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Hannah Martin
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Co Director organising for climate justice with @GNDRising.
London Katılım Nisan 2011
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Ed Miliband just announced that the Government will aim to delink the price of electricity from gas, something we’ve argued for since 2022.
This is bold, welcome, and targets a core problem in Britain’s electricity prices.
How this happens, though, matters enormously. 🧵
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New from me: No increase in global coal power generation after Hormuz closure - solar and wind growth covered the fall in gas-fired generation. The record buildout of clean energy in 2025 helped mitigate the impact of the Hormuz closure.
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air@CREACleanAir
🌐 NEW | Analysis: Global fossil power generation fell in March after Hormuz closure due to solar & wind growth ⚠️ Fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar & wind power, not coal w/CREA's @laurimyllyvirta energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power-f…
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A new Bank of England report has warned that the introduction of digital price labels could mean that supermarkets introduce ‘dynamic surge pricing’ for everyday goods like food.
Is this just another excuse for big profiteering corporations to rip us off?
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I thought more North Sea oil and gas drilling was supposed to bring in more tax receipts? But the oil and gas companies want tax cuts in order to drill more? The arguments don't add up! And more drilling isn't going to bring down bills, and breaches our climate targets!
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford
Exclusive from @DSanderson_85 Rachel Reeves has been accused of blocking £17.5 billion of investment in the North Sea after she shelved plans to scrap a windfall tax on oil and gas following the airstrikes on Iran Oil and gas companies have identified projects in the North Sea which could deliver the equivalent of more than a billion barrels of oil and gas by the end of the decade. They told the chancellor early last month that they were prepared to push ahead with the projects if the government brought forward plans to scrap the windfall tax, due to come to an end in 2030. Reeves was supportive of the plans at the time as she sought to bolster Britain’s economic growth. However, she then dropped them after oil and gas prices soared because of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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People like this have long put plundering the planet and profit margins above sustainable energy that will also help lower energy bills.
I worked globally with cities who are successfully divesting their investments away from oil and gas.
And it scares people like Jonathan👇🏾
Jonathan David Lamb@JonathanDLamb
The crisis in Iran shows us that we shouldn't drill in the North Sea. The quality of our politicians is execrable .
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Leading UK climate scientists warn against new North Sea drilling ft.trib.al/sXRmhcj
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This is just wrong. The reason our energy prices are rising is because of our continued dependence on fossil fuels, so we are exposed to the volatility of global markets. Our output of oil and gas is too small to affect international market prices for oil and gas.
Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green@MPIainDS
Britain now has some of the highest energy prices in the developed world, despite sitting on huge reserves of oil and gas. Why? Because we’ve pursued Net Zero at any cost, even though the UK produces less than 1% of global emissions. High energy costs drive manufacturing out of Britain. Businesses simply move somewhere cheaper often to China, where companies are heavily subsidised and able to undercut the global market. Meanwhile the United States has done the opposite. By using its own energy, including shale gas, it has driven costs down and brought industry back home. We could be doing the same: develop the North Sea, consider properly regulated fracking, and bring energy prices down. Instead, we’re refusing to use the resources beneath our own feet and our economy is paying the price.
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A terrible decision, and one which will do huge damage to the Government's climate credentials.
As Ed knows, this drilling won't lower bills, but instead it sends a clear message that Britain won't be a world leader on ending oil and gas exploitation
Times Politics@timespolitics
Ed Miliband to approve first major North Sea gasfield project in decade #Echobox=1775165616" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Did @BBCr4today really just do a whole package about drilling in the N Sea without once even mentioning #climate change? And not having anyone challenging the one-sided claims of former BP boss? So irresponsible #bbcr4today
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Disagree with this. Our energy security is threatened by our reliance on fossil fuels. So the answer is renewables and nuclear, not doubling down on oil and gas.
The energy crisis and the climate crisis are real. Fossil fuels are the answer to neither.
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More drilling in the North Sea would be a catastrophic mistake for Labour - locking us into high bills, and betraying their climate ambitions
Andrew Pierce@toryboypierce
Now chancellor @RachelReevesMP agrees drilling in North Sea would generate tax revenue. So sack @Ed_Miliband the Cabinet eco fanatic & get on with it
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Disagree. The climate crisis is very real, as is the energy crisis. We can’t keep going back to oil and gas.
The war in Iran has again shown in stark terms Britain’s over reliance on oil.
Sustainable, cheaper, greener energy exists, we need to invest in and understand it.
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More drilling in the North Sea would be a disastrous move by Labour, and an utter betrayal of their climate promises.
For lower bills we need more renewables, not to hitch ourselves to an international fossil fuel market that delivers price shocks and worry for struggling families.
Nino Brodin@Orgetorix
Rachel Reeves opens rift with Miliband by backing North Sea drilling The chancellor said she was ‘very happy’ to back exploration at Rosebank oilfield and Jackdaw gasfield thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar… via @thetimes
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@joshsimonsmp This is climate denial. It also won't bring down energy bills.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Completely disagree. As long as we rely on oil and gas, we remain exposed to global conflicts and price shocks. Wars and geopolitical tensions don’t just happen “over there”, they hit our energy bills, our economy, and our security at home.
True energy security comes from investing in renewables that are domestic and not dictated by global conflict!
Josh Simons MP@joshsimonsmp
Excellent news on Rosebank and Jackdaw. Let's crack on. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Journalists need to be putting these points to politicians who are calling for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea!
Are Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage calling for the nationalisation of North Sea rigs? If not then more drilling isn’t going to bring down energy bills!
Laurie Macfarlane@L__Macfarlane
The only way new North Sea drilling cuts energy bills is if the UK: – Nationalises the rigs – Bans exports – Sells at cost-price None of that is on the table. It will be sold on global markets to the highest bidder. Bills won’t move an inch.
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If this Labour government backs Rosebank and Jackdaw they’ll drive even more voters who care about climate change towards the Green Party, who will rightly call them out for it.
Instead they could double down on clean, home-grown renewable energy to win those voters back.
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.
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