Sustainable/Net Zero Business Consultant: strategy, engagement & CPD, author of 5 books (https://teapawt.net/t.co/vzr083jpzL) & podcaster (https://teapawt.net/t.co/e63TZSwtXZ).
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Joined March 2010
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Dates for Net Zero Business Academy 2027 now published... and early bird window open!
terrainfirma.co.uk/nzba2027/
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Gas, not renewables, is the biggest driver of UK electricity bills. Pricier gas explains nearly 90% of the rise in household bills since 2020.
Gas plants still set the power price most of the time. Cutting gas is the surest way to cut bills.
janrosenow.substack.com/p/re…
One of these guys approached me pretending to be the co-ordinator a US book group - when he kept pestering me for a 'voluntary' contribution for running costs, I told him where to go. theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
Thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Charlie Martin, CEO of the The Anti-Greenwash Charter about, you guessed it, all things greenwash!
terrainfirma.co.uk/13890-2/
Gas has been much less volatile than Ukraine as well - markets are taking note of the supply chain risks of fossil fuels…
Analysts have been surprised that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not had even worse effects on the world economic. Octopus chief @g__j says this is because China has greatly reduced its oil use, through green energy and electric cars.
inews.co.uk/opinion/britains…
Week after week I hear pundits opining ‘just nuclear’ for our power, but no one ever asks them about costs (or security of supply for that matter).
Sizewell nuclear plant is ‘terrible deal’ for British taxpayers, MPs conclude ft.trib.al/prYtXuv
Sustainability at #PMQs (calm before the storm edition) - my round up of any environmental content at the UK Parliament's big set piece. The pre-budget session is usually a bit tame as everyone keeps their powder dry.
Lib Dem MP asks about extreme drought and then flooding and asks for support for on farm water storage. Neither question or answer mentions the cause of extreme weather.
When I hear people arguing that we should approve environmentally destructive projects because of 'jobs', I think of the saga of the Monckton Coke Works. It was built to ease unemployment in the 1930s but ended up killing many of the local population...
terrainfirma.co.uk/there-are…
Here's a clip from my news round up podcast episode from last week...
Full episode here: terrainfirma.co.uk/13859-2/
Funny how none of the people saying Net Zero will lead to electricity blackouts don't seem bothered by the blackouts happening right now due to extreme weather... terrainfirma.co.uk/electrici…
And yet another example of the UK going it alone on Net Zero
