UK
Miliband risks energy bills crisis
Ed Miliband has rejected calls to “open up the North Sea” as war rages in Iran, claiming that the biggest “long-term threat multiplier” to UK security is the climate crisis.
Earlier this week, President Trump urged the UK Government to exploit North Sea resources, with oil and gas prices spiking because of the Middle East war. MPs and industry bosses have also called for more exploration.
READ OUR STATEMENT ON MILIBAND’S RESPONSE TO THE IRAN CRISIS HERE
READ: THE SPECTATOR’S LEADING ARTICLE CALLS FOR MILIBAND TO BE SACKED.
READ: CLAIRE COUTINHO CALLS MILIBAND A “DANGEROUS FANTASIST”
WATCH: PRESIDENT TRUMPS URGES THE UK GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND NORTH PRODUCTION
Octopus Energy: reopen the North Sea
The boss of Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier has called on Ed Miliband to reopen the North Sea to strengthen the country’s energy supplies. “There's no point shipping gas from the other side of the world when we have it here,” he says.
Bank of England: we cannot protect UK from price shock
The Bank of England cannot protect the country from energy price shocks, a senior official has warned.
Starmer’s EU deal on Net Zero will damage British business
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned not to hand Brussels a “blank cheque” over net zero rules which threaten to “undermine” British business. The Prime Minister is being urged to put the brakes on negotiations with the EU, with MPs warning energy intensive British firms will be placed at a “significant disadvantage” if they are forced to pay additional costs on goods sold abroad, which their international competitors are not subjected to.
International
Beijing fumes as Trump’s Iran strike threatens Chinese oil
The US shale revolution of the 2010s has allowed America to turn itself an energy fortress, but the same can’t be said for China who believe Trump’s Iran strike threatens their oil suppliers.
Watch
WATCH OUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR TELL GB NEWS THAT UK ENERGY POLICY HAS LEFT US BADLY EXPOSED TO GLOBAL SHOCKS
WATCH OUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR TELL GB NEWS VIEWERS THAT “WARFARE HAS NOT BEEN DECARBONISED.”
WATCH THE IEA’S ANDY MAYER OUTLINE WHAT RACHEL REEVES COULD DO TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS
Etcetera…
Read: Maurice Cousins writes for the Daily Telegraph that Miliband’s energy policies are underming Britain’s ability to deter Putin.
Read: Matt Ridley writes how the US-Israel-Iran War will expose Britain’s catastrophic energy misjudgement
Edinburgh event coming
Net Zero Watch is going to be hosting a private event in Edinburgh ahead of the Scottish elections. NZW donors in the Central Belt should look out for an invitation next week. Please let us know if you don’t receive one. If you are in Edinburgh and would like to come along, do drop us a message too, but we can’t promise anything at the moment.
From the blog
THU, MAR 5
Russia and China will read Miliband’s energy policy as weakness
Commenting on today’s (05 March 2026) statement on energy markets to Parliament by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, Maurice Cousins, Campaign Director at Net Zero Watch, said:
The Government’s response to
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.
Miliband risks energy bills crisis
Ed Miliband has rejected calls to “open up the North Sea” as war rages in Iran, claiming that the biggest “long-term threat multiplier” to UK security is the climate crisis.
Earlier this week, President Trump urged the UK Government to exploit North Sea resources, with oil and gas prices spiking because of the Middle East war. MPs and industry bosses have also called for more exploration.
READ OUR STATEMENT ON MILIBAND’S RESPONSE TO THE IRAN CRISIS HERE
READ: THE SPECTATOR’S LEADING ARTICLE CALLS FOR MILIBAND TO BE SACKED.
READ: CLAIRE COUTINHO CALLS MILIBAND A “DANGEROUS FANTASIST”
WATCH: PRESIDENT TRUMPS URGES THE UK GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND NORTH PRODUCTION
Octopus Energy: reopen the North Sea
The boss of Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier has called on Ed Miliband to reopen the North Sea to strengthen the country’s energy supplies. “There's no point shipping gas from the other side of the world when we have it here,” he says.
Bank of England: we cannot protect UK from price shock
The Bank of England cannot protect the country from energy price shocks, a senior official has warned.
Starmer’s EU deal on Net Zero will damage British business
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned not to hand Brussels a “blank cheque” over net zero rules which threaten to “undermine” British business. The Prime Minister is being urged to put the brakes on negotiations with the EU, with MPs warning energy intensive British firms will be placed at a “significant disadvantage” if they are forced to pay additional costs on goods sold abroad, which their international competitors are not subjected to.
International
Beijing fumes as Trump’s Iran strike threatens Chinese oil
The US shale revolution of the 2010s has allowed America to turn itself an energy fortress, but the same can’t be said for China who believe Trump’s Iran strike threatens their oil suppliers.
Watch
WATCH OUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR TELL GB NEWS THAT UK ENERGY POLICY HAS LEFT US BADLY EXPOSED TO GLOBAL SHOCKS
WATCH OUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR TELL GB NEWS VIEWERS THAT “WARFARE HAS NOT BEEN DECARBONISED.”
WATCH THE IEA’S ANDY MAYER OUTLINE WHAT RACHEL REEVES COULD DO TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS
Etcetera…
Read: Maurice Cousins writes for the Daily Telegraph that Miliband’s energy policies are underming Britain’s ability to deter Putin.
Read: Matt Ridley writes how the US-Israel-Iran War will expose Britain’s catastrophic energy misjudgement
Edinburgh event coming
Net Zero Watch is going to be hosting a private event in Edinburgh ahead of the Scottish elections. NZW donors in the Central Belt should look out for an invitation next week. Please let us know if you don’t receive one. If you are in Edinburgh and would like to come along, do drop us a message too, but we can’t promise anything at the moment.
From the blog
THU, MAR 5
Russia and China will read Miliband’s energy policy as weakness
Commenting on today’s (05 March 2026) statement on energy markets to Parliament by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, Maurice Cousins, Campaign Director at Net Zero Watch, said:
The Government’s response to
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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