UK
Tice: AR7 support will not last
Writing in Energy Voice, Richard Tice tells renewables developers to “walk away” from AR7. In his first direct message to the sector, he warns the politics of net zero are shifting - and future subsidies can’t be guaranteed. He brands AR7 a threat to prices, security, and growth.
Energy bills to rise this Autumn
Cornwall Insight forecasts a 1% rise in the typical annual energy bill from October, bringing it to £1,737. Despite stable wholesale prices, policy-driven costs - like the expanded Warm Home Discount - are pushing bills up.
Energy is the hidden ingredient in UK food inflation
Food inflation hit 4.9% in July, with prices up 37% over five years. While weather and global shocks get headlines, rising energy costs remain a major but underreported factor.
Norway strikes major North Sea oil find
Norway has made one of its biggest North Sea oil discoveries in a decade - 134 million barrels - just 100 miles from Shetland. The find, in a region thought to be fully explored, highlights the policy gap with the UK, where new fossil fuel licences have been banned under Ed Miliband.
UK North Sea tax slump threatens GB Energy
Falling windfall tax revenues risk blowing a hole in the Autumn Budget, RSM UK warns. July’s North Sea receipts dropped to £770m, well below forecasts, casting doubt on Labour’s ability to fund GB Energy as planned.
Rayner sued over £1bn data centre approval
Angela Rayner faces a legal challenge from green groups after approving a £1bn AI data centre in Buckinghamshire. Activists say the decision bypassed environmental checks and threatens net zero goals, warning of major energy and water demands.
International
Californian blackouts blamed on green energy
Rolling blackouts in California are being linked to overdependence on wind and solar, which drop off during peak demand. Critics say shutting reliable gas and nuclear plants has left the grid exposed - forcing the state to restart fossil fuel stations to keep lights on.
Supermajors ramp up investment in LNG
Oil majors are betting big on liquified natural gas, throwing down the gauntlet to predictions of peak gas by the end of the decade. Shell, TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil are all doubling down on LNG investments and betting against the energy transition.
Etcetera…
Maurice wrote for The Critic about the cost of living crisis being made in SW1. He also appeared on the Taxpayers’ Alliance’s podcast to discuss the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, a long-time green, warns that Ed Miliband’s rigid push for 2030 clean power targets is backfiring - overloading the grid, inflating costs, and deterring investment. He argues it risks the entire Net Zero target.
From the blog
FRI, AUG 22
Regime change for Arctic sea ice
The decline in Arctic sea-ice has become a poster child for climate change. Who can forget that Al Gore won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for, among other failed climate predictions, saying that the Read More
TUE, AUG 19
The Highlands are revolting!
Over 50 community councils from across the Scottish Highlands and Islands have launched a campaign calling for a moratorium on renewable infrastructure throughout the region. At a packed meeting last Read More
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.
Tice: AR7 support will not last
Writing in Energy Voice, Richard Tice tells renewables developers to “walk away” from AR7. In his first direct message to the sector, he warns the politics of net zero are shifting - and future subsidies can’t be guaranteed. He brands AR7 a threat to prices, security, and growth.
Energy bills to rise this Autumn
Cornwall Insight forecasts a 1% rise in the typical annual energy bill from October, bringing it to £1,737. Despite stable wholesale prices, policy-driven costs - like the expanded Warm Home Discount - are pushing bills up.
Energy is the hidden ingredient in UK food inflation
Food inflation hit 4.9% in July, with prices up 37% over five years. While weather and global shocks get headlines, rising energy costs remain a major but underreported factor.
Norway strikes major North Sea oil find
Norway has made one of its biggest North Sea oil discoveries in a decade - 134 million barrels - just 100 miles from Shetland. The find, in a region thought to be fully explored, highlights the policy gap with the UK, where new fossil fuel licences have been banned under Ed Miliband.
UK North Sea tax slump threatens GB Energy
Falling windfall tax revenues risk blowing a hole in the Autumn Budget, RSM UK warns. July’s North Sea receipts dropped to £770m, well below forecasts, casting doubt on Labour’s ability to fund GB Energy as planned.
Rayner sued over £1bn data centre approval
Angela Rayner faces a legal challenge from green groups after approving a £1bn AI data centre in Buckinghamshire. Activists say the decision bypassed environmental checks and threatens net zero goals, warning of major energy and water demands.
International
Californian blackouts blamed on green energy
Rolling blackouts in California are being linked to overdependence on wind and solar, which drop off during peak demand. Critics say shutting reliable gas and nuclear plants has left the grid exposed - forcing the state to restart fossil fuel stations to keep lights on.
Supermajors ramp up investment in LNG
Oil majors are betting big on liquified natural gas, throwing down the gauntlet to predictions of peak gas by the end of the decade. Shell, TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil are all doubling down on LNG investments and betting against the energy transition.
Etcetera…
Maurice wrote for The Critic about the cost of living crisis being made in SW1. He also appeared on the Taxpayers’ Alliance’s podcast to discuss the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, a long-time green, warns that Ed Miliband’s rigid push for 2030 clean power targets is backfiring - overloading the grid, inflating costs, and deterring investment. He argues it risks the entire Net Zero target.
From the blog
FRI, AUG 22
Regime change for Arctic sea ice
The decline in Arctic sea-ice has become a poster child for climate change. Who can forget that Al Gore won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for, among other failed climate predictions, saying that the Read More
TUE, AUG 19
The Highlands are revolting!
Over 50 community councils from across the Scottish Highlands and Islands have launched a campaign calling for a moratorium on renewable infrastructure throughout the region. At a packed meeting last Read More
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.
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