Tag Archive: Net Zero

4/10/24

Labour Commits £22bn to Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in Move that Unites Sceptics and Alarmists in Condemnation

The Government has pledged nearly £22bn for carbon capture and storage projects in a move that has united sceptics and alarmists in condemnation of the expensive and unproven technology.

4/10/24

The New Net Zero Resistance is Doomed to Fail

As Labour prepares to deliver a Net Zero coup de grâce to the industries that made Britain, there are signs of workers beginning to organise their own defence. But alas, it's doomed to fail, says Ben Pile.

2/10/24

Microsoft ‘Buys’ Nuclear Power Plant to Run AI – and it’s Showing Us the Future

Microsoft has 'bought' the Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania to run its energy-hungry AI data centres. It's showing us the future, says Nick Bowler.

30/9/24

Ed Miliband’s Brother David Set to Benefit Financially From Ed’s Net Zero Policies

Ed Miliband's brother David is being paid by a venture capital outfit that is likely to benefit from his brother's Net Zero policies, it has emerged. But this conflict of interest has not been publicly declared.

30/9/24

ONS Reveals the Pitiful Number of New Green Jobs Being Created in the U.K. Economy

The ONS's latest figures reveal that the UK's green jobs boom is more of a green jobs bust, with many roles simply swapping hats rather than growing the economy, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.

29/9/24

Renewables Subsidies Hit New August Record

Windy August has driven record green subsidies, and the signs suggest that subsidies will rise further in the winter months ahead, says David Turver.

27/9/24

Heat-Pump Sales Plummet by Almost 50% Across Europe

Heat-pump sales in Europe plummeted by 47% in the first half of the year, as the price of gas dropped, the cost of living rose and fewer households switched from gas boilers.

27/9/24

How Can the Green Conspiracy Theorists Possibly Think the Labour Government is Controlled by Big Oil?

The latest green conspiracy theory is that a £4m donation to Labour allowed Big Oil to get its woman appointed as "climate envoy". But the truth is the opposite, says Ben Pile: it's Big Green that is calling the shots.

27/9/24

Britain Has Highest Electricity Prices in the World

British companies are paying the highest electricity prices in the developed world, official data have shown, after costs more than doubled in the past five years. The U.K. is now four times as expensive as the USA.

26/9/24

Miliband’s Hyperactive Rhetoric Can’t Hide That the ‘Green Jobs’ Are All Going to China and the Unions Have Noticed

Ed Miliband rhetorically bounced around the podium like a geek who'd missed his meds. But as the fabled 'green jobs' evaporate in the face of China's coal-driven industry, the unions are growing restive, says Ben Pile.

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