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> pushing for renweables in a way that actually just makes us highly dependent on natural gas whilst blocking any new natural gas sources in the UK or funded by
by darrenf 5y ago
> pushing for renweables in a way that actually just makes us highly dependent on natural gas whilst blocking any new natural gas sources in the UK or funded by the UK finance industry that could make up for the decline of the current ones
Is there a decline in the amount of gas? "We" have been exporting vast amounts of natural gas, and over the past two years the amount has increased enormously - I say "we" in quotes because it's exported from the UK but not sold by the govt, rather it's not regulated so the private companies which extract it are free to sell to whoever they want.
https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/uk-exporting-gas-despite-energy-crisis https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/uk-exporting-gas-despit...
https://www.energylivenews.com/2022/01/31/how-did-the-uk-manage-to-double-gas-exports-amid-energy-crisis/ https://www.energylivenews.com/2022/01/31/how-did-the-uk-man...