Net Zero Samizdat: Cracks in UK Net Zero consensus deepen

UK

Tice doubles down on AR7 threat

Richard Tice wrote for the Mail on Sunday that scrapping AR7 could save families £1,000 a year by 2030. He urges investors to avoid AR7, vowing a Reform UK government would cancel contracts to protect affordability, reliability, and energy security.

Farmers warn Labour’s methane plan risks higher food prices

Farmers have warned that Labour’s planned methane reduction strategy could force livestock cuts, threatening food security, raising beef and milk prices, and dealing another blow to the agricultural sector.

Unite the Union launches new oil and gas workers campaign

Unite General Secretary, Sharon Graham, has launched a new campaign warning that government policies have pushed the UK’s oil and gas industry to the brink. Graham told her followers on X: We need decent investment and a long-term plan to fully protect all oil and gas workers. 

Lincolnshire oil refinery is latest victim of Net Zero

Production has ceased at Lincolnshire’s Lindsey Oil Refinery after owner Prax Group collapsed with £75m losses, with no buyer found; ministers warn of major job losses while seeking buyers for individual assets.

Miliband refuses to publish deal with Beijing

Ed Miliband is under pressure to release details of a green energy deal with China, amid security fears over Beijing’s role in UK projects. The Telegraph says the British public deserves to know. 

UBS quits banking alliance

UBS becomes the latest major bank to quit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, joining Barclays and HSBC amid growing political pushback and questions over the group’s future.

International

Trump cancels giant windfarm

Trump has cancelled the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho, citing legal flaws in Biden’s late-2024 approval and claiming it would harm rural communities, land, and taxpayers.

SUNBLOCK - new film reveals backlash against Big Solar

Robert Bryce has released SUNBLOCK, a 10-minute documentary that exposes how large solar projects are seizing prime farmland worldwide and the growing backlash from farmers and rural communities.

Etcetera…

Maurice wrote for City AM cautioning that investors in Ed Miliband’s AR7 auction may see contracts unravel if public anger over Net Zero costs continues to grow.

Andrew appeared on GB News to discuss new polling that shows the public do not trust Ed Miliband on energy bills.

Harry Wilkinson appeared on Talk TV to discuss news of civil servants having ‘carbon literacy workshops’.

Chart of the Week

New research by More in Common reveals that public confidence in climate policies is collapsing. With the exception of the comfortable Established Liberals, every group – even Progressive Activists – sees Britain’s climate policies as a failure: no meaningful impact on emissions, no improvement to the country or their communities, and unfair to people like them.

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The London-based Net Zero Watch is a campaign group set up to highlight and discuss the serious implications of expensive and poorly considered climate change policies. The Net Zero Samizdat is a newsletter summarising the latest issues - for more information, please visit the website at www.netzerowatch.com.