{"id":424854,"date":"2026-02-06T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424854"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:31:20","slug":"ed-milibands-civil-servants-predict-years-of-plunging-gas-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424854","title":{"rendered":"Ed Miliband\u2019s civil servants predict years of plunging gas\u00a0prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"424863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424863\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?fit=832%2C1248&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"832,1248\" 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=\"0  Ed Miliband witchery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two men conversing in an office setting, one dressed in formal attire and the other in a wizard costume holding a staff with a crystal, with a humorous caption about predicting energy prices.\" class=\"wp-image-424863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Ed-Miliband-witchery.jpg?w=832&amp;ssl=1 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The DESNZ forecast (from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, under Ed Miliband&#8217;s department) of plunging wholesale gas prices over the coming years- around a 15% drop from 2024 levels by the end of the decade, continuing downward through to 2035 in the central scenario, and potentially halving in the most optimistic case- has significant but mixed implications for UK household energy bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Energy forecasts are volatile- past ones have missed geopolitical shocks, demand shifts, or supply changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"424865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424865\" 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class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/04\/ed-milibands-civil-servants-predict-years-of-plunging-gas-prices\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Ian Cunningham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Readers of Notalot won\u2019t be surprised this news!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From the Telegraph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"301\" data-attachment-id=\"424855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424855\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?fit=905%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"905,377\" 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\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?fit=723%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?resize=723%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Headline from the Telegraph: 'Ed Miliband's civil servants predict years of plunging gas prices' with the author's name Jonathan Leake.\" class=\"wp-image-424855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-56.png?resize=640%2C267&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Ed Miliband\u2019s civil servants have predicted a decade or more of falling gas prices, undermining Labour\u2019s key argument for ditching fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A global glut of gas is set to&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/01\/15\/gas-glut-to-halve-prices-but-green-costs-mean-uk-risks-miss\/\"><em>bring prices down<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;for years to come, according to a report from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The paper, titled \u201cFossil Fuel Price Assumptions\u201d, estimates prices to 2035. Its findings suggest that a shift to renewables could be more expensive than sticking with gas. Moving to sources such as wind and solar threatens to lock in the UK\u2019s already-high energy prices for years to come.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The findings are embarrassing for Mr Miliband, who has insisted that switching to renewables is vital for bringing down bills and for energy security.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mr Miliband told a recent conference that the surge in energy prices seen after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine showed that the \u201cUK\u2019s dependence on fossil fuels leaves us deeply vulnerable as a country\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>He added: \u201cAs long as we are dependent on fossil fuels, no matter where they come from, we will be stuck on the roller-coaster of volatile international markets \u2026 in the grip of dictators and petrostates.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The UK gets most of its gas imports from Norway and America.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Desnz report predicted that&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/11\/12\/net-zero-goals-britain-risks-missing-out-gas-price-crash\/\"><em>gas prices will fall<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;by around 15pc between 2024 and the end of the decade. Officials expect prices to continue to fall up to 2035 under what it sees as the most likely scenario.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mr Miliband\u2019s staff based their assumptions on a huge, predicted increase in production of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/01\/29\/china-unleashes-fracking-boom-to-ramp-up-gas-supplies\/\"><em>liquefied natural gas (LNG)<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Full story&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/02\/04\/miliband-civil-servants-predict-years-plunging-gas-prices\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, DESNZ were forecasting similar falls a year ago. It does not need a degree in rocket science to work out why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It is all a simple matter of supply and demand. Prices spiked when the Ukraine war disrupted supplies. As a result, the high prices incentivised new supply \u2013 in particular by investing in LNG terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As supply increases, prices return to normal \u2013 in other words, back to pre 2020 levels in real terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Miliband must have known about this for a long time, so the damage he is doing to the economy and the country is deliberate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Below are the DESNZ projections, all at 2024 prices. Column B is the central case:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"424858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424858\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-58.png?fit=415%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"415,768\" 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\/2026\/02\/image-58.png?fit=415%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-58.png?resize=415%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Table displaying gas price assumptions for the years 2021 to 2050, with real prices listed from 2021 to 2034 in a grid format.\" class=\"wp-image-424858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-58.png?w=415&amp;ssl=1 415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-58.png?resize=162%2C300&amp;ssl=1 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2025\">Fossil fuel price assumptions: 2025 &#8211; GOV.UK<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DESNZ forecast (from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, under Ed Miliband&#8217;s department) of plunging wholesale gas prices over the coming years- around a 15% drop from 2024 levels by the end of the decade, continuing downward through to 2035 in the central scenario, and potentially halving in the most optimistic case- has significant but mixed implications for UK household energy bills.<\/p>\n<p>Energy forecasts are volatile- past ones have missed geopolitical shocks, demand shifts, or supply changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":424863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"Discover DESNZ's forecast of plunging gas prices and its implications on UK energy bills over the next decade. 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