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Tessa Khan

@tessakhan

Exec Director & founder, Uplift; "provocative and not entirely without merit" according to Energy Voice, Standard disclaimers, incl. that all views are my own.

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"Net zero is one of the few glues that unites Labour’s coalition,” says @LukeTryl the UK director of More in Common. “There is limited electoral benefit to ditching it and much potential harm.” From a month ago but still highly relevant: theguardian.com/environment/…
‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he...

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he...

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels

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Most testing will show you that one of the most vote losing positions Labour could adopt is explicit anti-Net Zero signalling. This is because climate still disproportionately matters to Lab/Green voters while Lab/Reform voters don’t care either way... nitter.cf/ariehkovler/status/207…
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Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) profile pictureArieh Kovler@ariehkovlerJul 16
It's kind of weird how watering down Net Zero has become a political litmus test in Labour. Net Zero was in the last TORY manifesto!
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On @BBCr4today this morning @bbcnickrobinson was quick to repeat a misleading line about why we should support new North Sea oil & gas extraction in the UK on the grounds that it's MUCH (4x) cleaner than importing LNG. It's incorrect on several grounds: 🧵
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2. Most of our gas imports come from Norway which produces cleaner gas than the UK. Moreover, if you're worried about LNG imports, why not try renewables instead, which have displaced billions of pounds worth of LNG imports in recent years: /3 carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec…

Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 - Carbon Brief

The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis.

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3. Finally, this entire debate overlooks the fact that more than 70% of what's left in the North Sea is oil, the vast majority of which is exported. So if you're talking about new oil & gas fields, for the most part you're not talking about displacing imports at all. END
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9️⃣Energy transition expert @tessakhan explains how UK dependence on foreign dictators for gas and oil has pushed over 12 million households into energy poverty—and why upgrading to homegrown renewables will make us so much better off. More info: nebriefing.org/take-action #NEB2025
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Huge news: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
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The plan establishes a North Sea Future Board w union representation to oversee delivery. The Board is tasked with doing more to support the supply chain. It’s crucial that the Board, which should also include Scot gov, strengthens the overall plan for NSworkers & communities /11
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In sum this is a big break from past approaches to the NS which have left industry in charge & hoped for the best. That approach has burned communities & led to companies laying off workers while making huge profits. There's much more to do but this feels like a new start. /END
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How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰 The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget. In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
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