Dieter Helm

If we reduce carbon emissions in Britain but simply close down our large industries and import the stuff from China instead, then global warming will be worse off, the thing about carbon is it doesn't matter where it's emitted.

The heating story is the one that usually just gets neglected. It's in the box called' too difficult,' how are you going to heat your house and do your cooking without natural gas ? The answer to that question is at considerable expense.