Letter to the editor: We need energy security not net zero
We supposedly have a Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, but somehow the Energy Security bit seems to have gone missing.
With the present crisis in the Middle East, instead of having our own North Sea oil and gas to fuel our power stations, heat our homes and fuel our cars, we face the prospect of fuel and electricity shortages.
With solar farms only providing 2% of our electricity needs this time of year and wind farms only providing intermittent power and frequently in the wrong places, the title of Secretary of State for Energy Security is totally misplaced and Miliband should be sacked immediately.
Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran continues to launch strikes across the Middle East with Qatar, the world’s largest producer of natural gas, having shut down its facilities. We are already dependent on Norway for oil and gas supplies thanks to Miliband and 15 – 20% of our electricity from Europe.
Perhaps now all the green zealots will think again, although somehow I doubt it.
Robert Bishop
Broomfield Drive
Billingshurst
West Sussex