Single households ‘waste energy’

According to an article on the BBC website I now consume more energy per capita than a house with more people living in it.

But the researchers reckon that with the right advertising, such individuals may be willing to invest in more environmentally friendly homes and products in future.

The report also suggests the government could encourage people to live more space-efficiently with the introduction of an occupancy tax.

I think researchers need to spend some time living on their own. Then they would realise that single people are already taxed more than a two person family and that the cost of living in general is more expensive.

For example I get a 25% reduction in my council tax because I live on my own. That means in a year I only pay 75% of the council tax of a two person family. However if I was living with someone else then I personally would only be paying 50% of the annual council tax bill.

Secondly while I am not taxed any more on my heating bill I still pay more than a two person family because it costs the same to heat the flat for two people as it does to heat it for one person.

If government really wanted to save energy and reduce pollution then they should concentrate firstly on industry and then on persuading America to reduce pollution and be more efficient.

Lastly what exactily is so wrong with using energy? If the energy was produced more cleanly then surely we should be able to use as much of it as we like.