Millions of households across the UK could be affected by new plans to tackle the climate crisis.
Gas boilers could be banned from 2025 as part of one of the 400 climate action measures.
Rather than using gas, which when produced releases carbon emissions into the environment, the Government is looking at developing hydrogen as a new clean energy source.
Scaling up the production of low-carbon hydrogen is a key part of the Government's plan to end the UK's contribution to climate change by 2050.
The UK will publish its first-ever Hydrogen Strategy this year and set out the plan to generate 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, supporting around 8,000 green jobs.
This work will be supported by measures including the £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, aimed at supporting hydrogen production.
This comes after the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that from now, there is no place for new coal, oil or gas exploration or supplies, reports Mirror Online.
It said no new fossil fuel boilers should be sold from 2025, except where they are compatible with hydrogen.
The IEA said the path to cutting emissions to "net zero" by 2050, which is needed to prevent dangerous temperature rises, is "narrow but still achievable".
Global warming of more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels can damage ecosystems and the earth through more extreme weather and higher sea levels.
Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, said: "The scale and speed of the efforts demanded by this critical and formidable goal make this perhaps the greatest challenge humankind has ever faced."
What the gas boiler ban means for your home
There are warnings that from 2023, new-build homes will be required to have low-carbon alternatives, such as electric heat pumps installed instead of traditional boilers.
For everyone else, homeowners will need to have their old gas boilers replaced within the next eight years.
Right now, around 30,000 heat pumps are installed each year in homes across the country, but the UK Government wants to increase this to 600,000 a year by the 2028 target.
Ofgem has said it is also looking at different ways to making homes electric, such as by using electricity to power heat pumps.
Low-carbon heat pumps and networks could add £5,000 to the cost of a new-build, due to often involving underfloor heating and larger radiators - compared to a £1,000 typical boiler.
However, replacing a gas boiler with a heat pump could save homeowners in a four-bed house £1,300 a year on their heating bills, according to figures from Rated People.
A report by More Than shows 49 per cent of homeowners are planning greener improvements to their homes over the next 12 months.
Andrew Moore, at More Than insurance, said: "Homeowners have the opportunity to embrace greener alternatives to heat their home.
"By installing more energy-efficient heating systems, homeowners could save up to 8,700kg of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere every year, as well up to £183 on their annual energy bill."
