Scottish Power says UK will need to boost capacity By Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland 25 September 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-41373466

'The energy firm said electric cars and a shift to electric heating could send demand for power soaring.'

This article is very ironic, due to the increasing climate change people have made an attempt to better themselves and become more eco-friendly through buying electric cars and changing to electric heating. This sudden change in car and home power has likely to have arisen from the increased marketing on being more sustainable for our planet and the species living upon it. Also more and more car manufactures are creating hybrid or electronic cars, as the article states this is creating a further demand for power which will essentially still harm the planet but in a different way to gas heating and fuelled cars. Although this is a step in the right direction it is still not entirely sustainable for our planet, one the most sustainable methods of power for houses is renewable energy such as solar panels and biofuels are stated online as the most sustainable for vehicles. 

After discussing this article I was informed of news stories stating that biofuels which became well known as a safe method of energy contains a lot of methane, this is now known to be causing a large amount of global warming potential, similar to carbon dioxide.