Commentary The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an existing product less efficient but more expensive doesn’t really meet the definition of innovation. Even the purported amenities and technological advances EV makers like to brag about in their ads have been a regular feature of…
Net Zero Minister Suggests Ditching Hydrogen Plans to Heat Homes
Net Zero minister Grant Shapps has suggested that hydrogen will not be used for domestic heating networks, likely signalling a push for heat pumps instead. Speaking at a press gallery lunch in Parliament on Thursday, Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps said it was “unlikely” such a hydrogen energy system, which was being considered…
Elon Musk and Tesla Entering British Energy Market Hints New Job Ad
A job posting by Tesla suggests the company is planning on entering the UK energy market. On its UK site, Elon Musk’s company Tesla said it is aiming to hire an experienced professional as Head of Operations, an executive who will have “operational responsibility for our retail electricity activities in the UK.” Tesla says it…
Whitby Hydrogen Heating Trial Called Off After Public Resistance
A net zero trial for hydrogen heating has been called off for one of two sites after protests and public resistance from homeowners, with a Minister citing that there is “no strong local support” for the project. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said on Tuesday that a trial will no longer…
National Grid Says to Accelerate Uptake of Heat Pumps
The UK’s electricity system operator has said that there needs to be greater adoption of heat pumps to reach net zero. According to its Future Energy Scenarios report released on Tuesday (pdf), National Grid ESO, the UK’s system operator said that current installation rates won’t meet the government’s heat pump target as well as a…
Thinking Smartly About Climate Change
Commentary The following is adapted from a speech delivered at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on April 24, 2023, in Irving, Texas. In a recent survey of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries—i.e., all the rich countries in the world—about 60 percent of respondents said they believe that global warming will likely…
Transport Secretary Stops Government Funding for New LTNs as They Set ‘People Against Each Other’
The Transport Secretary has called for a review of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as they set “people against each other” and has urged local councils to scrap existing unpopular versions of the scheme. In an interview with The Telegraph on Sunday, Conservative MP Mark Harper said he has put an end to central government funding…
Millions of Dollars Needed for Road Upgrades to Transport Massive Wind Turbine Blades
The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is slated to be one of New South Wales’s largest sources of renewable energy, including an array of solar panels, batteries, and wind turbines. But simply moving wind turbine components to the regional area is proving to be a challenging and costly exercise. Authorities in Australia’s most populous…
Government Announces Tighter Grip on Industry Emissions From 2024
A new limit on emissions for the power sector and aviation industries will come into force next year it has been announced. On Monday, the government said that under net zero rules, a limit for industries will be required “from selected high energy industries” from 2024. The announcement forms part of a package of reforms…
10 Tonnes of Mining Needed for One EV, CEO Reveals True Cost of Net Zero
June 30, 2023
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BRISBANE—Business leaders at the World Mining Congress have revealed the sheer scale (and urgency) of new mining activity needed to make net zero societies feasible. The climate change movement—supposed to be about protecting the environment—will, in fact, spur mining companies to go “deeper, bigger, and faster” to meet the demand for critical minerals like lithium…
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