The use of hydrocarbons (coal, oil and gas) continues to grow globally making other countries more wealthy whilst Briton’s get poorer and colder. Britain’s naive race to “decarbonise” has allowed other countries to raise their living standards and health outcomes, whilst ours decline.
Net-Zero
The UK Government’s 2019 commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 appears, at first glance, to be an admirable goal. After all, who wouldn’t want cleaner air for better health and reduced global warming?