Why Did CPRE Commission Renewable Lobby Outfit, Regen?

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By Paul Homewood

I posted on the story of Philip Bratby’s report for the CPRE into renewable energy in the South West.

It was covered by Devonlive.com, who quoted critical comments from an outfit called Regen South West:

Regen South West, an independent not-for-profit organisation set up to promote renewable energy in the region, has hit back at the CPRE report.

Regen chief executive Merlin Hyman has pointed out Mr Bratby’s "views on climate change and renewables are somewhat at odds with those of the scientific community and indeed of CPRE nationally who commissioned Regen to look at how we can meet the Paris Climate Change Agreement whilst minimising landscape impacts".

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So who are Regen? The label “not for profit” is often used to persuade people that such organisations are some sort of goody goody outfits, a bit like a charity, and operating in the public interest rather than chasing a profit.

Unfortunately if you believe that, you are probably being conned.

Regen’s website states:

Regen passionately believes that sustainable energy has a vital role at the heart of a successful economy and thriving local communities.

We are an independent not for profit that uses our expertise to work with industry, communities and the public sector to revolutionise the way we generate, supply and use energy.

They clearly have strong beliefs in these matters, and there is no problem with that.

But they obviously don’t work for free, and neither do their suppliers. So who pays the bills?

This is where it starts getting murky!

Regen rely on membership subscriptions, as their website tells us:

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Altogether they earned £1.1m in 2015, according to their latest accounts.

And, naturally, the businesses who were happy to pay these fees were the very same businesses who stand to make a fortune from renewable subsidies and the whole renewable scam.

In short, Regen, for all of their fancy words and mission statements, are nothing more than a lobby outfit for renewables.

Nothing wrong with that, but perhaps the media, from the lowly of the low, such as Devonlive, to the gullible journalists of the Telegraph, might recognise that, and not continually afford them and their ilk the veneer of authority, with which they would like to clothe themselves.

One might also ask why the CPRE decided to commission Regen in the first place?