
Andy Burnham hit the nail on the (well)head(一针见血) in his first fortnight(两周) as prime minister when he said: “The question isn’t whether Britain will still be using oil and gas, the question is, where does it come from?(问题不在于英国是否还会继续使用石油和天然气,而在于这些能源来自哪里?)”
安迪·伯纳姆在就任首相的头两周里一针见血地指出:“问题不在于英国是否还会继续使用石油和天然气,而在于这些能源来自哪里?”
It was a nod towards(对……的示意/认可) several awkward(棘手的,难处理的) energy facts. First, oil and gas provided 75% of the UK’s energy in 2025, government data shows. Second, even with the rollout(推广,铺开) of domestic renewables for generating electricity, about 43% of overall energy was imported last year.
这番话点出了几个棘手的能源事实。第一,政府数据显示,2025年石油和天然气提供了英国75%的能源。第二,尽管国内可再生能源发电规模不断扩大,去年仍有约43%的总能源依赖进口。
Third, all credible(可信的) paths to net zero emissions by 2050 involve using a lot of oil and gas on the way because we’re still in the foothills of(处于……的起步阶段) electrification(电气化). Fewer than 2% of UK households have heat pumps, according to the lobby group(游说团体) Electrify Britain.
第三,所有可信的到2050年实现净零排放的路径,都涉及在过渡过程中使用大量石油和天然气,因为我们仍处于电气化的起步阶段。根据游说团体“电气化英国”的数据,英国只有不到2%的家庭安装了热泵。