Net Zero - or Net Nonsense? Green religion faces revolt

Like me, there may be others who are unfamiliar with the name Claire Couthino. I heard her being interviewed by an unusually receptive Nick Robinson recently on BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking, and the discussion stayed in my mind for some time afterwards.

- Neil J Bryce

She was the former and now the current Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero who welcomed what she called a “subtle (pragmatic) change of policy - away from green causes” and lamented that “net zero has become a religion” that is counterproductive and hugely costly to businesses, consumers and job creation. She deplored the way in which those who dare to question mainstream or scientific opinion are frequently pilloried as heretics, rather than being listened to with any measure of reason or respect.