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| What smiling Ministers can’t do about Net Zero |
The photos from Friday 4th October showed the Prime Minister smiling, the Energy Secretary and the Chancellor smiling, and in the background some fossil fuel executives smiling, all in front of some impressive pipework representing...Read more |
| Rishi Sunak’s commitment to ‘long-term interests’ is anything but the case |
– Sam Stephenson – 21st September 2023 The Prime Minister’s announcement to cut green policies means we won’t be meeting our climate targets – sacrificing our planetary and economic health for no real benefit. The UK is not on track to meet its current climate targets and the lack...Read more |
| Is Absolute Zero pessimistic about UK energy supplies? |
- Professor Julian Allwood, March 2023 The most common response we receive when we present Absolute Zero to governmental or incumbent commercial audiences is “Oh, but your forecast of future energy supplies is far too low. You should be more optimistic.” ...Read more |
| Economics does not hold the key to solving Climate Change |
- Professor Julian Allwood, June 2022 We had a hot week, but that’s not the problem. The Bonn Climate Conference last week prioritised financing and compensation for loss and damage, but that’s not the solution. Energy prices are high, and that’s a hint. Food prices are high and will rise...Read more |
| The solution space discussed at COP26 is unrealisable: comparing supply and demand for the three zero-emissions resources |
- Professor Julian Allwood, November 2021 If incumbent governments and incumbent high-emitting businesses are the main players in defining pathways to reach zero emissions, they will only consider mitigation options that are direct substitutes for the activities that cause emissions today...Read more |