Everyday from the world: In Britain, the energy price crisis is exacerbated by the government’s low support for the poorest and the country’s poorly isolated housing stock, writes Pasi Myöhänen, ‘s London journalist.
11.4. 14:00 • Updated 11.4. 14:04
LONDON In honor of April Fall Day, the back winter began in London. In the second week, real snowflakes popped out of the sky, even though we had been basking in the t-shirt for a week in November.
Now it is still 12 degrees outside, but the apartment is chilly and the heat should be put on.
As a result, energy prices rose by around 54%, a bad blow, especially for the poorest economies
In Britain, the price of natural gas is a fundamental problem, as houses are heated mainly by gas – fired boilers per dwelling. But the price of electricity is also very high, which causes problems not only for households but also for industry.
The benefits of the new reactors are, of course, far into the future. And the British government has also been criticized for supporting energy-poor households less than many other countries (you switch to another service) In Europe.
The environmental objectives are left over more recently, less attention is being paid both in Britain and elsewhere in Europe as energy prices skyrocket. And at the moment, Britain’s own gas reserves are a fortune, as they largely do not make the country dependent on Russian gas at all.
Lewis has calculated that economies punished by rising prices can survive difficult times by wrapping themselves in electric blankets and putting on gloves and thermal layers.
But if this is about it. Eighteen degrees have been promised to London this week, albeit under a gloomy cloud.
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