Light bulbs are just the beginning.

[EternalOptimist]

There's no reason, other than the innate conservatism of the construction industry and associated risible regulation, why most new houses should not be constructed to the passivhaus standard. Initial costs are 10-15% higher but as there is no space heating, this is soon recouped in lower fuel bills.

Apologies for this factual interruption, we now return you to your Daily Mail Delusions. I see the 'unusable' Living Ark was host to a programme of activies during climate week.

but what if I dont want lower fuel bills. what give you the right to tell me how to live pj?

you are a selfrighteous self appointed eco fascist. go and live your life and leave me to live mine

[EternalOptimist]

Ooooo, do they have those very smart black uniforms?

they wear second hand traffic warden uniforms

[BlasterBates]

More interesting "fruitcake" plans from the EU:

EU to ban cars from cities by 2050 - Telegraph


Like me you probably wondered what happened to all those loonies when they closed the asylums.

[TimberWolf]

Not a problem: by 2050 all the oil will have run out.

HTH.

Er, I think you'll find that that oil will last forever, despite exponential growth in consumption, due either to the fact that oil is continually being found, created underground or that coal or coal shale will last forever instead. If not, we can simply switch to 'hydrogen', which is abundant and will last forever.

[doodab]

More interesting "fruitcake" plans from the EU:

EU to ban cars from cities by 2050 - Telegraph


Like me you probably wondered what happened to all those loonies when they closed the asylums.

Did they sign up for CUK?

Banning petrol and diesel cars from city centres by 2050 is hardly a fruitcake plan, it seems like a very achievable goal and shows just the sort of long term thinking which inevitably goes wooshing over the heads of the plebs, who of course are all moaning and whining and haven't stopped to consider how much the world changed in the last 40 years and how much it will change in the next 40 years. Cities free of hydrocarbon burning vehicles will turn out to be a fairly minor change in the grand scheme of things I expect.

Also worth noting that the Torygraph doesn't make it clear that they are only talking about petrol & diesel cars. Journalistic integrity? Wots that then?

[BlasterBates]

yes of course

[d000hg]

but what if I dont want lower fuel bills. what give you the right to tell me how to live pj?

you are a selfrighteous self appointed eco fascist. go and live your life and leave me to live mine

You're not allowed to grow weed in your loft, or use heroin, or kill yourself. Houses also already have to meet certain insulation regs too. Even if we assume that you having a polluting house has no impact on anyone else, which is patently untrue, that's how western civilisation works.

Er, I think you'll find that that oil will last forever, despite exponential growth in consumption, due either to the fact that oil is continually being found, created underground or that coal or coal shale will last forever instead. If not, we can simply switch to 'hydrogen', which is abundant and will last forever.

Not sure if you're nit-picking, of course we won't ever use literally every drop but we can certainly reach a point we cannot extract any more, or the amount becoming available is so tiny as to be virtually nothing.
Hydrogen isn't free in the same way as oil, you can just pick oil up and burn it but need to invest a lot of energy obtaining Hydrogen... plus that only solves energy needs not manufacturing using plastics.