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The Tories are stuck in a Net Zero trap of their own making

20 March 2024

2:07 AM

20 March 2024

2:07 AM

The Prime Minister’s pronouncement that Britain needs investment in new gas-fired power stations to keep the lights on is a rare moment of realism in the fog of Net Zero delusion. The government’s analysis shows that ‘we will need gas generation in the immediate term to meet rising demand’, Rishi Sunak wrote in the Telegraph last week.

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