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The UK sleepwalked into this energy price shock

英国在这一能源价格冲击中自然而然地走入困境

On energy bills support for consumers, it is clear that a 2022-style universal package, which ended up costing £44bn, is unaffordable.

On energy bills support for consumers, it is clear that a 2022-style universal package, which ended up costing £44bn, is unaffordable.

2026-03-23  832  中等
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The UK is not alone in that position but two statistics in the Dukes report – the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, published annually by the energy department – should be required information for government ministers. In 2024, says the latest Dukes, the UK got 75.2% of its primary energy needs from fossil fuels, mainly meaning oil and gas (think transport and heating primarily). The proportion, says the report, was a “record low”, but the point is that it wasn’t a low by much. The previous year was 76.6%. In 2020, it was 76.8%. Energy transition takes time, in other words.

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