Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho advocates for energy freedom and rejects net-zero targets, calling for leaders to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Coutinho discusses her journey into politics, praises the PM, and dismisses speculation about becoming chancellor. Various experts and officials express skepticism towards the achievability and effectiveness of the UK's Net Zero policy, emphasizing the need for affordable and reliable electricity for all.
Welcoming @ClaireCoutinho, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to the #innovationzero main stage https://t.co/hDeQ7cnqpz
Green Tyranny author Rupert Darwall says it's "delusional" for Energy Minister Claire Coutinho to claim Net Zero policy has come to 'a fork in the road'. "When you set a greenhouse gas reduction target, it requires having lots of other targets. You can't escape that!" @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/u9Gwz9hSxU
The U.K.'s Net Zero policy is unachievable, disastrous and pointless – and that's the case even if you accept that CO2 emissions are warming the atmosphere, says Robin Guenier as he sets out the case against Net Zero. https://t.co/sXPi5zUZ0S
UK Energy Secretary @ClaireCoutinho on 'net zero': The good news: The first path is one I do not want to take us down. It is one with an ever-increasing and narrowing set of targets, where government dictates outputs and prices, and a net zero leviathan of central planning… https://t.co/7k6vMBQ0f6
✍️ "If we want prosperity for all, electricity must be cheap and consistent. The energy transition cannot leave ordinary people behind" | Writes Joel Kotkin https://t.co/a1Wht4ivA0
NEW: Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho talks to @siennamarla about her journey from banking to politics – and why those who speculate about her potential as a future chancellor may ‘need pills’ 👇 https://t.co/3bbVBrlXDl
🗣️NEW: Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho interview • Journey into politics? "I ended up, having been on a six-figure salary, working for £25k. But I never looked back" • PM "thoroughly decent", "brave" • Chancellor-in-waiting? “Do you need some pills?” https://t.co/rvEWKlXOu6
“The obvious path forward for the world is energy freedom: the freedom to produce and use all cost-effective sources of energy… which means rejecting all net-zero targets. We need courageous leaders who will withdraw from the Paris Agreement.” https://t.co/yUXnbOYAQ4