Why cut back and close jobs at home, shutting down oil and gas, food production and our factories when it increases world CO2? This is self-harm on a crazy scale. Why do the Government want to lose jobs and investment?
I am not sure I recognise much of the noble Lord’s intervention. As I have said, it is not the case that the Government are bent on a process of deindustrialisation and losing jobs. Jobs are transferring from the high-carbon economy to the low- carbon economy, and one of the duties of government, which this Government are carrying out, is to make sure there are good jobs in both the low-carbon and high-carbon economies, and that skills are transferred from the high-carbon economy to inform the low-carbon economy. That is exactly what is happening at the moment, so I really do not recognise the assertions the noble Lord makes about the future of society. Quite the opposite is taking place.
July 16, 2026
“Jobs are transferring from the high-carbon economy to the low- carbon economy, “.
Is this true? What does “transferring” mean here? I very much doubt all people in companies put out of business due to high energy costs are getting well paid jobs in the “low-carbon” economy (whatever that means – civil servants in air conditioned offices using energy-gobbling AI, perhaps?).
July 16, 2026
Maybe he could tell us where these low carbon jobs are in Port Talbot, Denby in Derbyshire and where the refineries are closed.
He spouts drivel which I don’t think even he believes.
July 16, 2026
Because the Climate Change Act and Legal Net Zero are about control and not carbon.
July 16, 2026
Is Lord Whitehead aware of what is going on?
He replies as if he is inadequately informed.
July 16, 2026
What s stupid answer from Lord Whithead, he clearly has no factual or real knowledge of what is actually happening, but is simply swallowing the Governments “spin”.