
Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research suggests.(研究表明,为英国住宅做保温并投资热泵,在降低生活成本、创造就业和提振英国经济方面,效果都胜过开采新油田。)
研究表明,为英国住宅做保温并投资热泵,在降低生活成本、创造就业和提振英国经济方面,效果都胜过开采新油田。
The government’s £15bn warm homes plan, currently under threat of cuts as ministers seek budget savings, would slash £1bn a year from household energy bills across the UK, concentrated on those on low incomes, according to research by the thinktank E3G.(智库E3G的研究显示,政府150亿英镑的“温暖家园计划”目前因部长们寻求节省预算而面临被削减的风险;该计划每年可为全国家庭削减10亿英镑能源账单,且重点惠及低收入家庭。) It would also provide a £1.6bn yearly boost(提振;增长) to the economy, and about 50,000 new jobs spread across thousands of small businesses(分散在数千家小企业).
智库E3G的研究显示,政府150亿英镑的“温暖家园计划”目前因部长们寻求节省预算而面临被削减的风险;该计划每年可为全国家庭削减10亿英镑能源账单,且重点惠及低收入家庭。它每年还能为经济带来16亿英镑的增长,并创造约5万个新岗位,分散在数千家小企业之中。
The Rosebank oilfield(设得兰以西的大型未开发油田), west of Shetland, would create about 1,100 direct and indirect jobs(直接和间接岗位), the analysis found. The jobs would be concentrated in the North Sea and in two companies, one of them – Equinor – an overseas investor.(这些岗位将集中在北海地区和两家公司,其中一家——挪威国家石油公司——还是海外投资者。)
分析发现,设得兰以西的罗斯班克油田将创造约1100个直接和间接岗位。这些岗位将集中在北海地区和两家公司,其中一家——挪威国家石油公司(Equinor)——还是海外投资者。