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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 will 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 British capital of black gold stands at the center of the United Kingdom's heated debates over how quickly to move ...
06/10/2026

"The British capital of black gold stands at the center of the United Kingdom's heated debates over how quickly to move away from fossil fuels. The city is eagerly awaiting a potential green light from the government to begin developing two new fields, one oil and the other gas," says Marie de Vergès, Aberdeen has already lost 18,000 jobs in less than 15 years. Meanwhile, businesses warn that regulatory uncertainty and the 78% tax burden on the sector are accelerating that decline, while increasing Britain’s dependence on imported energy.



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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/05/in-aberdeen-scotland-the-slow-twilight-of-north-sea-oil-and-gas_6758278_19.html

"Diesel is essential to farming, transport and many other underlying industries. If diesel prices go up, it costs the fa...
06/10/2026

"Diesel is essential to farming, transport and many other underlying industries. If diesel prices go up, it costs the farmer more to grow our food: it costs the lorry drivers more to transport it, and to transport anything else. Everything gets more expensive if diesel does," says Kathryn Porter, yet the Government continues to impose UK Emissions Trading Scheme costs on the remaining refineries - while increasing fuel duty.

Labour could cut the cost of diesel and strengthen Britain’s energy security... but chooses not to



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/05/diesel-prices-fuel-duty-ets-carbon-cost-refineries/

The CBI say “sky-high” energy costs are pushing households to “breaking point” and forcing bosses to “cut back, scale do...
05/10/2026

The CBI say “sky-high” energy costs are pushing households to “breaking point” and forcing bosses to “cut back, scale down or close altogether”. The group used its Budget submission to urge the Chancellor to move the net zero burden away from business owners, and cut the cost of running the electricity grid. Business energy prices are now 45pc above the average of the G7 club of rich nations leaving UK firms at a “competitive disadvantage”.



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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/05/bosses-urge-healey-to-cut-energy-bills-as-budget-headroom/

Britain has held emergency talks with European allies to avert a diesel crisis after President Trump issued an ultimatum...
02/10/2026

Britain has held emergency talks with European allies to avert a diesel crisis after President Trump issued an ultimatum over the continent’s fuel reserves. The average price of a litre of the fuel surpassed £2 for the first time on Friday, and there are fears that this could jump far higher if Trump brings in an export ban, creating the potential for shortages. The UK is particularly exposed as it has only about 40 days’ supply of diesel in reserve and relies on the US for a quarter of its imports.



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https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/britain-diesel-fuel-emergency-stockpile-prices-jfj00xfft

"In 2003, the UK had nine major oil refineries and imported just 14 per cent of its road diesel. Now it has four refiner...
01/10/2026

"In 2003, the UK had nine major oil refineries and imported just 14 per cent of its road diesel. Now it has four refineries and imports over 50 per cent. For years, immediate cost or ­controversy has triumphed over the mitigation of long-term risk. Such short-termism is also responsible for the UK’s pitifully inadequate gas storage capacity and its failure to upgrade nuclear power infrastructure. Blind optimism over the promise and progress of renewable power has not helped. Mr Burnham needs urgently to address what could soon be a grave diesel crisis."



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https://www.thetimes.com/comment/the-times-view/article/trump-diesel-exports-threat-bxxk3xvq5

The Government has formally ruled out deploying technology to dim the Sun in an attempt to cool the planet. But taxpayer...
01/10/2026

The Government has formally ruled out deploying technology to dim the Sun in an attempt to cool the planet. But taxpayers are still funding £56.8 million of research into Earth-cooling technologies, including projects investigating spraying saltwater into clouds and making clouds more reflective using electrical charges.

DESNZ says the Government “does not support the deployment of SRM and does not plan to do so” — while making it clear that Net Zero is still Labour's main focus.



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https://www.gbnews.com/news/climate-change-scheme-dim-sun

Leaders at a East Sussex County Council are seeking to ditch a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, an...
30/09/2026

Leaders at a East Sussex County Council are seeking to ditch a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and consider the Reform UK administration's draft climate strategy. The policy "resets" existing climate commitments and "prioritises severe weather preparedness" over cutting emissions. The council would only continue with emissions reductions "where affordable, cost-effective, externally funded, legally required or operationally justified".



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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6wyz4nyq2x5o

The cost of the Net Zero transition is increasingly landing on household electricity bills, which have rocketed 147% sin...
30/09/2026

The cost of the Net Zero transition is increasingly landing on household electricity bills, which have rocketed 147% since 2010. The IFS warns of a “crunch period” of “steep increases” as costly grid upgrades, renewable subsidies and carbon taxes push up bills — with the race to Net Zero risking “exacerbating” further increases.

Taxes and levies grew 59% in real terms between 2017 and 2025, while annual grid constraint costs have reached £1.9 billion. No wonder the UK has some of the highest domestic electricity prices in the G7.



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https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-16150485/Why-UKs-energy-costs-high-failing-advantage-cheap-power-net-zero-bills-rocketed-147-2010.html

30/09/2026

"Andy Burnham is going to accelerate the process of bringing even more kit onto the grid, so what he's saying really is he's going to bring those price rises forward. They're going to hit you even earlier. So this is really bad news for consumers. It's just going to make things worse," our director Andrew Montford reacts to the PM's announcement of Great British Grid.

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