The net zero fanatics have been loudly complaining about how the soaring cost of fuel in the wake of the Iran war is hitting us all, gleeful for the chance to blame our reliance on fossil fuels: petrol retailers are guilty of “price gouging” and “racketeering”, while oil giants are holding us all to ransom.
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But hold on, wasn’t “degrowth” the ultimate objective of the green agenda? And wasn’t energy scarcity the main way of achieving it? In reality, it is hard to understand why the Left isn’t celebrating the energy crisis. This is exactly what they wanted all along.
The net zero lobby was determined that we should close down oil and gas production in the North Sea as quickly as possible, even if it meant we were completely dependent on imports that might vanish from the market at any moment.
It championed switching as quickly as possible to wind and solar power, even though the sun doesn’t shine as often as we would like it to, and wind, even along the admittedly blustery North Sea coast, is always intermittent.
It never complained about the over-regulation that made building nuclear plants far more expensive in Britain than anywhere else in the world, even though it is the only reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
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That is what they have always wanted and it is strange, to put it mildly, that they don’t seem happier now that it has finally arrived.
The net zero fanatics have been loudly complaining about how the soaring cost of fuel in the wake of the Iran war is hitting us all, gleeful for the chance to blame our reliance on fossil fuels: petrol retailers are guilty of “price gouging” and “racketeering”, while oil giants are holding us all to ransom.
…
But hold on, wasn’t “degrowth” the ultimate objective of the green agenda? And wasn’t energy scarcity the main way of achieving it? In reality, it is hard to understand why the Left isn’t celebrating the energy crisis. This is exactly what they wanted all along.
The net zero lobby was determined that we should close down oil and gas production in the North Sea as quickly as possible, even if it meant we were completely dependent on imports that might vanish from the market at any moment.
It championed switching as quickly as possible to wind and solar power, even though the sun doesn’t shine as often as we would like it to, and wind, even along the admittedly blustery North Sea coast, is always intermittent.
It never complained about the over-regulation that made building nuclear plants far more expensive in Britain than anywhere else in the world, even though it is the only reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
…
That is what they have always wanted and it is strange, to put it mildly, that they don’t seem happier now that it has finally arrived.