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2024-04-09 14:03:16
The UK government says EVs cut lifecycle emissions by 65% compared with petrol cars today – and by 76% in 2030: [Link] In the UK, where the picture is taken, only one-third of electricity comes from fossil fuels: [Link] The IPCC says net-zero is a requirement to stop global warming: [Link]
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2024-04-10 09:00:59
The ECHR ruling did not tell the Swiss government "how to tackle climate change". Indeed, it specifically notes that governments have "wide discretion" on this matter. [Link]
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2024-05-17 10:04:05
These "opposition policy costings" are widely acknowledged to be political because they are explicitly based on "assumptions from special advisers". It is these political operatives' assumptions that drive the analysis, rather than independent civil servants. [Link]
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2024-06-17 20:27:30
Analysis by Aurora Energy Research found Labour's 2030 clean power target would lead to lower bills than the Conservative target of 2035. [Link]
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2024-06-17 20:31:07
Labour is not "banning British oil and gas", it is banning licenses for further exploration. Existing production and development of areas already granted licenses is unaffected. [Link]
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2024-06-17 20:35:28
Only 27,600 people are directly employed in the UK's North Sea oil and gas industry [Link]
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2024-06-21 14:38:39
The IEA recently concluded that accelerating climate action towards net-zero "could lead to major reductions in household energy bills". [Link]
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