The British House of Lords has stated in a report that young people should shoulder the burden of net zero, because older people won't benefit from the expenditure.
Former energy minister Lady Verma had previously denied she broke the rules
Committee says it could cut investment, complicate energy trading and affect cost of supply
Lords scold government for lack of progress on small modular reactors plan, warning UK nuclear sector will suffer if firms walk away
Committee urges new energy commission that would prioritise low energy bills and security rather than low carbon emissions
Leaving Euratom treaty will shut down nuclear industry if international safety agreements are not made in time, MPs told
Opposition party to table amendments to Lords infrastructure bill that would tighten rules for companies drilling for shale gasThe Labour party believes the rules covering fracking or hydraulic fracturing for gas are not...
The committee says it has investigated concerns over water use and methane leak but does not believe they present serious riskA House of Lords committee has urged changes in the law to fast-track fracking and ensure property...
Labour pushes for Lords amendment to energy bill that would cut emissions and close dirtiest plantsLabour will this week urge MPs to vote for tougher controls on Britain's coal-fired power stations forcing them to reduce...
Government defeated by 237 to 193 in vote to amend energy bill that could mean plants are forced to cut down gas emissionsThe House of Lords has voted to kill off Britain's coal-fired power plants more quickly than expected...
WUWT reader Jim Cripwell writes in a comment I’m so annoyed with this…From today’s GWPF, I find http://www.thegwpf.org/uk-government-no-global-cooling-centuries/ I quote: “The Parliamentary Under-Secretary...
Global warming has stopped. Get over it. A response to Michael Mann in the Richmond Times Dispatch By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The collapsed global warming scare certainly has some odd characters coming to its...
The essential etiquette guide to modern lifeHanding out peeragesIt is customary for hosts of parties to give presents to those without whom a lavish function would not have been possible.Political parties are no different,...
Lord Howell says he meant north-west not north-east when referring to 'desolate' part of UK where fracking can take placeA Tory peer who provoked uproar for saying that fracking should be carried out in the "desolate" north-east...
Fracking can take place in 'desolate' north-east England, says Tory peer Lord Howell
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