Is scrapping VAT on energy efficiency measures good enough? – Talk Radio
The chancellor’s announcement that VAT will be scrapped on energy efficiency measures for homes is the right idea, it is just ten years too late to make a real difference. Before David Cameron decided...
View ArticleCan we get gas out of electricity generation in the next 5 years? – Sky News
Russia’s threat might make a difference to supply. There is a poker game going on here. Putin need people to buy Rubles to prop up the value of the Ruble in Russia. And other countries need Russian...
View ArticleTaking ourselves out of global energy markets is the right thing to do – GB News
It is true that there was very little wind last week. But what is interesting is that the lights stayed on, electricity still worked, factories kept running, homes were still heated. So, it didn’t...
View ArticleThe government can do something right now to reduce peoples energy bills – LBC
Why would the government build nuclear power stations which will mean that they have to put people’s energy bills up twice in order to get the investment needed to build them and pay for the energy...
View ArticleDoes the new government energy strategy tackle the immediate energy crisis?
This is the third document in six months that the government has produced, and all that has happened is that they have become less coherent, and less and less connected to what actually matters to most...
View ArticleWould a windfall tax on energy companies help with fuel poverty? – GB News
I absolutely do support a windfall tax on energy companies. The thing to remember is that these are unearned profits, this wasn’t energy companies investing, putting hard work in, lots of skills, or...
View ArticleShould we be looking to nuclear as a solution to the energy crisis? – Sky News
Boris Johnson’s announcement about Sizewell was very strange. Firstly, it was a reannouncement of money that had already been committed to helping EDF get ready to go nuclear. It wasn’t actually giving...
View ArticleNuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable, but it is not...
I think we should be worrying more about whether nuclear power is economically sustainable, than whether it is environmentally sustainable. The government has missed a huge opportunity to help drive...
View ArticleWe don’t need nuclear, we need renewables, investment and consistency from...
You can choose smart or stupid ways to go green, and going nuclear is one of the stupider ways. There are much smarter ways to do it. If you do it in smarter ways, then you can argue about whether the...
View ArticleIs the transition to Net Zero actually achievable? – Capital.com
Is it achievable technologically? Yes. We already have the technology we need to get to Net Zero, and there is a lot more to come. There is a lot of research going on that has been triggered by the...
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