{"id":348591,"date":"2024-10-23T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=348591"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:19:44","slug":"renewable-lobbyist-promoted-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=348591","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Lobbyist Promoted Renewable\u00a0Energy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"348598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=348598\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0EmmaPinchbeck.webp?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2024\/10\/22\/renewable-lobbyist-promoted-renewable-energy\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Joe Public<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Emma Pinchbeck is now head of the Climate Change Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Six years ago, when she was Executive Director of Renewable UK, she proclaimed that CfDs would \u201csecure low-cost energy for consumers\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"339\" data-attachment-id=\"348593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=348593\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?fit=1024%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?fit=723%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?resize=723%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-595.png?resize=768%2C360&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>RenewableUK\u2019s Executive Director Emma Pinchbeck has made a case for wind, wave and tidal energy to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy\u2019s (BEIS) Select Committee, which is now considering the findings of Professor Dieter Helm\u2019s Cost of Energy Review.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAn energy system led by renewables is the lowest cost option for the UK. I\u2019d bet my house on renewables. A smart energy system can deliver consumers savings of \u00a38bn a year between now and 2030,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Pinchbeck<\/strong>&nbsp;told the Committee, further saying that Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions are the best way to secure low-cost energy for consumers, highlighting that cost reductions in offshore wind are \u201cunprecedented in any other sector.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-offshore-energy wp-block-embed-offshore-energy\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OTSNSTkWmw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/emma-pinchbeck-to-beis-id-bet-my-house-on-renewables\/\">Emma Pinchbeck to BEIS: &#8220;I&#8217;d Bet My House on Renewables&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Emma Pinchbeck to BEIS: &#8220;I&#8217;d Bet My House on Renewables&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Offshore Energy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/emma-pinchbeck-to-beis-id-bet-my-house-on-renewables\/embed\/#?secret=V7OcVKTFDS#?secret=OTSNSTkWmw\" data-secret=\"OTSNSTkWmw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She she testified to the BEIS Select Committee, those same customers have had to pay over \u00a310 billion in subsidies for CfDs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"430\" data-attachment-id=\"348594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=348594\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-596.png?fit=929%2C552&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"929,552\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-596.png?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-596.png?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dp.lowcarboncontracts.uk\/dataset\/actual-cfd-generation-and-avoided-ghg-emissions\">https:\/\/dp.lowcarboncontracts.uk\/dataset\/actual-cfd-generation-and-avoided-ghg-emissions<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the cost this year is forecast to be \u00a32.1 billion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"231\" data-attachment-id=\"348596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=348596\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-597.png?fit=1024%2C327&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,327\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-597.png?fit=723%2C231&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-597.png?resize=723%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348596\" 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