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Monday, June 29, 2026

Net Zero Watch Samizdat: Campaign against Red Ed gathers pace











UK

Banks and unions unite to keep Miliband away from the Treasury


Ed Miliband has done the unthinkable by bringing trade union bosses and bankers together in an unlikely alliance - to stop him becoming Chancellor. They say he would put a ‘noose’ around job creation with a senior government figure saying “It takes something to unite Goldman Sachs bankers and the unions.”

UK airlines face a £400m green fuel bill

UK airlines face a bill of more than £400m to meet a government mandate requiring them to use a green aviation fuel barely available anywhere in the world.

UK farmers to be encouraged to grow lentils over beef

On Wednesday, the Government’s long-awaited “farming roadmap” proposed helping landowners switch from high-emission farming – such as cattle – towards “growing oilseeds and pulses” to meet the increased demand for plant-based goods.

AC ripped from homes in drive for Net Zero

Estimates suggest that as few as 3pc of British homes have air-con, compared with 90pc in the US, yet UK homeowners are being forced to tear out air conditioning from their private properties under climate laws. The net zero clampdown is part of building regulations that state “active cooling” should only ever be allowed when all other means of “passive cooling”, such as opening windows or using fans, have been exhausted.

International

Is Germany looking again at coal?


The recent jump in gas prices has encouraged a number of countries to reconsider coal as an energy source. Japan has loosened rules, external to allow for the increased use of coal-fired power plants, Italy is delaying the closure, external of its remaining stations until 2038, and India has postponed maintenance shutdowns. The BBC asks: is Germany now looking again at coal-powered electricity?

Asbestos discovered in 1,000 Chinese made wind turbines

Asbestos has been found in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain after essential parts were shipped into the country from China, it can be revealed.

Watch

WATCH NET ZERO WATCH’S ANDREW MONTFORD DISCUSS THE HEATWAVE AND AIR CONDITIONING

WATCH CLAIRE COUTINHO DEMOLISH THE CASE FOR THE SEVENTH CARBON BUDGET

LABOUR MPs REFUSE TO ANSWER COUTINHO’S QUESTIONS ON CB7.

WATCH CONSERVATIVE PEERS WIN A REGRET MOTION ON THE SEVENTH CARBON BUDGET

WATCH GWPF’S HARRY WILKINSON ON RUMOURS OF RED ED BECOMIGN CHANCELLOR

Etcetera…

Read: Claire Coutinho writes in the Daily Telegraph that the Conservative victory in Aberdeen is vote to end Net Zero.

Read: Benny Peiser for the Daily Sceptic on the retreat of climate alarmism in science.

Read: Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph on the grid.

Read: Al Carns sets out his five tests, including one for energy, for the next Prime Minister. Also watch here.

From the blog

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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.

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