IEA Policy Analyst Alexander Hammond has written an article for Human Progress suggesting that economic prosperity is not necessarily  harmful … Continue reading “Economic prosperity will help the environment”

Former PM Theresa May legally committed the UK to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in 2019 but The Sun … Continue reading “May hid the true cost of going net-zero”

In September, the UK Climate Assembly (an experimental ‘citizen’s assembly’ of sorts), which had met over six weekends last spring, … Continue reading ““Citizens’ Assemblies” and mandate manufacturing”

In November 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined his 10 point plan for the UK’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’. One of … Continue reading “If we want a low-carbon future, we have to drop our nuclear-phobia”

The IEA’s Director General Mark Littlewood argued that many of the measures announced by the Prime Minister as part of … Continue reading “PM’s green plan “relies on the false assumption that the state is best placed to pick winners””

The government’s pump-priming of the green revolution amounts to “an unsatisfactorily high £48,000 per job created”, the IEA’s Director General … Continue reading “Carbon pricing the way to green the economy”

According to The Times, Rishi Sunak is considering a proposal for a UK-wide carbon tax. The Chancellor can see two advantages … Continue reading “Carbon taxes: trickier than you think”

The IEA Book Club was delighted to host a webinar with Michael Shellenberger, to discuss his latest best-selling book “Apocalypse … Continue reading “Michael Shellenberger on “Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All””

Bishop Robert Byrne of Hexham and Newcastle described Laudato Si, published five years ago next week, as a “prophetic document … Continue reading “The Church, property rights and the environment”