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title: "Ministers are waking up to Britain’s gas supply risks. It’s time for decisions"
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description: "UK ministers are recognizing the country's gas supply risks despite energy transition efforts. With 24 million households relying on gas for heating and slow heat pump adoption, gas still accounted for a third of UK energy needs last year. The government must determine how future gas supplies will be secured as consumption declines but remains critical."
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# Ministers are waking up to Britain’s gas supply risks. It’s time for decisions

The penny is dropping in government. Britain, even in rapid energy transition mode, will still need a lot of gas in the years ahead – and needs to know how the gas will arrive. It could hardly be otherwise when there are 24m households with a gas connection, largely for heating, and the pace of heat pumps adoption is miserable. Last year gas comprised about a third of the UK’s overall energy needs. Though annual consumption is in decline, the...

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