Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests
Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank findsInsulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research suggests.The government’s £15bn warm homes plan, currently under threat of cuts as ministers seek budget…
Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank findsInsulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research suggests.The government’s £15bn warm homes plan, currently under threat of cuts as ministers seek budget…
