16 November 2024
The government is delaying the use of small modular nuclear reactors in Britain. And it is not committed to support Rolls-Royce as a provider, although it is a world leader in the technology.
21 October 2024
The new government wants to revive a policy of its predecessor to increase heat pump take up by taxing gas boilers. Its enthusiasm for net zero makes it blind to the reason why the idea was dropped.
11 October 2024
Pensioners held rallies in London and Belfast on Monday 7 October for the restoration of the winter fuel payment. As well as the direct financial effect those in fuel poverty will suffer worse health, increasing demand on the NHS
11 October 2024
Electricity imports from continental Europe have hit a record high. Britain increasingly depends on undersea cables, with risks to both continuity of supply and prices.
The headlong rush into what are still unreliable and inadequate ‘green’ technologies is putting at risk the energy security that the country requires to maintain and develop modern life…
26 August 2024
The new government is sticking to its energy policy guns with decisions likely to ruin North Sea oil and gas exploitation and risk Britain’s energy security.
26 August 2024
Labour is pushing through the previous government’s energy policy. It has approved even more large scale solar farms despite opposition and with no debate.
Decarbonising electricity generation may be a good idea, but it’s not happening – and workers are paying the price of massive government subsidies…
30 May 2024
The Unite trade union has launched a major campaign against a ban on oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. It says a transition in energy supply should not sacrifice energy security and workers’ jobs for net zero targets.
It’s not enough to say that renewable energy is the solution to environmental woes. Technology alone will fail. What is needed is long-term planning, and we are a long way away from that…
10 April 2024
The devolved government in Wales continues to approve ever larger wind turbines despite objections in pursuit of its dogmatic net zero path. But there is opposition.
10 April 2024
Onshore wind farms are not the answer to Britain’s energy security, but politicians seem to think compulsion will bring people round to accepting them.
Looking for someone to explain precisely what’s wrong with the government’s net zero targets? A new book could help…
We live in a material world in more senses than one. In fact, our modern world depends as much on sand and rock as it does on technology…
1 December 2023
Plans to shut Scotland’s only oil refinery threaten skilled jobs and Britain’s industrial base.
The government’s approach to future energy supply depends heavily on wind power, dedicated as it is to net zero aims. But it’s as much off course with wind as it is with nuclear energy.
Nuclear Energy – Essential for Britain’s Energy Security
Wednesday 15 November 2023, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
For too long British government energy policy has been dominated by superstitious and dogmatic opposition to developing our nuclear energy potential. How can we overcome this?
Come and join the discussion. All welcome. Free Entry.
28 September 2023
The government’s approach to future energy supply depends heavily on wind power, dedicated as it is to net zero aims. But it’s as much off course with wind as it is with nuclear energy.
25 September 2023
Rishi Sunak has postponed the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles and gas boilers. This is welcome but only a first step in challenging net zero orthodoxy.
Nuclear Energy – Essential for Britain’s Energy Security
Wednesday 29 November 2023, 7.00pm
Upstairs, The Piccadilly Tap, Gateway House, Station Approach, Manchester M1 2GH
For too long British government energy policy has been dominated by superstitious and dogmatic opposition to developing our nuclear energy potential. How can we overcome this?
Come and join the discussion. All welcome. Free Entry.
The ruinously expensive rush to meet the net zero target of 2050 has never been agreed by the public, and the government and its Climate Change Committee are determined not to let the people Britain have a say…
As an example of how the Climate Change Committee’s targets fail to mesh with reality, consider how our homes are to be heated...
Energy: our future
Energy is an essential for human survival, for industry. Yet capitalism inflates prices for industrial and home users, and refuses to plan for reliable energy for Britain's future. So workers must. What should such a plan be?
Come and discuss. Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation
16 February 2023
The government’s net zero strategy continues to falter. Last year the High Court said its failure to produce evidence for the policy was in breach of the law, it shows no sign of relasing the data.
11 February 2023
Offshore oil workers on two BP platforms are taking action on pay and rotas. Other energy sector workers, both offshore and onshore, are pressing their own pay claims.
Why is it so difficult to have a grown-up discussion – or any discussion at all – about the government’s net carbon zero commitments? But as the costs hit home, discussion cannot be avoided…
Burning wood to generate electricity is no solution for Britain’s tenuous energy supply – and claims it is “carbon neutral” are flawed…
On 13 September, the European Parliament voted to keep the definition of woody biomass as renewable energy.
Energy independence
With energy bills soaring and permanent uncertainty about supply, Britain's increasing energy dependence on imported fuel and carbon-free electricity is proving costly and dangerous. What’s the way forward?
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20 August 2022
None of the politicians – least of all those vying for the Conservative leadership – will talk about the daily damage caused by adherence to the mantra of net zero carbon by 2050.
