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Richard Eskins 💙
@eskins
Retired lecturer, still keeping an eye on digital, but mostly staggered that people still support the Torys and Brexit. * Pro EU*
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Ever wondered about the power of lobbying?View quoted post on X
The Uk has a v powerful gas lobby and you can see how effective they are on this graph.
Change is inevitable but gas lobby add cost, delay & confusion for everyone. Bad for climate, economy, health. So UK falling behind everyone else.
It's not going to be possible for govt to meet 2030 goal by just building stuff. At every stage, big projects will face issues like this - and we can't just "wish them away".View quoted post on X
Market reform will mean we build less- but in the right places - making 2030 more viable & MUCH cheaper.
@Ed_Miliband 🤷♂️
@andy_cheshire You're bang right that cheaper elec would drive heat pumps (and growth, EVs, everything else we need for transition) but incumbents threaten govt they'd stop investing.View quoted post on X
It's pure bullying - and untrue. In regions with locational pricing many of same companies happily invest.
Letter from leading scientists calling for the Gov to halt & re-assess carbon capture plans.View quoted post on X
We know the previous Gov was captured by Big Oil. Labour now really needs to listen to these experts.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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