Tag Archive: Net Zero

12/4/26

Fact-Checking the Guardian’s Claim That New North Sea Drilling Will “Only Supply 3% of UK Gas Needs”

The Guardian claims that reopening the North Sea to drilling in the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields will only supply 3% of the UK's gas needs. Ben Pile takes a look at the actual data and finds the truth is very different.

11/4/26

Ireland’s Fuel Crisis Escalates as Protesters Demanding End to Carbon Tax Block Access to Major Oil Refinery and Government Calls in Military

Ireland's fuel crisis has escalated as protesters demanding suspension of the carbon tax have blocked access to a major oil refinery and fuel depots and the Government has called in the military.

9/4/26

Miliband Blamed as OpenAI Pulls Out of £31 Billion Investment Plans Over High Energy Costs

Ed Miliband has been blamed today after OpenAI – the tech giant behind ChatGPT – pulled out of £31bn UK investment plans citing high energy costs in a huge blow to Labour's bid to make Britain an "AI superpower".

9/4/26

Ed Miliband’s Oil Blockade is a War of Attrition Against the British Public

Ed Miliband's oil blockade of Britain is a war of attrition against the British public, says Ben Pile. Even communist China has cheap energy and industrialisation. Who needs enemies with a Government like this?

8/4/26

North Sea Gas “Saves Britain Billions a Year”

North Sea natural gas saved Britain billions last year and savings will be even higher this year amid sky-high prices, analysis has found, increasing pressure on the Government to boost production during the Iran war.

8/4/26

The ‘Leading UK Scientists’ Letter Urging Abandonment of North Sea is Ideology Masquerading as Science

The "scientific establishment" has "spoken with one voice" to oppose North Sea oil and gas drilling and back “cheap” renewables, according to the Financial Times. But it's pure ideology, says Dr Tilak Doshi.

7/4/26

Dozens of North Sea Oil and Gas Fields Blocked by Net Zero

Dozens of North Sea oil and gas fields are being blocked from development by Labour's Net Zero policies, with 51 new fields and 60 extensions to existing fields in British waters rendered "unviable" by Government policy.

7/4/26

E-Bike Fires Reach Record High

E-bike and e-scooter fires reached a record high last year, with 432 e-bike fires recorded across the UK in 2025, up 38% on 2024, while 147 e-scooter fires represented a 20% jump in a year.

7/4/26

Curtain Opens on the Dress Rehearsal for the Net Zero Calamity as Hormuz Threats Cut Hydrocarbon Supply by a Quarter

The curtain opens on the dress rehearsal for the Net Zero calamity as Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz cuts hydrocarbon supply by a quarter, leaving countries scrambling for the life-saving fuel, says Chris Morrison.

5/4/26

The Price Britain Will Pay For the Iran War

When even Left-leaning mags are pointing out that Britain's energy crisis is getting worse, factories are closing and all the talk of Net Zero is just smoke and mirrors, you know it's bad.

1 2 3 … 127 Next »