Heat pumps are freeing Europeans from volatile gas prices, despite being caught up in the culture war on net zero. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to 2023 data from Eurostat, almost 50 per cent of all energy consumed in the EU is used for heating and cooling, but the majority still comes from fossil fuels (mostly natural gas). The European Commission says heat pump technology is now “key” in enabling the clean energy transition and achieving the EU’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050. Around