The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The recent Tianjin summit, where a smiling Putin, Xi and Modi clasped hands, marks a profound shift in global energy geopolitics, one that underscores Europe's slide into irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
From Trump's counter-revolution in Washington to Badenoch's embrace of North Sea oil, from Hungary's defiance in Brussels to the entreaties of European carmakers, the tide is turning against Net Zero, says Tilak Doshi.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the welfare state is "no longer sustainable" while France and the UK teeter on the brink. Europe is doubling down on the economic suicide of Net Zero, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska could be a geopolitical game-changer, argues Tilak Doshi, opening up energy markets, empowering the Global South and leaving Europe trailing behind.
Ed Miliband's throwing billions at carbon capture, but as the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor points out, it's a quixotic crusade for tech that's flopped everywhere else.
Britain's Net Zero crusade is economic self-sabotage built on the delusion the rest of the world will follow its lead, says the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor.
Shipping giant Matson declared last week that it would no longer transport EVs on its vessels, citing the fire risks posed by lithium batteries. The false promises of EVs are being exposed, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
Solar's cheerleaders continue to make extravagant claims for its "transformative" power. But the reality is solar remains propped up by subsidies, mired in practical challenges and far from 'clean', says Dr Tilak Doshi.
The US has declared that it will withdraw from the International Energy Agency if it fails to reform. The IEA faces oblivion if it won't abandon its Net Zero fantasies, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
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