Net Zero Watch

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Climate science and climate policies can only move forward if they can be freely and openly debated.

Net Zero Watch is a campaign group set up to highlight the serious economic and societal implications of expensive and poorly considered climate and energy policies, both domestically and internationally. We all want to see a cleaner and better environment for future generations, but if climate and energy policies are rushed and their costs and implications not fully thought through, then they wil

l almost certainly do more harm than good. We are concerned that a narrow 'groupthink' and cancel culture is limiting the discussion and preventing important issues and concerns being scrutinised. Net Zero Watch will be campaigning for more balanced and transparent scrutiny of climate science and policy research. For achievable and cost-effective solutions

The UK and other European governments have burdened households and businesses with hugely expensive climate and energy policies. As a result, energy prices and fuel poverty are rising in many countries. To to meet the energy needs of today countries across the world need secure, reliable and low-cost forms of energy generation. If millions are left poorer and colder by flawed climate and energy policies other countries are not going to adopt failing examples. Net Zero Watch will be campaigning for cost-effective alternatives that will make our societies greener, more resilient and more competitive. For consistent climate and international policies

The inability of the international community to agree legally binding CO2 reduction targets shows that unilateral climate policies have failed. Net Zero Watch will be campaigning for the development of alternative approaches that are politically realistic and economically feasible. Net Zero Watch was set up and is managed by the Global Warming Policy Forum. Funding

Net Zero Watch is funded by private donations. In order to make clear its complete independence, neither it not the GWPF accept gifts from either energy companies or anyone with a significant interest in an energy company.

The costs of upgrading Britain’s energy grid for net zero threaten to spiral out of control, EDF has warned. The French ...
21/08/2026

The costs of upgrading Britain’s energy grid for net zero threaten to spiral out of control, EDF has warned. The French energy company, which operates the UK’s nuclear fleet, said a £70bn programme to modernise the grid faced a tripling in construction costs, far outstripping initial forecasts. Rising prices mean that Labour’s 2030 Net Zero target could cost billions more than expected.

More bad news for hard-hit British households.



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/21/net-zero-grid-upgrade-costs-spiralling-out-of-control-edf/

A150m-high wind turbine on the outskirts of Ipswich would be twice the height of Suffolk's tallest building if construct...
21/08/2026

A150m-high wind turbine on the outskirts of Ipswich would be twice the height of Suffolk's tallest building if constructed, a council report found.

More Net Zero infrastructure damaging British landscapes.



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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d3gp72xlzo

"News that ministers are planning to spend billions in subsidy to keep gas supplies flowing reflects a generation of gro...
21/08/2026

"News that ministers are planning to spend billions in subsidy to keep gas supplies flowing reflects a generation of gross resource neglect and some of the worst energy policy planning by any industrial economy," says Tony Lodge, warning: "Britain’s gas resource was and is abundant, but investments have been made unviable by government choices."



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/20/gas-shortages-manufactured-net-zero-politicians/

A new study has indicated that a large-scale expansion of offshore wind farms could lead to increased precipitation over...
21/08/2026

A new study has indicated that a large-scale expansion of offshore wind farms could lead to increased precipitation over offshore wind farm areas, while precipitation in adjacent coastal regions could decrease. For parts of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the simulations indicate potential reductions in coastal precipitation of up to 15%.



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https://phys.org/news/2026-08-north-sea-farm-expansion-shift.html

"In the rush to stop using fossil fuels to generate electricity, we’ve pushed up the price of power," says Emma Duncan, ...
21/08/2026

"In the rush to stop using fossil fuels to generate electricity, we’ve pushed up the price of power," says Emma Duncan, "Expensive power is killing British industry and discouraging people from buying cleaner cars or boilers... No doubt the government will be accused of torching our children’s futures if it pushes back the 2030 deadline. Actually, it would help keep down the price of electricity, which is the best thing it could do for the planet."



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https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/rush-net-zero-will-backfire-05klkdrgb

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap a planned ban on diesel vans and lorries, arguing such a move would cut the cost...
21/08/2026

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap a planned ban on diesel vans and lorries, arguing such a move would cut the cost of a food shop. Kemi Badenoch says she would abolish the controversial target for all new HGV sales to be zero emission by 2040. Under current government plans, sales of new HGVs weighing up to 26 tonnes will be banned from 2035 if they do not meet net zero requirements.



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/19/tories-pledge-scrap-ban-diesel-lorries-net-zero-hgvs-uk/

“There are eight wind farms in the pipeline in this small area, totalling 99 turbines – all at least 200 metres in heigh...
20/08/2026

“There are eight wind farms in the pipeline in this small area, totalling 99 turbines – all at least 200 metres in height – which would industrialise our precious countryside and seriously damage community life. That’s not including the 6 wind farms already in operation and two further developments already approved." Community councils and wind farm objectors raise the alarm about the number of solar farms, battery energy storage sites and associated infrastructure proposed for Perthshire.



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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5561072/perthshire-wind-farm-convention/

"Net Zero isn’t a common-sense solution to climate change; it is a plan for the government to delve into every aspect of...
20/08/2026

"Net Zero isn’t a common-sense solution to climate change; it is a plan for the government to delve into every aspect of people’s lives, extracting carbon from each one," says , adding: "Net Zero was never presented to us as a choice. It should be perfectly reasonable to oppose a policy with such wide-reaching economic and social effects. To oppose a Britain of low-traffic neighbourhoods, state-enforced semi-veganism, and ZEV mandates is not to deny the climate; it is to stand up for your right to live your life as you wish."



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https://dailysceptic.org/2026/08/20/the-climate-debate-was-never-about-saving-the-planet-vs-doing-nothing-it-was-always-about-statism-vs-the-free-market/

Keir Starmer promised GB Energy would be led by the “talent and skills of the working people" of Aberdeen. In October 20...
20/08/2026

Keir Starmer promised GB Energy would be led by the “talent and skills of the working people" of Aberdeen. In October 2024, it was claimed that “1,000 or more” jobs could be directly created in its northeast headquarters. More than two years on from Labour’s election win, the company is employing only 53 permanent workers; of the 132 employees in total, 46 — a little more than a third of the head count — live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland rather than Scotland.

Where are these thousand new jobs?



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https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/third-gb-energy-workers-live-outside-scotland-b0bzqdzhw

Farmers face a doubling of fertiliser prices when a net zero border tax is introduced in January. Labour plans to introd...
20/08/2026

Farmers face a doubling of fertiliser prices when a net zero border tax is introduced in January. Labour plans to introduce a green levy on imports that will mirror measures brought in earlier this year by the EU. Farmers have warned the move will have a devastating impact on the industry as they face the worst harvest on record with the National Farmers’ Union also warning the changes could push up food prices.



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/19/eu-net-zero-tax-fertiliser-farmers/

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