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10th Oct 2013
Dr Doug Parr
As has often been the case recently, announcements about rises in fuel bills – in this case from SSE -are accompanied by much grandstanding about what and who or what is to blame.
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12th Aug 2013
Damian Kahya
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26th Jul 2013
Jordan Nadian
The UK’s green goods and services market increased by 4.7% to £128bn during 2011-12, according to figures released by the Department for Business Education and Skills. The report states that 940,000 people are currently employed in the sector - but what's actually covered?
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18th Jul 2013
Jordan Nadian
A report commissioned by DECC into the impact of unconventional gas on UK gas prices is causing quite a stir in the press. The research performed by Navigant develops a high price, low price and base case model for UK gas prices. It suggests in its “low price scenario” that gas prices could fall to 50p/therm.
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4th Jul 2013
Damian Kahya
Gas bills to heat your home will rise by around £250 in seven years simply because the government wants to make sure they keep pace with the rising cost of electricity.
That is the almost entirely evidence-free claim made by the Taxpayers Alliance and sold to The Mail and The Telegraph.
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8th Apr 2013
Damian Kahya
On the 31 March, the Sunday Times, Independent on Sunday and Scotsman previewed the launch of a “deep pocketed” “cross industry” new industry and consumer lobby group, apparently set to take on the government’s energy reforms and apply “logic and focus to a low-cost/low-carbon economy debate” through a national advertising and social media campaign.
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11th Feb 2013
Damian Kahya
Headlines about fracking (including on these pages) are usually nothing if not sensationalist.
Something about the notion of lots of gas trapped in rocks - and the word fracking - seems to lead even the most cautious sub to take a long sip of the metaphorical cool-aid.
But Saturday's headline in The Times "Britain has shale gas for 1,500 years, but bills won't be lower" was truly an extreme example of its kind.
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14th Jan 2013
Damian Kahya
A release from the reputable Public Accounts Committee reported in almost every newspaper claimed it was £17bn. That, the Telegraph calculated, adds up to £35 a year on household bills who are helping to pay for a 10-11% return on investment for those lucky enough to own a offshore wind power line. Is it true?
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31st Oct 2012
Damian Kahya
How well do John Hayes' claims about onshore wind stack up against government policy - and reality. We take a look.
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26th Oct 2012
Richard George
As EDF announces 11% bill hikes, Richard George looks at how the Big Six justify increasing their prices.
