Net zero will cripple the West
The transition to renewables is presented as an undisputed fact even though it is not only untrue but contributing to de-industrialisation, “squandering” economic resources and generating “national security hazards”, says Brenda Shaffer. China, which is selling us solar panels, electric vehicles and critical minerals, is “set to retain a huge competitive advantage” while the West moves to “more expensive, unreliable power sources”. As it does so, China (and Russia and Iran) continue to produce “cheaper, more reliable
