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Uncategorized 10 Mar 2017

Cheap, Reliable Energy is the Foundation for Economic Growth and Prosperity

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Andy Shaw has drafted this as a submission the the Govt consultation on energy. Suggestions for improvement welcome.

Worth Arguing For .. it really is.

My submission to the government’s consultation Green Paper on Industrial Strategy.

Questions:

27. What are the most important steps the Government should take to limit energy costs over the long-term?

28. How can we move towards a position in which energy is supplied by competitive markets without the requirement for on-going subsidy?

My submission:

Theresa May’s foreword to the Green paper states “Last summer’s referendum was not simply a vote to leave the European Union, it was an instruction to the Government to change the way our country works – and the people for whom it works – forever.”

The Prime Minister’s spirit is most welcome. It could apply to energy policy, where a bold change in direction and a clear focus is required.

The current ‘trilemma’ of simultaneously finding policies that contribute to meeting climate change targets, guarantee security of supply and minimise energy costs is contradictory and…

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March 9, 2017 at 06:21PM

Uncategorized 10 Mar 2017

94 YEAR OLD SCIENTIST LEADS ON NEW BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

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This story stood out for me by the remarkable age of the leading scientist who appears to have made a breakthrough in battery technology. Perhaps his long active use of his brain has helped him to keep going. I only hope that if I get to 94 I will still be able to have an active brain. His example is an inspiration.

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March 9, 2017 at 05:00PM

Uncategorized 10 Mar 2017

Mounting Voter Fury Forces Canadian Renewables Retreat: Subsidies Slashed by $3.8bn

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The politics of energy suddenly got real. The fantasy of attempting to run economies on sunshine and breezes has been revealed for just that. Germany’s headlong rush into renewables is in tatters, to keep the lights on and business ticking along, it’s been forced to build new coal-fired power plants and reinstate previously mothballed plant. […]

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March 9, 2017 at 04:30PM

Uncategorized 9 Mar 2017

Government Intervention in the Energy Markets Is the Main Danger, Not CO2

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The rumors concerning the Trump Administration’s climate policies are not all favorable. The Daily Caller says that the Trump Administration will issue an executive order to rescind or revise the Obama Administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP) next week. I count that as a plus and consistent with Trump’s campaign promises.

But there is also a rumor that the Trump Administration will not rescind the EPA greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding (EF). If this should prove correct, it is widely believed by legal experts that the climate alarmists can force the Administration to issue a different regulation limiting CO₂ emissions through the courts. This new regulation may not be as strong as the CPP, but the alternative of rescinding the EF is a much better route since it would not only more accurately represent the current state of climate science, but would force some future alarmist-inclined Administration to first issue still another new EF justifying CO₂ reduction before it could re-rewrite the CO₂ emission control regulation. We need as much protection against future government intervention in energy markets as we can get.

And there are increasing signs that the Trump Administration may not end US involvement with the Paris “Treaty” or the UNFCCC, as previously reported. The latter would have the same effect since the UNFCCC is the umbrella under which the “treaty” was concluded, and withdrawal would end most US involvment with the UN on climate. UNFCCC withdrawal would be desirable, but the important thing is to end the US involvement in the Paris “treaty.” Mr. Trump even promised to do this if elected.

Why do I favor taking a stronger stand against climate alarmism? Because the scientific evidence is overwhelming that reducing CO₂ emissions will have no measurable effect on global warming, that increased atmospheric CO₂ is good, not bad, that moderate increases in global warming are good, not bad, and that there is no evidence that catastrophic increases in global temperatures will result if no action is taken. Hence there is no justification for government intervention in the energy markets on the basis of climate policy. The main danger is what government may do to disrupt the energy markets, not what catastrophic effects CO₂ emissions might have.

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March 9, 2017 at 02:58PM