A lot of ground has been covered documenting the farce that is Net Zero and UK energy policy. As it’s Christmas, let’s revisit some of the characters through the lens of pantomime.

In keeping with the season of goodwill, we should begin with the Prince Charming of UK energy policy. I refer of course to Richard Tice who painted more detail on Reform’s policy of abandoning Net Zero by pledging to annul any contracts awarded under the current Allocation Round 7 (AR7). Of course, we should also have a special mention for Snow White and Cinderella, namely Kemi Badenoch and Claire Coutinho who collapsed the cosy climate consensus by first abandoning the Net Zero by 2050 target and then going further, pledging to repeal the Climate Change Act, remove carbon costs from gas-fired electricity and end the Renewables Obligation (ROCs) subsidy scheme early.

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