The linked iea data shows that the reduction is roughly 50/50 industrial and residential. So the deindustrialisation narrative is part of the story but improved efficiency at home is also a significant factor.

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hgomersall 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Industrial output now is much higher in real terms than in the 70s.

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noosphr 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Dying from heatstroke in the summer is a third.

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qlte 3 hours ago | parent [-]

This only works if the UK had a bunch of ACs in the 80s but got rid of them all in the last couple decades because of some vague degrowth bogeyman.

	▲	noosphr 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not keeping up with the developed world is degrowth. I hope Europeans remember their colonial history because with how they are managing their economies they are going to have it revisited on them in a generation or two.