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Britain has for a long time neglected energy efficiency improvements and investment in renewable energy. The houses are the worst insulated in Europe [1]. UK h
by Gravityloss 4y ago
Britain has for a long time neglected energy efficiency improvements and investment in renewable energy. The houses are the worst insulated in Europe [1].
UK has extremely good wind resources, very mild winters, bearable summers, a lot of capital available, a generally organized society. As a starting point, from energy point of view, it is extremely advantageous compared to say Finland or Germany.
Now vote someone who will act on it. Insulate the houses, build the windmills and nuclear plants. Stop complaining.
1: https://jannemkorhonen.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/image.png https://jannemkorhonen.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/image.png
- bArray 4y ago> Britain has for a long time neglected energy efficiency improvements and investment in renewable energy. Like the EU nations, the UK was designed and built to use energy in what seemed like a sustainable way. Obviously every Country in Europe is now reconsidering what to make reductions. If anything this is quite promising for the UK's winter, as there are so many quick-win improvements to be made (assuming we can get sufficient supplies of insulation). > The houses are the worst insulated in Europe [1]. The majority of the UK doesn't get too much below zero, spending a brief time at -10 degrees. Places in Europe can reach -30/-40 for a sustained period. We're also talking about houses that are quite old and hard to upgrade (if not impossible due to restrictions).
- Gravityloss 4y agoDid you look at the link? Spain is better insulated than Britain. That it gets to -40 in Lapland is a red herring. And if the climate is so mild that insulation is not needed, what's the problem then... Having said that, all countries would benefit from better building.