Tag: Net Zero

Britain is facing the terrifying prospect of months-long Spanish-style blackouts as the shift from stable gas power to unreliable wind and solar threatens grid stability.

In a desperate bid to meet the UK's green energy targets by 2030, Ed Miliband is plotting to scrap subsidy caps and flood the country with wind turbines, risking soaring energy bills for households.

One of Britain's biggest chemical plants is at risk of closure after the site's Saudi owners paused a multimillion-pound upgrade project citing high energy prices and a lack of Government concern for the crisis-hit sector.

Ed Miliband's plan to force all rental homes to have EPC C or above by 2030 is a recipe for higher rents and fewer rentals, says Ben Pile. Even at today's high energy prices, payback periods can extend into centuries.

The BBC has quietly edited Question Time after wrongly 'correcting' Reform's Richard Tice on a claim about CO2 emissions. Tice said humans are behind just 4% of emissions but Fiona Bruce falsely said it was a third.

The moment an electric car suddenly burst into flames on a driveway has been captured on CCTV, as the vehicle sparked a raging blaze which engulfed a van and a £550,000 family home.

A new Nature paper claims to pin liability for 'climate damages' on oil companies so they can be sued in court. This escalation in the climate wars is scientifically bogus and economically disastrous, says Dr Tilak Doshi.

The quango behind the mad and dangerous plan to dim the Sun has a budget of £800 million of taxpayer money to blow on speculative projects – and a CEO on £450k. What an extraordinary misuse of public money.

Voters reject Net Zero when asked whether it is more important than cutting the cost of living, an opinion poll has shown, with nearly 60% picking cutting costs and just 13% cutting carbon emissions when asked to choose.

Britain's offshore wind farms are a clear danger to vital air defences, with the Government forced to spend £1.5bn in the next two years to try to rescue the country's early warning radar network, says Chris Morrison.