Rea alternative

摘要

Many people are unaware that space and water heating in the UK accounts for 44% of all the nation's energy use. Transport, by comparison, accounts for 35%. According to many commentators, the discussion is over. Clearly the contribution of our heating-based sectors significantly contributes to the UK's share of global warming. Of course, then there is the increasing cost of fossil fuels, driven by the fact that the UK has changed from being a producer to a buyer of gas. In the past five years, the real cost of gas to the consumer has risen by around 40%, after decades of falling in real terms.