While it is expected there will be an increased demand for electric power as heating and transport are converted to electricity, total Scottish demand for electricity is targeted for a fall of 12%.

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And to ensure smart grids enable the low-carbon future, regulated utilities must be given output-based incentives that fairly reward them for delivering future capacity to support renewables and the electrification of the heating and transport sectors.

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In total, the European lifestyle uses 125 kWh per day per person for transport, heating, manufacturing, and electricity.

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It leans heavily on industry, but also challenges every consumer (of transport, heating and much else) to save one tonne in five.

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Norfolk County Council said more than 60 schools had closed due to the cold weather, icy grounds, lack of transport and problems with heating.

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The report insists that, in hand with a combination of energy efficiency and fuel-switching measures, this growth in electricity production would be enough to supplant all fossil fuel use (coal, gas and oil), including that for transport and space-heating.

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Previous surveys in Jersey have found one third of emissions comes from cars and other transport, and another third for domestic heating and power within the home, and the remainder for running essential services and powering businesses and manufacturing activities.

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"People living without heating because they cannot afford to pay the bills, people not leaving their homes because they cannot afford transport, people whose homes are becoming unsafe to live in because they cannot afford basic repairs, " she said.

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