Category: Climate change

  • Re-nationalising power

    “All consumers will benefit from the removal of Embedded Benefits,” Targeted Charging Review, Ofgem, November 2019 I have been asked to expand on my assertion in the previous post that re-nationalisation of the British power sector, as per Labour party policy, would be bad. So here goes. Synopsis: the sector has performed reasonably well over…

  • Adapting to Covid-19

    Yesterday, the Queen addressed the country with a message of self-discipline and resolve. Despite its merits, her speech strikes me as a missed opportunity to encourage us to learn to adapt, and not just hunker down in the face of adversity. As of April 5th, some 65,000 people have died from Covid-19 globally – or,…