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How the Rise of Populism is Fuelling Climate Science Denial Across Europe

DeSmogBlog

The Union is facing a credibility crisis, threatened by Brexit and the rise of populism across the continent. Tags: Boris Johnson Covering Climate Now 2019 brexit climate deniers Brexit Party Vox European Parliament While the European Union’s leaders stand by that sentiment, a lot has changed since then.

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Brexit tariffs would drive £2,800 EV price hike, auto sector warns

Business Green

SMMT warns 'no-deal' Brexit would undermine UK green recovery and net zero vision by heaping costs onto electric car manufacturing. It is also shortly expected to announce a decision bringing forward the ban on fossil fuel car sales to 2035 or earlier, as well as publishing a Transport Decarbonisation Plan before Christmas.

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A tale of two gigafactories…

Terra Infirma

As the name suggests, an EV battery gigafactory is truly colossal with a price tag to match – we’re talking billions rather than millions. A couple of years a go a business associate asked me whether I would join with him to pitch our joint services to the proposed Britishvolt gigafactory in Blyth, just a few miles up the road.

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Liz Truss prepares to announce energy price freeze plan

Business Green

And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package. Johnson used his speech to once again tout achievements under his leadership, such as delivering Brexit, supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russia's invasion, and delivering "the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe".

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Is this it? Are we at risk of over-estimating the neo-climate sceptics?

Business Green

Steve Baker and his various allies in Parliament and the press have an established and successful Brexit playbook for taking a fringe concern of limited interest to the public and turning it into a wedge issue so powerful it upends the economic and geopolitical direction of the entire country. This is sage advice.

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The UK's net zero target is under threat because there's no plan to pay for it

Business Green

Research by Inside Housing has put a price tag of £104bn on decarbonising all the UK's homes, with an upper estimate of £250bn - equivalent to just under a quarter of the government's total projected spending for 2022-23. Unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily spell money for the private sector.

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Liz Truss promises 'spades in the ground' to tackle energy crisis and drive UK growth

Business Green

There are conflicting reports as to the potential price tag attached to such a policy, with various commentators putting the cost at between £90bn and potentially as high as £200bn, depending on various factors such as the on-going price of gas and how long the cap remains in place.

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