New York Climate Act Reckoning is Inevitable

Inevitably people will figure out that there is a law in place that is causing much of the observed increase in energy costs.  I also believe that the Hochul Administration…

The world needs People Day more than Earth Day

Al Gore recently announced that he is refocusing his climate and energy efforts from the United States to the international arena, especially Africa. Like President Obama, he wants Africa to…

No Beef, Lamb, Milk and Cheese Within 25 Years Under Net Zero, Government-Funded Report Confirms

Achieving Net Zero in 25 years would need a “complete transformation” of the UK’s agricultural and food system that would in effect mean a diet devoid of beef, lamb and…

The Green Agenda is Collapsing

Is Net Zero dead? In this Sceptic Short, host Laurie Wastell is joined by Dr Tilak Doshi, economist, former contributor to Forbes and now the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, to…

Wake up call for UK energy planners

Magical thinking about energy may not hold up much longer in the UK.  Disagreements between European nations may scuttle plans for an integrated energy policy and with it the UK…

Labour launches net zero crackdown on boats

Now the Net Zero lunatics are coming for your boats!

Net Zero Will Make Air Travel the Preserve of the Privileged, Airline Boss Admits

Air travel will soon be the preserve of the privileged, an airline boss has admitted, as Net Zero makes low-cost air travel a thing of the past. The truth the…

GBE To Pay £200 Million For Solar Panels on Schools

Miliband is bragging that school budgets will be boosted because of these saving. This however is a sleight of hand – it is merely using taxpayer money in GBE to…

The Crash of London’s Latest LTN

Attempting to put the best spin on it, LBC calls this a “pause”, but the scheme – a pet project of cycle-fanatic Cllr Adam Harrison, “Cabinet Member for Planning and…

Net Zero Blamed for Heathrow Shutdown

Net Zero has been blamed for the complete shutdown of Heathrow after an aviation industry expert told Reform MP and Deputy Leader Richard Tice that Heathrow is moving from diesel back-up…

Nigel Lawson would have been delighted with Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Net Zero Scepticism’

“Kemi Badenoch’s announcement of the need for radical policy reforms may be 15 years late, but it’s not too late to turn Britain’s economic and societal future around.”

Tories Abandon Net Zero

The plans for Net Zero by 2050 are impossible. We have to do better than this. That’s why as part of our policy renewal we are going to do something…

How a Heat Pump Destroyed One Consumer’s Perfect Energy Rating

If it wasn’t for the drastic consequences of the Net Zero policy for industry and the nation’s economy, the story would be an amusing one. As it stands, it’s painfully…

Carbon Budget Misinformation

What we have in the latest Carbon Budget is a Soviet-style five-year plan, where the Government is being urged to meddle in our lives to an unprecedented extent. The CCC…

Scotland’s Last Oil Refinery to Close – Giving the Lie to Miliband’s Net Zero Jobs Claim

Scotland’s last oil refinery is to close with the loss of more than 400 jobs despite assurances from Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband, giving the lie to claims about Net…

Net Zero to Blame for UK’s Productivity Crisis and Making Families Poorer, Say Economists

The reality of decarbonisation – that as long as the policy runs faster than technology allows, and other countries do not follow our lead – is that it means deindustrialisation,…

Seventh Carbon Budget–Final Thoughts

Just a few final observations on the Carbon Budget:

The Seventh Carbon Budget

It is abundantly clear that this Carbon Budget report was specifically written to deflect mounting criticism of Net Zero and the catastrophic effect it will have on the economy and…

Net Zero Cure Worse Than Climate Change Disease

In conclusion, Net Zero is ineffective in achieving its primary goal and can never stop the weather changing. The impact of Net Zero policies is devastating for the economy and…

Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia’s Energy Crisis

Unfortunately for British industries enduring the world’s highest energy costs, Miliband is allowing no concessions to his tablets of stone that say we must be willing for all our carbon…