On June 20 2024, the UK Supreme Court ruled by a 3 to 2 majority to uphold the appeal of climate activists against … Continue reading “Judicial activism will not solve climate change”

Going into the 2024 general election, Ipsos rated Pollution/Environment/Climate Change at the bottom of their monthly issue index, with the … Continue reading “A review of the election manifestos: energy and climate change”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an odd organisation. When it was set up in 1974, its primary mission was … Continue reading “Defund the IEA”

Earlier this year the IEA participated in a roundtable organised by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and RECLAIM, specifically looking at … Continue reading “Class diversity and think tank recruiting”

Around 80% of the UK’s primary energy use is based on fossil fuels: oil products for nearly all transport, gas … Continue reading “From “Net Zero” to fossil fuel subsidies: how did we get here?”

Pity the oil and gas executives. They are currently the only people who can save Europe from a winter in … Continue reading “Moral outrage attacks on energy companies are dangerous and foolish”

Diversity these days is synonymous with measures of difference rooted in the nine protected characteristics in the 2010 Equality Act … Continue reading “Liberal vs anti-liberal conceptions of “diversity””

In his 2020 “Greenwich Speech”, Boris Johnson opined: “We are re-emerging after decades of hibernation as a campaigner for global … Continue reading “Steel tariffs: “pork barrel politics” in action?”

Philanthropy is not the same as charity, although the two are related. Charity is the giving of aid to those … Continue reading “Celebrating philanthropists – the IEA’s “Inspiring Freedom Award””