_iSVmyd8a3AGYJ95PZgssRo6MpgLQxYbCUx0HnJyZqLxSXA3vjK45TYXDYk2wNGwB68tUi-Cl-HzxdzNYg3-nCl_gNkwWyrQbPvJ8l93Jmy3RoQxEL.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The headline refers to a recent controversy involving Christ Church Chineham, a parish in Basingstoke, Hampshire, under the Diocese of Winchester.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In 2024\u20132025, the parish spent \u00a318,200 replacing two failing gas boilers with new, efficient gas models expected to last decades. However, they installed them without fully obtaining the required faculty (ecclesiastical permission), amid urgency to have heating for winter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Church court (Consistory Court) ruled in October 2025 that the parish had not adequately explored sustainable alternatives, such as heat pumps, as required under the Church of England&#8217;s net zero policy. The chancellor granted a temporary faculty allowing the boilers to stay for up to three years but ordered their removal and replacement with a more sustainable system before the 2030 net zero target.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Church of England provides grants (e.g., Boiler Replacement Hardship Fund), advice, and funding for transitions, noting successes where churches cut bills dramatically via electric or biomass systems. It views the policy as stewardship of creation, with support available through diocesan net zero leads.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='723' height='403' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/fETkDJTb?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;playsinline=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1739540970'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysceptic.org\/2026\/01\/04\/church-told-to-rip-out-new-boilers-to-meet-2030-net-zero-target\/#comments\">The Daily Sceptic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailysceptic.org\/author\/sallust\/\">Sallust<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"370\" data-attachment-id=\"419937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419937\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?fit=2560%2C1309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?fit=723%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=723%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exterior view of Christ Church Chineham, a modern brick building with a round section and a conical roof, surrounded by trees and parking spaces.\" class=\"wp-image-419937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=1024%2C524&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=768%2C393&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=1536%2C785&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=2048%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=640%2C327&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?resize=1200%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-10.54.41-scaled-1.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church of England and the National Trust are two of the UK\u2019s most ardent woke epicentres, so it is no surprise that both are in the news almost daily with fresh revelations about their antics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the latest, according to the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/01\/03\/church-of-england-orders-parish-rip-out-gas-boilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telegraph<\/a><\/em>, concerns Christ Church, Chineham, in Basingstoke, which spent \u00a318,200 last year replacing two [sic] clapped-out gas boilers with new models. Sadly, the church had not taken into account the Church of England\u2019s aspiration to reach Net Zero by 2030:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New rules require churches to obtain a faculty \u2013 ecclesiastical planning permission \u2013 and prove there is no viable green alternative before new oil or gas boilers can be installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church chose to install gas boilers after commissioning a report from a mechanical engineer, who was a member of its congregation, which found heat pumps would require \u201cextensive and intrusive works\u201d and be far more expensive than gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church also commissioned an Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) report, which estimated the cost of installing heat pumps at \u00a362,000, but still recommended their installation before the Net Zero target date of 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church instead chose to install the gas boilers at a third of the price and then applied retrospectively for a faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when the case came before the Diocese of Winchester\u2019s consistory court, it ruled that the gas boilers were \u201cundesirable as it locks the church into significant fossil fuel use well beyond 2030\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the 2030 objective means anything, it is in churches such as this that sustainable heating solutions need to be installed now, not in 2045 or thereafter,\u201d Cain Ormondroyd, the diocese\u2019s chancellor, said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was made reluctantly to allow the church a faculty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the judgment handed down in October, Mr Ormondroyd ordered the church to remove the boilers within three years and replace them with \u201ca more sustainable form of heating before the 2030 target date\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not clear how the enforced obsolescence of nearly new gas boilers, and the installation of a heat pump consuming electricity generated by gas- or wood chip-burning power stations, will assist the Church of England in its march to the Promised Land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Foster, chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), said gas boilers were \u201cbeing sacrificed on the altar of worshipping heat pumps\u201d by the Church of England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is entirely a matter for the Church of England to explain to its parishioners that perfectly good boilers have to be ripped out to maintain the green virtue-signalling of the church,\u201d he told the&nbsp;<em>Telegraph<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/7-november\/news\/uk\/winchester-boiler-case-tells-a-cautionary-tale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church Times<\/a><\/em>, which covered the story in November last year, three boilers were involved in the works. However, it adds that during the three-year grace period:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a condition was imposed, as suggested by the guidance, requiring that any carbon emissions from the operation of the gas boilers be offset.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The knotty issue of replacing old church boilers has clearly been around for some time, but in certain other instances begrudging pragmatism appears to have prevailed \u2013 for example at St Mary the Virgin, Dedham, according to the Ecclesiastical Law Association:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church\u2019s oil-fired heating boiler, installed 35 years previously, had come to the end of its working life and spare parts were no longer available. The churchwardens sought permission to replace the boiler with a new gas boiler. The Diocesan Advisory Committee expressed its disappointment that the church had not opted for a more environmentally friendly heating system. The Chancellor granted a faculty, being satisfied that the petitioners had considered the Church of England\u2019s \u2018Net Zero Roadmap\u2019 and the Church Building Council\u2019s guidance, and that the petitioners had also considered several alternative options, which had been discounted for various reasons, including costs, aesthetic considerations, and the potential impact of the different proposed solutions on the fabric and special character of the Grade I listed building. The Chancellor made it a condition of the faculty (inter alia) that so far as was practicable, gas supplied under a green tariff was to be used for the new system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given how cash-strapped most churches are, the point must be approaching when these infrastructure projects \u2013 and thus the buildings themselves \u2013 are simply abandoned. The Church of England appears determined to hasten that moment. 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