SIR – Janet Eastham and Natasha Leake once again highlight the damaging effects of the Church of England’s net zero policy (report, April 12).
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Listed churches with shrinking congregations are being pressured into installing unaffordable and often unsuitable heat pumps and under-pew heaters. These may be fine for a small building with reasonable insulation, but a typical Norman or Victorian church with high ceilings and lots of stained glass windows will often require the power of an oil or gas boiler, along with fan radiators, if it is to be heated to a comfortable standard.
General Synod passed the net zero rules, leaving parish administrators with little choice but to comply. It would be interesting, however, if the Church dared to commission a survey to see what its general membership thinks of this policy.
Ian Graham
Carlisle, Cumbria. DT.
