Hobs choice
Oxford City Council has banned the installation of gas hobs in new homes from 2025. What is best: gas or electric?
– According to Which? running a gas cooker costs £23 a year, compared with £61 for an electric cooker. Boiling a large pot of water takes an average of 9.69 minutes on a gas hob, compared with 4.81 minutes on an electric induction hob. Getting a gas oven up to temperature will take around 15 minutes, and up to 25 minutes for an electric oven.
– The nation is divided on the merits of gas vs electric cooking. According to the Office for National Statistics, 70% of us have electric ovens and only 30% gas. But on hobs the position is reversed, with 61% using gas and 38% electric.
The 1%
An Oxfam report claimed the ‘super-rich’, who make up the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population, are responsible for as many carbon emissions as the poorest 66% (both groups contributing 16% of emissions).
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