Ed Reed
@ed-reed.bsky.social
Somewhere between Greta Thunberg and Harold Hamm. Editor of E-FWD and @energyvoice.bsky.social contributor.
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The problem with much of the centrist commentariat swinging behind the "Britain is broken" idea is not only that the right are weaponizing it to sell their xenophobic/racist narratives, it's also that despair itself has social consequence. Britain is great! It is also in need of public investment.
July 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The problem with much of the centrist commentariat swinging behind the "Britain is broken" idea is not only that the right are weaponizing it to sell their xenophobic/racist narratives, it's also that despair itself has social consequence. Britain is great! It is also in need of public investment.
Ineos and the Environment Agency see things very differently.
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Ineos Hull hydrogen plant risks carbon allowances after fuel switch
Ineos Acetyls CEO calls government decision 'bonkers' as Hull plant loses emissions trading allowances despite major decarbonization
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July 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Ineos and the Environment Agency see things very differently.
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Something for governments around the world to consider.
Again: the theory of IRA was that policy could cut through politics. It was proven wrong. It will be proven wrong the next time they try it too.
They are going to figure out how to win in this info environment or they're going to keep losing.
They are going to figure out how to win in this info environment or they're going to keep losing.
May 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Something for governments around the world to consider.
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Impossible to improve on this piece on what the UK should, and shouldn't do, on international students by @timleunig.bsky.social:
International university students
Let’s not shoot ourselves in the foot again.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Impossible to improve on this piece on what the UK should, and shouldn't do, on international students by @timleunig.bsky.social:
@tomh-analyst.bsky.social didn’t you suggest something along these lines?
Labour should phase out gas plants on our terms — rather than that of the billionaires.
It's obvious why this should be done: it will ensure value for money for taxpayers, energy security and a decarbonised future.
📄 Our latest briefing: www.common-wealth.org/publications...
It's obvious why this should be done: it will ensure value for money for taxpayers, energy security and a decarbonised future.
📄 Our latest briefing: www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Nationalise Gas to Lower Bills: How a Public Strategic Reserve Can Lower Costs and Enhance Energy Security | Briefing | Common Wealth
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April 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
@tomh-analyst.bsky.social didn’t you suggest something along these lines?
“I’m not going to take a decision that is going to raise prices in some parts of the country. That is not what I’m going to do.”
Sounds like the opposite of zonal pricing!
Sounds like the opposite of zonal pricing!
Government will make ‘calm and considered’ decision on zonal pricing, Miliband says #energysky
Government will make ‘calm and considered’ decision on zonal pricing, Miliband says
The UK government will make a "calm and considered decision" on whether to shake up the energy market and move towards zonal pricing, Ed Miliband has said.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“I’m not going to take a decision that is going to raise prices in some parts of the country. That is not what I’m going to do.”
Sounds like the opposite of zonal pricing!
Sounds like the opposite of zonal pricing!
“We are in the better lives business” Ed Miliband last year on this day at IE Week setting out his priorities. Clean power was a “whole of government effort, with the authority of the PM.”
February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“We are in the better lives business” Ed Miliband last year on this day at IE Week setting out his priorities. Clean power was a “whole of government effort, with the authority of the PM.”
Hinkley Point C and its fish problem is back in the news today. There's a question about trade-offs behind the debate that will run and run.
We published a piece on Hinkley's fish - and saltmarshes - in October.
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We published a piece on Hinkley's fish - and saltmarshes - in October.
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Acoustic fish deterrent woes strike EDF at HinkleyE-FWDE-FWD
An acoustic fish deterrent debate looks set to land EDF in hot water at Hinkley Point C as it argues for a change of plans.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hinkley Point C and its fish problem is back in the news today. There's a question about trade-offs behind the debate that will run and run.
We published a piece on Hinkley's fish - and saltmarshes - in October.
efwd.energyvoice.com/insights/pol...
We published a piece on Hinkley's fish - and saltmarshes - in October.
efwd.energyvoice.com/insights/pol...
PM Trudeau steps down, following months of criticism. He says he “can’t be best option” for the next election.
Inflation has been a big topic among my Canadian family over the holidays.
Inflation has been a big topic among my Canadian family over the holidays.
January 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
PM Trudeau steps down, following months of criticism. He says he “can’t be best option” for the next election.
Inflation has been a big topic among my Canadian family over the holidays.
Inflation has been a big topic among my Canadian family over the holidays.
Can the UK achieve its clean energy goals without Chinese OEMs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATFP...
Security risks meet net zero reality in China’s Scottish wind play
YouTube video by E-FWD
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December 20, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Can the UK achieve its clean energy goals without Chinese OEMs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATFP...
Ex-BP execs love going to Abu Dhabi!
Bernard Looney has got the nod to join Adnoc’s new XRG board.
Bernard Looney has got the nod to join Adnoc’s new XRG board.
December 12, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Ex-BP execs love going to Abu Dhabi!
Bernard Looney has got the nod to join Adnoc’s new XRG board.
Bernard Looney has got the nod to join Adnoc’s new XRG board.
I love this: Coming for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakar’s Biennale Draws Young Crowd
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Coming for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakar’s Biennale Draws Young Crowd (Gift Article)
Encouraged by Senegal’s new president, teenagers and young adults, with social media tools in hand, have thronged an art exhibition that is usually the exclusive realm of the wealthy and elite.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:58 PM
I love this: Coming for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakar’s Biennale Draws Young Crowd
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NEW 🚨 Britain's electoral laws are broken - but successive governments have done nothing
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...
Musk’s $100m to Farage will break our democracy
Keir Starmer needs to fix Britain’s broken electoral laws now - if he doesn’t, we will all suffer the consequences
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December 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
NEW 🚨 Britain's electoral laws are broken - but successive governments have done nothing
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...