Any moment now we’ll be joined live from the US by President Trump who will be signing and unleashing American hydrocarbon energy output.
There is no doubt that his move will be met with the usual chuntering and head shaking from environmentalists who will accuse the President of recklessly ignoring Green concerns. However, before they clamber on top of their high horses, why don’t we compare our energy prices with that of some comparable countries.
Nearly half of energy generated in the UK is from renewable resources, the average cost of energy per kilowatt-hour in the United Kingdom is 44 cents.
Compare that to the United States, a country that pursues a policy of drill baby drill.
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The cost of energy is less than half - 17 cents per kilowatt-hour.
The contrast is even starker in countries that continue to build coal power stations and have no regard for the green agenda - namely India and China in which the average price of energy is 8 cents per kilowatt-hour, a fifth of the price. To achieve this, last year alone, China increased its coal use by 300 million tonnes, to 4.9 billion tonnes of coal.
It is no coincidence that countries with ready access to cheap energy have continued to see economic growth, whilst Europe is stuck in the economic quagmire.
The United Kingdom has the fourth highest energy prices in the world behind Ireland, Belgium and Germany. What do these countries all have in common? You’ve guessed it? They all rely heavily on Green energy.
To make it clear. I am not saying that we should simply ignore environmental concerns. What I am saying, is that it’s vital that we prioritise economic growth and increasing living standards for people in the United Kingdom.
There is no point pursuing net zero if the end result is a nation that is cold and poor. The only way we can achieve Net Zero is to make it affordable, and it will only be affordable if we have a strong economy powered by cheap reliable energy.
