Some old news on the subject.
1. UK energy and climate
Net zero race ‘risks blackouts and higher bills’
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/net-zero-blackouts-bills-national-grid-z88zz3l8v
Britain’s airlines face £400m bill to hit green fuel targets
Rules requiring carriers to use virtually unobtainable renewable substance costing millions
Christopher Jasper, 22 June 2026
Air conditioning torn from homes under net zero clampdown
Climate change regulations prioritised despite soaring temperatures
Robert White, 24 June 2026
JOB FEARS Scotland’s oil & gas industry being ‘demolished’ as stark jobs warning issued
Committee members also blasted the windfall tax on oil and gas energy profits
Conor Matchett 24 Oct 2025
Economist behind Ed Miliband's promise to cut Brits' energy bills by £300 admits savings could be 'wiped out' by rising electricity costs
By GREG HEFFER, 23 October 2025
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15219789/Economist-Ed-Milibands-promise-cut-Brits-energy-bills-300-admits-savings-wiped-rising-electricity-costs.html
BP and JERA Abandon U.S. Offshore Wind Project Amid Policy Shift
Irina Slav October 22, 2025
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bp-jera-abandon-u-offshore-071500485.html
Green levies to blame for rising energy bills, say suppliers
UK’s biggest gas and electricity providers urge ministers to address ballooning net zero costs
Matt Oliver, Jonathan Leake 16 October 2025
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/16/green-levies-are-to-blame-for-rising-energy-bills/
Energy debt hits eight-year high ahead of winter
The amount customers owe their supplier has increased by nearly 30% in the past year.
Energy debt hits eight-year high ahead of winteriStock
Danyel VanReenen, Oct 15th, 2025
https://news.stv.tv/politics/energy-debt-hits-eight-year-high-ahead-of-winter
Energy bills likely to rise by 20% in next four years, says Britain’s biggest supplier
MPs told that even if wholesale prices plummet, consumers face higher bills owing to costs of government policies
Jillian Ambrose 15 Oct 2025
Claire Coutinho: Energy is prosperity
October 6, 2025
https://www.conservatives.com/news/energy-is-prosperity
Boris Johnson: I went too far, too fast on net zero
Former prime minister believes he got ‘carried away’ by the idea of renewable energy sources
Gordon Rayner 05 October 2025
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/10/05/boris-johnson-too-far-too-fast-net-zero/
Investors beware: The Net Zero consensus is dead
By: Andrew Montford 03 October 2025
https://www.cityam.com/investors-beware-the-net-zero-consensus-is-dead/
‘It’s unsustainable’: homes in Great Britain brace for winter with soaring energy debts
As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliers
Britons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charity
Jillian Ambrose 1 Oct 2025
Britain paying highest electricity prices in the world as net zero costs rise
Cost of powering industry 63pc higher than France in blow to Miliband’s net zero targets
Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, has stressed that net zero is not to blame for soaring prices
Matt Oliver 30 September 2025
Energy bills to rise more than expected for millions of British households
Typical annual bill to increase by just over £35 to £1,755 from October when Ofgem raises government price cap by 2%
Jillian Ambrose 27 Aug 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/aug/27/higher-energy-bills-price-cap-rises
Why Britain pays such a crippling price for electricity
Decades of energy policy failure have left businesses and households picking up the bill
Matt Oliver, Jonathan Leake. 29 June 2025
https://archive.fo/nwBIb#selection-2215.4-3351.26
Net zero blamed as Britain faces years of industrial decline
Soaring factory energy prices threaten to undermine manufacturing sector
Tim Wallace, Melissa Lawford 19 March 2025
https://archive.fo/84oAd#selection-2205.4-3351.16
2. Climate and Spain energy
Notice this -- as more solar and wind are added to Spain energy mix, total power generation declines, starting 2009.
Spain's grid operator warns of new voltage swings, urges measures to avoid blackout
By Reuters October 9, 2025
Spain at risk of fresh net zero blackouts
Sudden fluctuations in solar energy are jeopardising the country’s energy supply
Matt Oliver Candela Orobitg-Baena 09 October 2025
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/09/spain-at-risk-of-fresh-net-zero-blackouts/
In the dark: Spain's electricity grid operator warns country could be heading for another blackout
By Jesús Maturana 10/10/2025
Obsolete electricity grid triggered blackout in Portugal and Spain, experts reveal
By Marta Pacheco 03/10/2025
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