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Expert Urges Remote Work to Combat UK Energy Crisis

4/14/2026

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  • Professor Nick Butler, a former adviser, says the UK should promote remote work to ease energy shortages from the war in Iran.
  • He warns diesel could top £2 per litre as oil prices have risen more than 60% this year.
  • Butler notes Asia is already adopting remote-work measures.
  • He predicts Britain and Europe will face a crisis in late April and early May, with shortages and higher prices.