{
  "id": 1765781,
  "title": "Ministers are waking up to Britain’s gas supply risks. It’s time for decisions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ministers-are-waking-up-to-britains-gas-supply-risks-its-time-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/aug/18/ministers-are-waking-up-to-britains-gas-supply-risks-its-time-for-decisions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Despite declining consumption, the country will still need lots of gas in coming years but solutions aren’t forthcoming UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told The penny is dropping in government. Britain, even in rapid energy transition mode, will still need a lot of gas in the years ahead – and needs to know how the gas will arrive. It could hardly be otherwise when there are 24m…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}