The UK government loves celebrating how it has halved emissions since 1990. But is it real… or just clever accounting? My new thread exposing how official claims of emissions reduction are cooking the books. (1/8)
Official figures show ~49% territorial CO₂ cuts. But look at consumption emissions (what we actually use, including imports): only ~27% reduction. (2/8)
Much of the “success” comes from destroying UK industry. Industrial energy use down over 40%. We’re not greening the economy — we’re de-industrialising and both energy and electricity generation are down sharply. (3/8)
Then there’s biomass. Drax burns wood pellets (more CO₂ per MWh than coal) but it’s counted as “zero carbon” renewable. Adjusting for this wipes out more of the claimed reductions. (4/8)
Electricity imports are rising — and Ed Miliband says count them as zero-carbon even if they come from coal or gas abroad. Another convenient accounting trick that reduces energy security. (5/8)
Net trade emissions have nearly tripled since 1990. Net imports are now more than half our territorial emissions. This isn’t climate leadership — it’s Enron-style off-balance-sheet tricks. (6/8)
The destruction of jobs, investment and reliable energy to chase headline numbers should be a source of shame, not celebration. Real emissions accounting tells a very different story. (7/8)
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