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The Climate Change Committee’s recent adaptation framing rests on a simple but powerful claim: Britain was built for a climate that “no longer exists”, and therefore public policy must now be reorganised around climate risks projected for 2°C of global warming by mid-century and, at the high end, 4°C by 2100. No serious policy-maker should…

There is another cost coming down the line for ordinary households   and most people have probably never heard of it. It is called the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, or UK ETS. On paper, it sounds technical, distant, and harmless. In practice, it could become yet another hidden Net Zero charge pushed through councils, waste contracts,…

The UK can rightly claim real expertise in offshore wind. We have built ports, marine engineering capability, operations and maintenance bases, specialist supply chains, and a workforce with skills that should be treated as a national asset. But that is only half the energy-security story. A turbine at sea does not make Britain energy secure…

Offshore wind may be a British success story, but the uncomfortable truth is this: we have built generation faster than we have built the grid to carry it. The UK may be second only to China in offshore wind, with more than 16GW installed, and the supply-chain ambition is real. But turbines at sea do…

The Coming Energy Price Shock Facing British Households My electricity tariff alone is rising by around 25% per kilowatt hour.Every appliance in my home now costs roughly a quarter more to run , despite years of promises that the UK’s energy transition would eventually make electricity cheaper.That single fact should alarm every household in Britain.Because…

For years, the British public was told that Net Zero was about cleaner energy, technological progress, and protecting the environment. Most people assumed it meant innovation , better power stations, cleaner industry, improved efficiency, and investment in the future.But that is not the direction things are taking.Instead, Net Zero is increasingly becoming about control.Control over…

Teesside: The Truth About Britain’s “Green Energy Hub”The Government and energy companies often talk about Teesside as if it is already a fully functioning clean-energy superhub powering Britain’s future.But when you actually examine the National Grid Existing Agreements (EA) Register, a very different picture emerges.The reality is more complicated — and it reveals how Britain’s…

For years, campaigners, engineers, and local communities have warned that Britain’s energy strategy was becoming detached from economic and engineering reality.Now, one of the country’s most senior energy executives has effectively admitted it.Simone Rossi, the chief executive of EDF Energy UK, has publicly called for a pause on new wind farm approvals, warning that Britain…

And when you combine the cumulative project maps with the EA Connections Register, the true scale becomes impossible to ignore.This i s no longer about one or two solar farms.It is the creation of an entire East Kent energy corridor stretching across Romney Marsh toward the Dungeness and Sellindge grid infrastructure.The cumulative mapping now shows…

The proposed South Brooks Solar Farm on the Dungeness Peninsula may become one of the clearest examples yet of how Britain’s energy policy has drifted away from engineering reality, environmental common sense, and rational planning.On paper, the scheme is marketed as another “green energy” project designed to help Britain reach Net Zero targets. In reality,…

By Shane Oxer — Campaigner for fairer and affordable energy The British public is repeatedly told that the solution to the country’s future energy needs is simple: build more solar farms, install more wind turbines, and trust the “clean power” transition being pushed by Ed Miliband, DESNZ, NESO, and the Climate Change Committee. But behind…

The situation unfolding at Port Talbot is a perfect example of how Britain’s energy and industrial policy has been driven by ideology first and engineering reality second. For years, politicians, quangos, and climate bodies have pushed the rapid dismantling of traditional industry in pursuit of Net Zero targets, insisting that replacement infrastructure would follow. Yet…

Scrap Miliband’s Net Zero Fantasy Before Britain Pays the Price For years the British public has been told that Net Zero would deliver:cheaper energy,greater energy security,economic prosperity,and a cleaner, more resilient electricity system.Instead, Britain now faces:some of the highest electricity prices in the developed world,rising balancing and transmission costs,increasing grid instability,mounting curtailment payments,industrial decline,and growing…

How Hornsea Three Exposes the True Scale of Britain’s Electrification Strategy Most people see offshore wind farms as elegant symbols of a cleaner future. White towers turning slowly beyond the horizon have become the visual shorthand for Net Zero Britain. Politicians speak of “cheap renewable energy”, television adverts show sweeping coastlines and spinning blades, and…

For years, the British public were told that Net Zero was simply about “saving the planet.” We were assured it would mean cleaner energy, lower bills, green jobs, and a brighter future. Few people realised that behind the slogans sat something far more dangerous: a political and i deological movement increasingly willing to interfere in…

Hooton Pagnell Solar – Another Yorkshire Solar Scheme With No Realistic Near-Term Grid ConnectionThe fields around Hooton Pagnell, near Doncaster, remain some of the most productive and visually attractive agricultural landscapes in South Yorkshire. Yet they are now under threat from another large-scale solar and battery proposal that, according to the electricity connection data itself,…

Most people have never heard of a “Carbon Budget.”Yet these legally binding targets are quietly reshaping almost every part of British life , from the car you drive, to how you heat your home, what farmers can grow, and even what industries survive in the UK.The latest step is the Seventh Carbon Budget (2038–2042), recommended…

The Government’s acceptance of the Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7) may prove to be one of the most consequential political decisions of this Parliament. The target itself is simple enough. By 2040, the UK is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 87% compared with 1990 levels. Ministers describe the goal as…

Before the Wires Come Why I Need to Walk the Pennine Way Before It Is Changed Forever By Shane Oxer — Campaigner for Fairer and Affordable Energy There are some journeys in life that are more than just a walk. They are a pilgrimage.For me, the Pennine Way is one of those journeys. For years…