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How UK can embrace life without radiators

The Times & The Sunday Times
Summary
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70% Informative

In 2022 , temperatures of more than 40 degrees were recorded on these shores for the first time.

And there will be more heatwaves to come, with 40 degree-plus days expected every three years .

The UK is less well-equipped to deal with this than nearly any other developed nation.

Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky News and author of Material World .

He says the government is trying to do net zero in the least imaginative, least inspiring way.

The best way to get people behind the energy transition is via carrots rather than sticks.

We could and should be promising cooler homes, cheaper bills and a system fit for the future.

VR Score

71

Informative language

68

Neutral language

41

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

38

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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