Weekly column by EUA's Chief Executive
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19
May
Electricity prices too expensive, so what can be done?
19th May 2025
I came across a report this week which examined the relative domestic price for electricity and gas across 33 European capital cities.
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12
May
12th May 2025
Last week’s decision by the Danish company Orsted, to scrap its plans for the Hornsea 4 offshore windfarm project, sent shockwaves...
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5
May
And with a thud, Tony Blair’s intervention landed
5th May 2025
You don’t get to win three general elections without having a feel for politics and all the siren voices deployed to attack the for...
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28
Apr
Not the right colour of green?
28th Apr 2025
When commuting to London I often catch Farming Today on the radio; Countryfile is a BBC staple but it was Clarkson’s Farm that has...
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14
Apr
Do Bank Holiday traffic patterns show the way forward on heating?
14th Apr 2025
I live close enough to the M5 to notice the regular patterns of traffic flows, most notably travelling south-west on Friday afternoons or...
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7
Apr
Whatever the question, the reply is the same
7th Apr 2025
Warning, for those with a nervous disposition, look away now.
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31
Mar
Solar panel slavery row, a moral and economic test
31st Mar 2025
The recent parliamentary row over the use of Chinese (allegedly slave labour) manufactured solar panels being paid for by the UK governme...
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24
Mar
24th Mar 2025
Trawling through the news over the past few months it seems there are ambitious investment plans across a range of projects, all involvin...
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17
Mar
Is this the smart way to achieve net zero?
17th Mar 2025
Occasionally an article passes over my desk (not literally but online) that causes me to pause and think more deeply about the consequenc...
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10
Mar
“The Kaleidoscope has been shaken. The Pieces are in flux.”
10th Mar 2025
It was over twenty years ago when the Prime Minister of the day said those words and given events now, I can’t help feeling we are...
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3
Mar
Stopping the tide or going with the flow?
3rd Mar 2025
Maybe it’s my part-Nordic ancestry but I often come to the defence of King Canute who is so often misunderstood.
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24
Feb
Holed below the waterline – pro heat pump advocates torpedo heat pumps
24th Feb 2025
I’m going to repeat EUA’s view that heat pumps, heat networks and green gas boilers will all play a role in decarbonising dom...
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17
Feb
Upstream is where the action is
17th Feb 2025
I was asked a question last week, “how would you assess the UK’s progress towards net zero?” It’s a fair question...
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10
Feb
Net zero meets the ‘conservatory principle.’
10th Feb 2025
There has been considerable discussion about economic growth as the key policy for the government and some question whether this is compa...
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28
Jan
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27
Jan
What has Trump done to net zero?
27th Jan 2025
Thousands of words will have been written about this, so I’m not going to repeat them all but for those of us who want to see clima...
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20
Jan
20th Jan 2025
At a recent hearing of the Net Zero and Energy Security Select Committee, the head of the CCC, Emma Pinchbeck, made the point that there...
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13
Jan
What caused a flurry of media reports?
13th Jan 2025
The start of the year saw a flurry of media reports – across the mainstream outlets – saying the government has repealed the...
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6
Jan
6th Jan 2025
Firstly, Happy New Year, let’s hope 2025 brings all you wish for. It’s also the season of pantomime and I’m struck by t...
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16
Dec
The benefits of sticking together
16th Dec 2024
In my last blog of the year, I thought I would reflect on what has been a pretty tumultuous year and for EUA, thanks to its members, a pr...
Mike Foster
EUA's Chief Executive
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