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Commentary submitted by Robert Palmer in their own words.
Back to profileGovernment unveils £30m to boost rollout of community-led clean energy projects
It is welcome that communities rather than shareholders should feel the benefits of renewables.
Coalition sets out winter rescue plan for Chancellor’s Budget
What is driving the UK’s sky high energy bills is our reliance on fossil fuels which creates the huge price shocks we have seen with conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
Reform’s plans to abolish the Warm Home Discount
Reform’s pledge to ‘drill Britain drill’, while opposing renewable energy, is a nightmare double whammy that would see higher energy bills for longer.
A nation divided by energy savers and energy strugglers revealed in new research
Hard up Brits are dreading next week’s price cap announcement. This research shows almost a third of people are rationing their energy already because of cost.
Burnham sets out package of measures to respond to devastating wildfires
Burning fossil fuels is what feeds climate change.
War windfalls for energy elite as bills set to rise
This profit is largely a war bonus from the Iran conflict. The war isn’t only a humanitarian disaster, it’s also an economic disaster for ordinary people who have ended up paying a ‘Trump Tax’ as the cost of energy rises.
UK could see hottest day of year as parts of England may hit 38C
It’s gesture politics for Andy Burnham to propose a ban on disposable barbecues, while not even mentioning the cause of the heatwaves.
PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires
It’s good that the PM is taking the heatwave seriously by holding a Cobra meeting.
PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires
This decision is the first major climate test for the government.
BP profits soar to four-year high after boost from Iran war
BP is the latest oil and gas company to announce massive profits whilst UK billpayers despair over sky high prices.
‘Shell-out’ for climate change, say Brits
Scientists cannot be clearer that climate change is being driven by the burning of fossil fuels.
Half of England plunges into ‘flash drought’ after low rain and hot weather
Climate breakdown is no longer a threat in the future – it’s here now.