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Fears have surfaced that the new PM and Business Secretary may allow net zero progress to falter
Politicians were the second-least trusted group after celebrities, who were trusted by only 3% of the populace
Environmental Action Germany (DUH) brought forward legal action after Bavaria failed to implement clean air rulings to reduce pollution levels
The former boss of an energy trade body has admitted he is “partly to blame” for the mistrust of energy suppliers. In an interview with ELN David Porter, one-time chief executive of the Association of Electricity Producers suggested he should have told politicians more strongly to keep their nose out of the industry. However he said responsibility also lies […]
Politicians’ tinkering in the energy market “has led to the current shortage of generating capacity which we’ve got to face for a few years”. So says the man who was at the birth of the energy market as we know today with its deregulation at the end of the Eighties. David Porter was at the helm of the industry […]
The world is stuck in energy “no-man’s land” between fossil fuels and renewables, the pioneering environmentalist Jonathon Porritt has told ELN. The former chairman of the Green Party also described UK energy policy as a “mess” and claimed all energy consumers are getting “ripped off”. But he struck a more positive note when considering the […]