Heat pumps and insulation can significantly reduce UK living costs compared to new oilfield developments.

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/heat-pumps-insulation-warm-homes-plan-beat-new-oilfields-cutting-uk-cost-of-living-study

*you don't say* "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 finds" [1] Indeed. That insulating Britain alongside replacing gas furnaces for heat pumps would deliver real quality of life improvements, boost jobs and cut down costs across the board has been obvious to many of us for years and years. My own post, from 2022: https://albert.rierol.net/tell/20221008_insulation.html [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/heat-pumps-insulation-warm-homes-plan-beat-new-oilfields-cutting-uk-cost-of-living-study #UK #InsulateBritain #CostOfLivingCrisis #GlobalWarming

"Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests" #UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/heat-pumps-insulation-warm-homes-plan-beat-new-oilfields-cutting-uk-cost-of-living-study

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests By Fiona Harvey Environment editor Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/heat-pumps-insulation-warm-homes-plan-beat-new-oilfields-cutting-uk-cost-of-living-study #Energy #Energybills #Heatpumps #Fossilfuels #Greenjobs #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Oil #Fuelpoverty #Greeneconomy #Environmentpolicy #Solarpower #Oil #Business #Consumeraffairs #Environment #Householdbills #Money #Renewableenergy #Society #TheGuardian #FionaHarveyEnvironmenteditor

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 finds. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/heat-pumps-insulation-warm-homes-plan-beat-new-oilfields-cutting-uk-cost-of-living-study