Lucy Galvin - The Churchill Fellowship

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Lucy Galvin

The comfort upgrade: helping UK homes feel the benefits of heat pumps

Fellowship

Themes
Focus

Explaining heat pumps’ comfort benefits to homeowners to speed low-carbon heating adoption.

Countries
Fellowship year

2026

Locality

East of England

Biography

I am Communications and Media Manager at the MCS Foundation, where I promote renewable energy and home retrofit solutions across the UK. My Fellowship focuses on improving how we communicate the benefits of heat pumps, especially the comfort and lifestyle advantages for homeowners. The aim is to help accelerate adoption of low-carbon heating by making it more relatable and appealing.

I bring over 30 years' experience in environmental communications, journalism, and community engagement, alongside my role as a councillor in Norwich, where I am a leader in local government. I'm motivated by both professional experience and personal insight, as a heat pump owner who has opened my home to others. I hope to help reshape public understanding, build trust, and support more households to make the switch to cleaner heating.

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All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

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