What is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)? Let’s start with the basics. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK … Continue reading “Raising Our Allowance – Understanding Britain’s Emissions Trading Scheme”

Introduction Each year, the Government publishes international energy price comparisons. The data is sourced from the IEA and covers industrial … Continue reading “We’re number one… in unaffordable electricity”

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”

Modern environmentalists often identify as socialists. Members of Extinction Rebellion, for example, often advocate tearing down capitalism and supplanting it … Continue reading “Socialism and environmentalism: an extremely odd couple”

The UK faces formidable environmental challenges, however, the government can utilise Brexit as an occasion to develop ambitious, sustainable and … Continue reading “After Brexit: time for a reboot of environmental policies”

When it comes to environmental problems in general and global warming in particular, I empathise with those who take the … Continue reading “The Thunberg phenomenon, Extinction Rebellion, and the denial of trade-offs”

It looks as if Hinkley Point will now be given the green light. Astonishingly, the government has found a way … Continue reading “Two fallacies around Hinkley Point”

As the Paris Conference of the Parties to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change progresses, it would seem that … Continue reading “UK climate change policy is a colossal and pointless waste of money”