Tag Archive: Net Zero
“Net Zero Fanaticism Won’t Attract Investment to Britain”
Fears that Rishi Sunak's recent watering down of green targets will economically harm the U.K. are unfounded, says Ross Clark. If anything, it will do the opposite.
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Labour Trounces the SNP by Backing Off From Net Zero and Gender Woo
Labour thumping victory over the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election was achieved in part by backing off from Net Zero policies, the war on the motorist and gender woo.
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No, Wind Power is Not Cheaper Than Gas
Politicians repeatedly reassure the public that wind power is cheaper than gas, but these misleading claims ignore the true costs of trying to run a modern electricity grid on the back of unreliable weather.
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Public Demand for Electric Cars Falls Sharply by 14%
Electric car sales have hit a bump in the road after demand from private motorists fell sharply by 14.3% last month, leading to calls for subsidies for electric vehicles.
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Germany Fires Up Coal Power Plants for Winter to “Save Gas”
The German Government on Wednesday approved putting coal power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024 to address scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages.
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“Hell is a Heat Pump”
Was anyone tempted by Sunak's raised offer of £7,500 for switching to a heat pump, asks Ysenda Maxtone Graham. "I don't think so" – because they're noisy, pricey and never get warm enough.
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Thousands Face Being Unable to Get a Mortgage Under Bank Net Zero Rules
Banks are sticking to green pledges that will see thousands turned down for mortgages if they don't spend a small fortune making their homes more energy efficient, despite Rishi Sunak's climbdown on Net Zero.
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‘Carbon Offsetting’ Tree-Planting Schemes Are Harming Nature, Say Oxford Scientists
Tree-planting schemes that plant trees on a vast scale to 'offset' carbon emissions are harming nature, scientists at the University of Oxford have said in a new study.
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It’s Time for the Government to Admit that Electric Cars and Heat Pumps Are Simply Not Up to the Job
If electric cars and heat pumps were improvements on current technology there'd be no need for coercion. It's time for the Government to admit they are simply not up to the job, says Guy de la Bédoyère.
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Batteries Will Not Solve Renewable Energy Storage Problem, Says Royal Society
The penny is finally starting to drop. Batteries cannot possibly store the energy needed to keep the lights on when the wind stops blowing and the sun doesn’t shine, the Royal Society has said.
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