Net Zero: An Outcome Without a Process

It must not be forgotten that these people are less concerned with producing energy in ways that will allow us to maintain our standards of living and make economic progress than with being ‘anti-capitalist.’

Roger Watson July 16, 2023

Unpopular Green Policies Come Back To Haunt Tories

Rishi Sunak has signalled that he wants to “soften” his green policies, but it is unclear whether any changes to rhetoric will do anything to substantively alter the drive towards net zero.

Michael Curzon July 29, 2023

Vaccine Mandates and the Nuremberg Code: An Ethical Analysis

There is an ethical case to be made against vaccine mandates. It is far from straightforward, and it requires careful reasoning and methodical analysis. This conversation would be centered around the question about the role of government in our lives.

Sven R. Larson December 22, 2021

UK Government Admits That Net Zero Drive Risks Blackouts

Ministers say “there are no two ways about it”—without fossil fuels, Britain’s energy system will falter.

Michael Curzon March 12, 2024

Britain’s Net Zero Police State

The new green-energy law is less a power grab by the Conservative government than a power handover to unelected technocrats.

Laurie Wastell September 25, 2023

Recovery, Resilience and Resistance

The closer one gets to the source of policy, the less explicitly things are expressed, so I did not expect to find so direct a formulation in print. All the same, it is now worth digging into what is really intended by this conceptual guiding light of ‘resilience.’

Carlos Perona Calvete December 6, 2021

EU Ramps Up Green Protectionism

Protectionism from America has sent European manufacturing into crisis mode, seen in the proposal of the Net-Zero Industry Act.

Thomas O'Reilly March 21, 2023

Reversing Hungary’s High Inflation

Hungary is one of Europe’s major economic success stories. Bringing the current inflation episode to an end would only reinforce the country’s position as a role model for the rest of Europe.

Sven R. Larson January 27, 2023

UK Tories To-And-Fro on Net Zero Levies

Following two contrasting green levy claims, Britons can hope to be just £50 worse off, at best.

Michael Curzon June 25, 2023

Tory ‘Darling’ Parks China Fears to Boost Net Zero Drive

Even the most ‘right-wing’ officials in the Conservative Party are sucking up to Beijing to reach climate goals.

Michael Curzon September 13, 2023