Tag: Fossil fuels

BP is to cut nearly 8,000 jobs in the face of falling profits and rising shareholder concern over its green energy policies as pressure from Net Zero policies continues to bite.

A new report from the IEA admits that coal is still on the up while an article in Project Syndicate announces the failure of the energy transition – signs, says Ben Pile, that greens are slowly waking up to reality.

Chris Wright is a 'climate denier', screamed the headlines. Trump's Energy Secretary pick is certainly sceptical about the 'climate crisis', says Tilak Doshi. But that's because he wants to lift 7bn people out of poverty.

Britain will ban new coal mines as part of Ed Miliband’s drive to hit Net Zero carbon emission, while China continues to power its economy – and make our wind turbines and solar panels – mainly with coal.

Britain’s wind power generation is set to plummet to almost zero this week as Ed Miliband presses ahead with plans to cut dependency on gas and increase the nation’s reliance on intermittent renewable energy.

Vauxhall owner Stellantis's sales have plunged by more than a quarter amid an EV slowdown in Europe. It follows Volkswagen proposing huge workforce cuts and the closure of German factories.

No, fossil fuels are not being "subsidised" by the Government, as the Guardian claims, says David Turver. It turns out what they mean is they're not being taxed as much as they think they should be. Tax is not a subsidy.

What kind of madness leads a country to wind down oil and gas production while pushing the use of imported wood for power generation? The West is in a trance from 30 years of relentless propaganda, says Tilak Doshi.

The Government has pledged nearly £22bn for carbon capture and storage projects in a move that has united sceptics and alarmists in condemnation of the expensive and unproven technology.

Massive electricity price rises are expected as National Grid confirms that gas is the only planned back-up for intermittent renewable energy, placing Britain at the mercy of global price spikes, says Chris Morrison.