Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

'Brighter lives are lived by gas!': how natural gas was sold to a sceptical public in post-war Britain

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par Sam Johnson-Schlee, Senior Lecturer Human Geography and Town Planning, London South Bank University

Britain urgently needs to shift away from using natural gas for heating, hot water, and cooking. Gas is mostly methane, a fossil fuel, and its price fluctuates hugely on international markets, while there is an increasing understanding of the health risks associated with open gas flames in the home.

Yet the burning of gas in the home is a deeply ingrained aspect of people’s everyday lives, something I’ve discovered as part of ongoing research…

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