Many households in Bigbury are reliant on oil or LPG-fuelled space heating and hot water provision. This is why we have above average carbon footprints per household. (see our Community page). Fuel costs are rocketing. Reliance on fossil fuels is not future-proof because the government will be bringing in legislation to curtail its use so that the UK can comply with international agreements to reduce fossil fuel consumption. From our comfortable lifestyles in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty our emissions already cause severe life-threatening weather catastrophes in other parts of the world. If we want to redress this injustice and the impact of global warming on the next generation we should try to move towards more electricity – either by producing some of our own renewable energy or switching supplier to a green energy supply as soon as possible (or both). Find out more about energy and insulation here.