UKBlair: Britain risks falling behind because of Net ZeroBritain risks “falling behind” global competitors such as the US and China because of Ed Miliband’s net zero drive, Sir Tony Blair has warned. The former prime minister said the UK and EU must abandon their “climate-first, climate-only” approach in favour of cheap and reliable energy. Tice accuses Big Wind of scaremongeringRichard Tice has accused wind farm owners of “scaremongering” over claims the party’s plans to scrap green subsidies would spark economic chaos. Mr Tice said: “if you scrap net zero, you can scrap all of the green tariffs, the policies, ETS, CBAM, the whole lot – they all go. So the bills come down immediately because you scrap the levies and the taxes, and then what we’ve got to focus on is more supply of reliable electricity.” Miliband covered up report that shows Net Zero will icnrease billsEd Miliband has been accused of “covering up” evidence that Labour’s net zero plans will increase household electricity bills. Responding to an FOI, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – which flouted the rules by taking five months to respond – has argued that the document was never finished and that releasing it now risks creating “confusion and misunderstanding”. Ratcliffe warns that Britain’s energy policy is “all over the place”Europe and the UK’s approach to energy policy is 'all over the place' and eroding the region’s security and growth prospects, Jim Ratcliffe has said in an announcement confirming Ineos’s plans to expand its oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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