Tag Archive: Net Zero

Tenth of Farmland to be Axed for Net Zero

More than 10% of farmland in England is set to be diverted towards helping to achieve Net Zero and protecting wildlife by 2050, the Environment Secretary will reveal today.

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Judge Blocks Major North Sea Oil and Gas Projects Over Climate Change

A judge has blocked Britain's two biggest offshore oil and gas developments from producing any fossil fuels by quashing their production permits over climate change concerns.

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Sea Levels Could Rise Six Feet by 2100 Claims Daily Mail in Latest Pseudoscientific Fearmongering

Sea levels could rise over six feet by 2100, the Daily Mail declared in a headline this week. It's the latest pseudoscientific fearmongering being fed to journalists by activist academics, says Chris Morrison.

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Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans

Ed Miliband skipped Rachel Reeves's speech announcing support for a third runway at Heathrow in an apparent snub to plans that he previously threated to resign over.

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Mayor of Anti-Car London Council Boasts of Taxpayer-Funded Limo

The Mayor of the anti-car Labour-run London council of Lambeth – the first UK local authority to declare a climate emergency in 2019 – has boasted of being driven around in a taxpayer-funded limousine.

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Trump Dumps the Paris Agreement: Is it a Big Deal?

President Trump's dumping of the Paris climate agreement is a huge deal, saving billions of dollars and the nation's car industry, among much else. Let not the alarmists in denial say otherwise, says Tilak Doshi.

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Is Heathrow Expansion a False Dawn for the End of Net Zero?

It's welcome to see growth overcoming Net Zero considerations when it comes to the Labour Government's line on Heathrow expansion. But is it a false dawn for the demise of green ideology, asks Ben Pile.

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How to Make a Heat Pump Work in an Old House

People say heat pumps don't work in older houses. But Tim Adams has proved them wrong – and all it took was thousands of pounds and two years of tweaking. Now he saves £5 a week. It'll pay for itself by the time he's 107.

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Record £2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024

A record-smashing £2.4 billion in CfD subsidies was paid out in 2024, with offshore wind pocketing £1.9 billion. David Turver crunches the numbers to reveal what it means for UK energy bills.

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New Findings Show No Decline in the Strength of the Gulf Stream Since the 1960s

Another alarmist climate scare story bites the dust as new findings published in Nature show no decline in the strength of the Gulf Stream since the 1960s. Seems the 'day after tomorrow' won't be freezing after all.

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