There Is A Way Out Of The Suicidal ‘Net Zero’ Fantasy

Written by Robin Guenier on October 27, 2025. Posted in Current News

Because of its effective control of the supply of key materials (e.g. lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, copper and so-called rare earths) essential for the manufacture and maintenance of so-called ‘renewables’, China has a potential stranglehold on our energy systems; and that’s a serious threat to national security

In my view an unacceptable risk and must be ended. But is that possible?

I believe it is and that a pragmatic Government concerned about Britain’s future would implement the solution immediately.

And that would inevitably mean the cancellation of the current ‘net zero’ policy; an action that a pragmatic government should be considering anyway as it’s a policy that’s unachievable, potentially disastrous, absurdly expensive and pointless – and as has already been said, will result in the UK going bankrupt and having to impose permanent 50 percent power cuts.

In other words, ‘net zero’ is a policy that for two critically important reasons simply has to go.

But, although it’s doable and could bring huge advantages and opportunities, cancelling ‘net zero’ would not be easy; nor would it be cheap.

So, how might it be done?

Well, most obviously the 2008 Climate Change Act has to be repealed.

And an immediate consequence of that would be the winding up of the Climate Change Committee and the cancellation of the Carbon Budgets and the various actions it has recommended.

A further consequence would be the termination of all plans for further wind turbines, solar panels, batteries etc. And that should mean a substantial reduction in current plans for an expanded high voltage grid.

Other important consequences would include the cancellation of ‘carbon’ taxes, the end of giving ‘renewables’ grid priority and the cancellation of the bans on gas boilers and on vehicles powered by the internal combustion engine.

Furthermore this would be an opportunity to terminate expensive, controversial and unproven developments such as ‘carbon’ capture and storage and plans for ‘green’ hydrogen.

Of course we’d still have huge numbers of so-called ‘renewable’ energy plants everywhere. Although it might be possible to get rid of a few of these, it would surely be hopelessly impractical for the great majority which would have to be retained together with most if not all of their associated costs (e.g. subsidies etc.)

A problem, however, would be that they would require maintenance and repair and a major and difficult challenge would be finding ways of dealing with this that are not dependent on China – e.g. wherever possible by the acquisition and storage of critical materials, components and products from countries unaligned to China.

Other important actions would include the commissioning of a fleet of new gas-fired power plants (to replace those that are nearing retirement), exploiting all current sources of gas and oil, reviewing the potential for the exploitation of domestic shale gas via fracking and considering the potential for making use of our substantial coal reserves.

Moreover we’d have to focus on speeding up the completion of current nuclear power projects and doing so without China’s involvement; and on putting greater impetus into the development of small modular reactors.

As I’ve said, none of this would be easy; some of it might even be painful. But, if we’re to escape from the dreadful effects of ‘net zero’ and from China’s terrifying influence over our energy and therefore our national security, it’s essential.

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