Gas

Heat Pump Rollout is Failing Because People Don’t Want Them, Ministers Told by National Audit Office

The heat pump rollout is failing because people don't want them, the National Audit Office has warned. In 2022, gas boiler installations outnumbered heat pumps 27 times over.
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Rishi Sunak is Right to Turn to Gas, But Wrong to Claim He is Keeping Bills Down

Britain will build new gas power stations, Rishi Sunak has said, as he vows not to risk blackouts to achieve Net Zero. But his claim that building a whole supplementary power system will "keep bills down" is nonsense.
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Senior Canadian Legislator Tables Bill to Jail People Who Speak Out in Favour of Fossil Fuels

A leading member of a Canadian centre-Left party supporting Justin Trudeau’s minority Government has tabled a bill seeking to jail people who speak out in favour of fossil fuels.
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EU sanctions against Russia boomerang back on member countries

By Rhod Mackenzie Europe has officially acknowledged its member economies face a significant economic downturn: by year-end, GDP will decrease in ten EU member states. These include not only “lagging behind” nations, such as Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, but also some of the leading leading economies. Conversely, predictions for the Russian economy  are optimistic. The […]

Calm in the gas markets may give way to a winter storm

By Rhod Mackenzie The current state of the liquefied gas (LNG) spot market is relatively placid compared to their usual seasonal conditions. Whilst the outdoors are still warm, the subterranean storage facilities throughout Europe and Asia are brimming with gas and poised for the imminent winter. The demand for LNG in both continents has increased […]

Fossil Fuel Drilling Licensing to be Mandatory – But No Sign of Measures to Stop Ulez-Style Anti-Car Schemes

In the King's Speech the Government confirmed plans for mandatory annual oil and gas licensing rounds, but measures to stop anti-car schemes like Ulez were missing.
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