Those on the UK climate gravy train keep telling us what we should do to cut greenhouse gasses but never reveal what other countries are doing – or rather, not doing.
Germany has approved a new gas project. The US, the world’s largest oil producer, pay slip service to Net Zero while giving big tax breaks for fracking. Norway is extending the life of its North Sea oil and gas reserves long into the future with big incentives. Christopher Luxon’s new centre-right government in new Zealand is retreating from the environmental commitments of his predecessor. Sweden has cancelled a green aviation tax. The Dutch government has abolished the legal requirements to fit heat pumps.
Cheap coal provides 40 per cent of the world’s electricity and the demand for new coal fired plants and coal grows. the oil, gas and coal-rich countries are not interested in Net Zero. It appears that the UK is alone in trying to save the planet.
Clark Cross Linlithgow, West Lothian
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