MPs from all parts of Britain have called on the government to “step up” and increase the number of rapid electric charging points if they are to meet the demand expected over the next seven years. In 2020, Boris Johnson announced plans to phase out the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars and vans by…
UK Electric Vehicle Charging Points ‘Not Keeping Pace’ With 2030 Target, UK MPs Told
February 22, 2023
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Gas Drilling to Be Banned Along Entire NSW Coastline If Government Wins Election
February 15, 2023
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The New South Wales (NSW) government will override a court order to open up gas drilling along the state’s coastline if it wins the upcoming March election. Energy Minister and Treasurer Matt Kean described the move as standing “up for the environment.” The announcement comes after the Federal Court of Australia quashed a decision by…
Wales Scraps All Major Road Building Projects Over Net Zero
Planned road-building schemes in Wales have been cancelled and won’t be built unless they comply with strict conditions that won’t cause more emissions or cars, the Welsh government has announced. The decision by Wales’ Labour-led government was announced on Tuesday by deputy minister for climate change Lee Waters, who said all infrastructure projects in the…
Using Electric Vehicles as Grid Storage: Another Green Fantasy
February 13, 2023
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Commentary The push for electrification of the entire economy—electric cars and trucks, electric heat and hot water, and even electric stoves—is relentless. Various states, including California, New Jersey, and New York, to name just three, have enacted legislation and developed all-encompassing “plans” to put everything into an electrified basket. But electrification requires, well, electricity. Lots…
Emissions From Trudeau’s Travels Not Being Systematically Tracked, Say Feds
The federal government is not systematically tracking the carbon footprint related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s travels nor that of other ministers, according to information tabled in the House of Commons on Jan. 30. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis asked in December for data on the amount of emissions produced by Trudeau and his staff in…
Australian Car Battery Start-Up Is Frontrunner to Buy Britishvolt
February 6, 2023
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An Australian firm has been selected as the preferred bidder to take over the majority of British electric car battery business Britishvolt, which fell into administration last month. Britishvolt had been promising to build a £3.8 billion gigafactory producing batteries for electric cars in Blyth, Northumberland. It said it would employ 3,000 people and produce…
All Green Energy Has ‘Brown Costs’: Former NASA Engineer
February 3, 2023
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While renewables are often hailed as a clean source of energy, they have bleak social and environmental costs compared to nuclear and natural gas, says a former NASA engineer. Paul Vallejo, who worked as an aerospace engineer at NASA for eight years, said, “even wind and solar aren’t really renewable because you’re taking silica sand…
Mining State Western Australia to Legislate Net-Zero by 2050
The Western Australian (WA) Labor government will formally enshrine net-zero emissions in law by 2050 and reduce government emissions by 80 percent by the end of this decade. The policy, to be introduced to parliament this year, will create statutory requirements to set emission reduction targets for businesses and investors and provide a framework for the…
Solar Ambition ‘Not That Easy’: Mining Giant CEO
Rio Tinto’s criticism of Australia’s solar power ambition could be answered by using old and new systems to go green. The mining giant’s CEO Jakob Stausholm told business heavyweights at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos “we’re fooling ourselves” on the timeline to switch to clean energy. Using huge solar farms to run Queensland’s…
Energy Boss Says High Prices Are Here to Stay Thanks to Net Zero and Windfall Taxes
January 16, 2023
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Energy bills will remain higher for years, the boss of one of Europe’s biggest gas companies has warned. Equinor Chief Executive Anders Opedal told the BBC that the cost of governments’ attempt to reach “net zero” emissions targets and windfall taxes on energy firms will make it hard for prices to fall. Norway’s Equinor is…
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