Douglas Fraser on the future costs of home heating

Douglas Fraser | 11:12 AM, Saturday, 4 July 2009 During a heat wave, this might be a good time to warn that Scotland's homes will have to get a bit chillier. That's if new targets are to be met for reducing Scotland's carbon emissions. A renewable action plan released this week by the Scottish Government means that only the most verdant of greens could accuse it of a lack of ambition - even though it is under attack from opponents today for a lack of action on household insulation grants. The implications of the action plan, set out in hard figures, indicate the extent to which the economy, and business and household energy consumption, are on track for a revolution. Part of the plan is to develop technologies that aren't just untested: some remain theoretical. Hydrogen fuel cells will have to come a long way to meet the... [read full story]                    

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