Contents Introduction Since 2005, four British power plants have been converted from coal to biomass as part of the transition … Continue reading “Trees for burning: the biomass controversy”

The government heavily subsidises dirty and expensive wood chip burning despite net zero goal. Burning wood produces more carbon dioxide … Continue reading “Taxpayers subsidising carbon emissions, highlights new IEA paper on wood chip burning”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Daily Express warning that red tape … Continue reading “Nuclear red tape is driving up energy bills”

Commenting on the government’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the free market think tank, … Continue reading “Climate border tax could cost British customers and industry”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Telegraph, criticising calls for ESG motives … Continue reading “The bottom line is not ESG”

Commenting on the King’s Speech, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “King’s Speech ‘heavy on intervention, light on liberalisation’”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for City AM, discussing current criticism of investments in … Continue reading “ESG has over-promised and under-delivered”

IEA Energy Analyst Andy Mayer has written in The Daily Telegraph criticising London’s Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) as a ‘virtue … Continue reading “ULEZ imposes too many costs for too few benefits”

IEA Energy Analyst Andy Mayer has written for CapX welcoming the decision to grant 27 new North Sea oil drilling … Continue reading “New North Sea oil licences a ‘Win-win-win’”