Energy policy, the cost of living and the countryside we stand to lose.
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HOPEAnalysis & evidence
DEVON’S £34–38 BILLION QUESTION: WHO PAYS?
Read the article →: DEVON’S £34–38 BILLION QUESTION: WHO PAYS?A revived Moroccan power scheme and the proposed Devon AI campus could mean £34–38 billion in headline construction figures. Where is the complete bill, and who…
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THE GREEN BLOB: THE TRILLIONS, THE SPIN AND THE BILL HANDED TO YOU
Read the article →: THE GREEN BLOB: THE TRILLIONS, THE SPIN AND THE BILL HANDED TO YOUIndustrial developments become “farms”, hardware becomes “green”, and the complete bill remains unanswered. Follow the money, question the language and make them show the evidence.
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HOPEAnalysis & evidence
TAKE A WALK. THEN MAKE THEM SHOW THE EVIDENCE.
Read the article →: TAKE A WALK. THEN MAKE THEM SHOW THE EVIDENCE.I have been to Walshaw Moor and Hope Moor, and close to Scout Moor. Five photographs from my Walshaw and Pennine walks show why the countryside…
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WOULD YOU SIGN A BLANK CHEQUE?
Read the article →: WOULD YOU SIGN A BLANK CHEQUE?You would ask for the full price before agreeing to a new kitchen. Britain deserves the same common sense before households, businesses and the countryside carry…
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DEVON — 850 ACRES, 1.5GW OF AI AND A 1.8GW BATTERY: WHERE IS THE POWER PLAN?
Read the article →: DEVON — 850 ACRES, 1.5GW OF AI AND A 1.8GW BATTERY: WHERE IS THE POWER PLAN?The same Alverdiscott grid point once intended to receive 3.6GW from Morocco is now being promoted for a 1.5GW AI campus and 1.8GW battery. Yet the…
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IF GAS IS THE CULPRIT, EXPLAIN THIS: THE £40.8 MILLION COST HIDING IN BRITAIN’S ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
Read the article →: IF GAS IS THE CULPRIT, EXPLAIN THIS: THE £40.8 MILLION COST HIDING IN BRITAIN’S ELECTRICITY SYSTEMWholesale gas in 2024–25 was broadly comparable with 2008–13 in real terms. Yet voltage-control and constraint costs surged this summer. The July data raises a harder…
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NET ZERO 2019: THE NATIONAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT BRITAIN NEVER HAD
Read the article →: NET ZERO 2019: THE NATIONAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT BRITAIN NEVER HADIn 2019 Britain changed its legally binding 2050 emissions target from an 80% reduction to Net Zero. The Government recorded that no Impact Assessment had been…
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CORNWALL — 4,000 ACRES OF SOLAR, £440 MILLION, AND A COUNTRYSIDE LOSING ONE APPEAL AT A TIME
Read the article →: CORNWALL — 4,000 ACRES OF SOLAR, £440 MILLION, AND A COUNTRYSIDE LOSING ONE APPEAL AT A TIMEEighty-seven large solar sites were already operating by Cornwall Council’s last published count. Three rejected schemes have since been approved on appeal. Yet there is still…
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THREE LAKE DISTRICTS FOR ENERGY CROPS. 38% FEWER CATTLE AND SHEEP. WHAT ELSE IS IN THE CARBON BUDGET?
Read the article →: THREE LAKE DISTRICTS FOR ENERGY CROPS. 38% FEWER CATTLE AND SHEEP. WHAT ELSE IS IN THE CARBON BUDGET?The Seventh Carbon Budget is law. The physical changes assumed beneath it have scarcely been debated. By Shane Oxer | Hope to Save Our Countryside The…
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PEAK CLUSTER — £5 BILLION, 290 KILOMETRES, AND A GOVERNMENT THAT SAYS IT DOESN’T HOLD THE COST
Read the article →: PEAK CLUSTER — £5 BILLION, 290 KILOMETRES, AND A GOVERNMENT THAT SAYS IT DOESN’T HOLD THE COSTFour industrial capture plants. Around 200 kilometres of new pipeline across England. Approximately 90 kilometres beneath the Irish Sea. Public money is already invested—but the Government…
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WALES — £9.8 BILLION ON THE LEDGER, £19 BILLION AT SEA — AND STILL NO COMPLETE ACCOUNT
Read the article →: WALES — £9.8 BILLION ON THE LEDGER, £19 BILLION AT SEA — AND STILL NO COMPLETE ACCOUNTFrom storm-damaged solar panels on Anglesey to new grid corridors, battery compounds, wind farms, ports and offshore arrays, Wales is being reshaped project by project. The…
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THE THREE PEAKS: 69 TURBINES. £750 MILLION. AND STILL NO COMPLETE GRID ACCOUNT
Read the article →: THE THREE PEAKS: 69 TURBINES. £750 MILLION. AND STILL NO COMPLETE GRID ACCOUNTScout Moor II, Calderdale Energy Park and Hope Moor would place 69 turbines across three upland landscapes. Their combined headline capacity is about 474MW; the developers’…
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