The £22 Billion Green Hole
The Government has cancelled the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners but still plans to splurge £12bn on international 'climate aid'. And that's not even the half of it, says Ben Pile.
Tag: Energy Costs
London and South East Warned of Net Zero Blackouts by National Grid Executives
National Grid executives have warned of blackouts before the end of the decade in London and the South East due to unreliable wind and solar power in private remarks that contradict the company's official position.
No, Ed Miliband Does Not Have a ‘Mandate’ for His Net Zero Lunacy
With swivel-eyed zeal, Ed Miliband has been telling broadcasters he has a "mandate" to deliver his unworkable and unaffordable Net Zero agenda. Not when just 20% of the public voted for you, says Ben Pile.
National Grid Plans for U.K. to Be Impoverished by Halving Energy Use Per Person by 2050
Bizarre and unrealistic, the National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios report is a wild jumble of impractical ideas and unfeasible technologies, says David Turver.
This is Why Electricity Costs Twice as Much in Britain as in the USA
There's a reason that electricity costs twice as much in Britain as in the USA, says Dr. John Fernley. It's because of brainless plans like Ed Miliband's to power us with a sun that doesn't shine when we need it most.
Don’t Fall for the Government’s Latest Heat Pump Con
The problem with heat pumps is they're fundamentally uneconomic, and no amount of shifting the costs around can hide that, says Andrew Montford. So beware the Government's latest bait-and-switch ruse to get you to buy one.
Ed Miliband’s Commitment to Wind Power Could Be Labour’s Undoing
Labour's Energy Secretary Ed Miliband wasted no time in ending the "ban" on onshore wind. But with unreliable wind power escalating in cost, this blind commitment to wind power could be Labour's undoing, says Ben Pile.
The Economist Predicts “Exponential Growth of Solar Power” – But Fails to Reckon With Scarcity of Silver
The Economist predicts that the "exponential growth of solar power will change the world". But this fails to reckon with the scarcity of silver, which is being used up faster than it can be mined, says David Turver.
The Net Zero Cure is Far Worse Than the Disease
Net Zero is a high-cost mitigation strategy that can't possibly be better than adaptation, says David Turver – not least because manmade CO2 is clearly not the climate's main control knob.
Starmer’s Great British Energy Plans Would be a Disaster
According to Keir Starmer, Labour's plans for a publicly-owned Great British Energy company will help "close the door to Putin". But the UK's high gas prices are due to Net Zero, not Russia, says Ben Pile.
