Maybe. But it's a bit fucking rich coming from a guy that claimed taxpayers money to keep his fucking horses at his second home warm.
What exactly is the mechanism which causes the same amount of gas from now to double by next spring .
Exactly what usage will change throughout the winter at that point?
I think you’re overplaying LNG, it’s a historically unreliable source yet still equates for about a fifth of our usage.I’m guessing as Germany/Europe weens itself of Russian gas we’re seeing increasing demand on a limited supply of gas elsewhere. At the moment Europe are filling their storage for winter not because of worries about price but because there’s a genuine risk/concern that if Russia turns off the taps the lights will go out.
We’re fortunate to have LNG terminals in this country so that risk is lessened for us but it does mean the prices are going through the roof because everyone is desperately buying up from an ever decreasing supply (due to Russian sanctions)
We’re understandably focussing on cost/prices, some people genuinely don’t know if they can get through winter, however, the even bigger concern for many is what happens if there’s not enough gas to go around during winter !
That’s my layman’s understanding anyway. I might be wrong.
I think you’re overplaying LNG, it’s a historically unreliable source yet still equates for about a fifth of our usage.
It’s unreliable for many reasons. The biggest producers are Iran, Russia and Qatar and we’re only on trading terms with one. We don’t have a lot of long term contracts for supply effecting security of supply. We’re far from the biggest users so are not seen as a preferred market effecting security. It takes 2 weeks to get here by ship which coupled with our lack of storage facilities for all gas products makes us vulnerable to running out of supplies, remember that because of the beast from the east and our lack of storage due to the government’s decision to allow the Rough storage depot (ironically now being reopened in a panic with huge cost to the taxpayer) close we were estimated to be less than a day of running out of gas at one point which drove wholesale prices up 8 fold. There’s also the small matter of availability. The EU is storing LNG as quickly as it can get it, it’s estimated that the EU’s imports of LNG has risen by almost 60% in recent months ahead of the winter so there’s questions as you point out of is there enough to go around.
We seriously need a mild winter.
Don't think Fergal Sharkey will be too chuffed with this bloke.
Got to say after hearing him on the news on Saturday what a great exponent he is for conservation and standards.
Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage, says agency head
Environment Agency chief calls for new attitudes to conserve water and avoid droughtswww.theguardian.com
Not just sewage. Run off from farming also. It’s a real issue, especially with chicken farming. When they empty the sheds they clean them out and spread it on the fields, that washes into streams and rivers. Chicken shit is really high in phosphates (hence why they put it on the fields) so when it washes into waterways it really promotes the growth of vegetation in the waterways which draws the oxygen out of the water which then starves the fish of oxygen and they die. Wildlife is being decimated in some areas because of it.He's really got a bee in his bonnet about the amount of sewage we're pumping into our waterways.
That bevan is an absolute wanker.
They’ve quietly slipped through that human rights records will no longer be a consideration when negotiating post brexit trade deals. Project fear once again is project here.This is Tory Britain. De-regulate and lower standards.
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Given the energy problems we face you could almost understand the cap being almost trebled in a year. If it weren't for the fact that the energy companies are posting record profits. If the price was such a problem at best profits would be static.View attachment 26028Fears raised that ex-energy bosses ‘sway government policy’
Exclusive: Scale of ‘revolving door’ between major energy firms and key Whitehall posts revealedwww.opendemocracy.net
Well it's been a ridiculous method for me regards equivalence .Interesting discussions being had about delinking electricity and gas prices. EU looking at it and I’d imagine so are we.
Not sure what the planned alternative would be but I’m guessing electricity prices better linked to cost of its generation. This has got to happen.
Whether it makes a huge difference in the grand scheme of things Im not sure, especially as I think we use more gas than most to generate our electricity, while say France, for example, is majority nuclear. However, it should bring electricity prices down, especially if the amount generated by renewables continues to increase
I'm sure Macron's shitting himself at the prospect of the man who was a major part of Britain's Brexit negotiating team being involved.Yeah...
Liz Truss to hand Frost 'significant' role to get tough on EU
LIZ TRUSS has France's Emmanuel Macron feeling a "little anxious" over the prospect of Lord David Frost being granted a "significant role" in the UK Government's EU strategy.www.express.co.uk
Well it's been a ridiculous method for me regards equivalence .
Agreed. Especially as renewables picked up significantly in recent years. I can’t believe it’s taken so long for them to start looking at it
Ps I didn’t even know it’s how electricity prices were calculated until this recent energy shitstorm. I just assumed it would’ve been calculated according to cost of generation/supply/availability
Yeah...
Liz Truss to hand Frost 'significant' role to get tough on EU
LIZ TRUSS has France's Emmanuel Macron feeling a "little anxious" over the prospect of Lord David Frost being granted a "significant role" in the UK Government's EU strategy.www.express.co.uk
WTactualF are this lot even doing? Does this make sense to anyone from any end of the political spectrum?
Wasn’t he responsible for negotiating the Brexit deal that the government agreed to and then suddenly declared it wasn’t happy?Yeah...
Liz Truss to hand Frost 'significant' role to get tough on EU
LIZ TRUSS has France's Emmanuel Macron feeling a "little anxious" over the prospect of Lord David Frost being granted a "significant role" in the UK Government's EU strategy.www.express.co.uk
Wasn’t he responsible for negotiating the Brexit deal that the government agreed to and then suddenly declared it wasn’t happy?
Yeah, I’m sure Macron is terrified.
It almost unbelievable to think if a weeks time we'll be sitting here thinking Boris was an intellectual heavyweight and a shrewd political player.He's an absolute moron who's been wrong about almost everything.
Truss is going to assemble a cabinet so appalling you wouldn't think it possible.
The market is exactly what you'd expect where you impose market ideals on a natural monopoly, likewise all other privatised public servicesThe whole “market” seems nuts once you look into it. The benefits of having a product everyone needs but no one gives a shit about until it’s goes very wrong.
Interesting discussions being had about delinking electricity and gas prices. EU looking at it and I’d imagine so are we.
Not sure what the planned alternative would be but I’m guessing electricity prices better linked to cost of its generation. This has got to happen.
Whether it makes a huge difference in the grand scheme of things Im not sure, especially as I think we use more gas than most to generate our electricity, while say France, for example, is majority nuclear. However, it should bring electricity prices down, especially if the amount generated by renewables continues to increase
If you mean the M45, maybe, but we're talking niche aren't we, and playing with technicalities where we both know she's just spouting whatever drivel people want to hear.On motorways in certain areas that actually makes sense
On the M6 it would be pointless until you get to Cumbria. M25, pointless exercise, M1, pointless exercise etc etc. struggling to think of a motorway other than the M45 where it would work other than in small stretches.If you mean the M45, maybe, but we're talking niche aren't we, and playing with technicalities where we both know she's just spouting whatever drivel people want to hear.
Learned from the master, but doesn't have the charisma!
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