> I don’t know anyone who runs their heating for shits and giggles. Heating isn't a binary thing - we want people to minimise their use of gas within reason.

> I don’t know anyone who runs their heating for shits and giggles. Heating isn't a binary thing - we want people to minimise their use of gas within reason. Most people I know could turn their heating down a couple of degrees and put on a warmer jumper, some thermal underwear, or sit with a hot water bottle whilst at their desk if working from home. I've managed to save >30% of my households gas usage in this way. Yes, there are people on the poverty line who already use their heating at a minimal level. And at risk elderly people. This problem is best solved with subsidies to these specific groups, rather than gas that is too cheap for everyone relative to its environmental impacts. This view (that a sizable portion of people can reasonably turn down their heat) is substantiated by UK government research, see e.g. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251785/what_people_want_from_their_heating_controls_qualitative_study.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/... For instance, there are lots of people heating rooms they don't even use, and heating their whole house overnight.