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Policy

For the EU to achieve its climate and energy targets, it needs to boost heat pumps.

The EU’s target is for  60 million heat pumps by 2030, which is more than DOUBLE the 26 million currently installed. 

Advocacy and EU policy are central to the European Heat Pump Association’s mission.

We work to encourage EU legislators and decision-makers to create the policy and financial conditions needed to accelerate the transition to clean heating and cooling.

Choose a topic below to learn more.

01

Energy and climate targets

We call for a clear policy direction

We support ambitious, measurable goals for heat pump adoption across all sectors.

02

Affordability

We call for heat pumps to be made affordable for all

We support financial incentives and accessible funding schemes to ensure heat pumps are within reach for every consumer.

03

Competitiveness and skills

We call for strengthened industrial leadership and skills

We support investment in training programmes and innovation to cement Europe’s leadership in heat pump technology.

04

Industrial heat pumps

We call for the potential of industrial heat pumps to be unlocked

We support the roll-out of large-scale heat pumps in industrial processes to decarbonise manufacturing and other energy-intensive sectors.

05

Flexibility, grids and energy system integration

We call for heat pumps’ flexibility to support the grid and energy system integration

We support heat pumps’ ability to balance the grid and integrate renewable energy effectively to be boosted.

Policy news

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
Policy and certification in focus: EHPA at Heat Pump Summit 2025

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is returning to the European Heat Pump Summit on 28–29 October 2025 at Nuremberg’s Exhibition Centre in Germany....

01 Oct 2025
Joint letter to EU Commission: distribute draft proposals ahead of meetings

Dear Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, We are writing to respectfully urge the Commission to reinstate the practice of distributing Ecodesign and...

23 Sep 2025
Our Manifesto of policy priorities for the 2024-29 EU legislative term