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That a massive share of Europe is still dependant on natural gas for things like heating and cooking. In the Nordics housing in populated areas are mostly a mix
by originalvichy 3y ago
That a massive share of Europe is still dependant on natural gas for things like heating and cooking. In the Nordics housing in populated areas are mostly a mix of district heating or electric heating, and the rest either have wood or some oir burner (people far away from the grid).
In mainland Europe they don’t have a lot of wood to burn so gas from the Russian sphere of influence was a cheap solution that became an addiction that blew up in many peoples’ faces – even us in the north, due to the home energy markets being tied to natural gas
- walthamstow 3y agoIt's interesting that you're coming at my question from the pov of 'we didn't go hard enough and decarbonise earlier'. That's not the vibe I got from my parent post, which I thought was 'we've gone too far, green policies are unnecessary/futile' though it was entirely unclear, which was why I wanted clarification. FWIW I basically agree with you. In the UK most people are reliant on natgas piped to the home for heating and hot water. It's a dense country and we have better options now.