UK
Miliband vows permanent shutdown of North Sea
Labour is to ban new oil and gas fields in Britain, making it far harder for any future government to reopen the North Sea. A legal prohibition on new drilling in the energy independence bill will make Ed Miliband’s temporary moratorium on new drilling permanent. Labour also plans to legally ban onshore fracking.
WATCH LABOUR MP GRAHAM STRINGER SPEAK OUT AGAINST MILIBAND
Ex-Oil and Gas UK Chief issues warning over the North Sea’s future
The former head of Oil & Gas UK has labelled Labour’s plan to ban new licences for oil and gas drilling as “ridiculous”. “It’s frightful. They’re determined to destroy the UK oil and gas industry,” he says.
The former head of Oil & Gas UK has labelled Labour’s plan to ban new licences for oil and gas drilling as “ridiculous”. “It’s frightful. They’re determined to destroy the UK oil and gas industry,” he says.
RIP8.5
The most extreme scenario for global warming has been discarded as implausible by the world’s top climate modellers. There is a pattern of releasing completely unrealistic scenarios and getting all the apocalyptic media headlines, then quietly admitting they are ridiculous.
NFU warns about beef prices and green permits
The NFU has warned that extending Environmental Permitting Regulations to cattle farms could damage confidence and investment in the livestock sector, after receiving hundreds of survey responses from beef producers.
International
US makes £500m from UK’s jet fuel crisis
US fuel companies have made almost £500m selling jet fuel to Britain amid an acute shortage triggered by the Iran war. Imports from the US hit nearly 400,000 tonnes in April, a tenfold increase on a year ago. Jet fuel output from UK refineries has plummeted following a series of closures.
Honda blames EVs for first annual loss in 70 years
Car manufacturer Honda has posted its first annual loss in 70 years - and it has blamed its investments in electric vehicles. The Japanese motor giant said demand for EVs has not been as strong as the company had forecast, as it revealed total operating losses for the year ending March 2026 of £1.99billion.
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MUST WATCH: GWPF’S HARRY WILKINSON AND ROGER PIELKE JR DISCUSS THE REMOVAL OF RCP8.5 AS A CLIMATE SCENARIO
WATCH EX-CLIMATE ACTIVIST LUCY BIGGER SPEAK ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT.
WATCH OUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR DISCUSS MILIBAND’S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BILL
Etcetera…
Read: Ben Pile writes about the green blob’s controlled opposition.
Wacth: Ara Darzi writes that Britain will lose out on the AI race.
Read: Rian Whitton writes that Britain is paying more for less for power.
From the blog
FRI, MAY 15
The downgrading of the climate apocalypse
What the removal of RCP8.5 as a climate scenario says about the state of our institutions
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