His recent comments expose a facade that many have long suspected: the grandiose plans for a "green" economy are not only impractical but laden with hidden sacrifices for the everyday citizen.
Chris Stark says populist response and culture war around the term is inhibiting environmental progress
Even with an increase in the grant from £5,000 to £7,500 per installation, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has failed to capture the imagination of the British public.
And instead of wittering on about raising public awareness, why don’t they face up to the reality that the public have no interest at all in heat pumps.
In very cold weather heat pumps suck.
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood Following on from the post about heat pumps, I thought I would have a look at their impact on…
Decarbonising heating has become a bit of a Pushmi-Pullyu!
That is what can cause one to lose their mind by following energy too closely; the possibility for fantastically productive ‘and’ solutions is not encouraged, it is discouraged...
Yes, the President of the United States has pulled out a Korean War authority (Defense Production Act) to fight against American energy that Americans prefer.
Heat pumps are too loud to be installed in millions of homes under the Government’s noise guidelines, ministers have been told.
The head of the climate watchdog behind the planned boiler ban has admitted that he still has gas heating in his own home.
Since the heat pump is not in the house but in front of it, she is stuck with the costs
The fantasy, the shared narrative, is that replacing natural gas with electricity addresses the ‘climate crisis’ …
Using biased [social cost of carbon] SC-GHG estimates to estimate net benefits is arbitrary and capricious.
The energy study also revealed that hydrogen-fuelled boilers "will never be a cost-effective option". According to Bloomberg, the average annual running cost for a heat pump stands at £743, compared to £2,784 for a hydrogen...
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