Weekly column by EUA's Chief Executive
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10
Nov
“Go most safely by the middle way.”
10th Nov 2025
The quote from Ovid stresses the benefits of balance, moderation and avoiding extremes – in our world, the continued use of natural...
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3
Nov
3rd Nov 2025
As COP30 arrives, Bill Gates the founder of Microsoft, has just published a memo for world leaders.
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27
Oct
27th Oct 2025
I remember the first time I encountered this phrase, half-jesting this jibe was directed at me for daring to challenge an engineer on the...
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20
Oct
Angry, yes, I am — and so should you be
20th Oct 2025
Last week the National Audit Office published a report into energy efficiency installations under the ECO 4 scheme.
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13
Oct
13th Oct 2025
A short while ago, in a land far, far away the ruling ministers pondered their next course of action
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6
Oct
When the history books are written, how did we get here?
6th Oct 2025
Last week the Conservative Party Leader announced her party was now opposed to the 2050 net zero target introduced by her party seven yea...
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29
Sep
China, climate friend, or enemy?
29th Sep 2025
The UN General Assembly or UNGA to its friends met last week and climate lobbyists waited patiently to hear from China. What commitments...
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22
Sep
“Tech prosperity deal” to boost UK productivity by relying on gas
22nd Sep 2025
The visit by President Trump heralded major announcements in tech investment, labelled the “Tech Prosperity Deal,” a £3...
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15
Sep
15th Sep 2025
Last week, there was a notable intervention from the UK’s largest energy supplier
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8
Sep
Property in the news last week
8th Sep 2025
Last week we saw plenty written about property, especially stamp duty (or the lack of it) but what many would have missed was another pro...
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1
Sep
1st Sep 2025
I once asked the Chief Secretary to the Treasury a question, which I knew was going to be difficult to answer, and their reply confirmed it.
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18
Aug
We desperately need a body to tell the truth
18th Aug 2025
I have just read some “research” from a leading energy retailer, the one that sounds like it is a soap powder, making claims...
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11
Aug
“We are in listening mode” – is it a get out of jail card for politicians?
11th Aug 2025
It seems like a lifetime ago when an academic addressed a group of young, aspiring politicians about the pitfalls of elected office.
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4
Aug
Why I took on Octopus Energy – and won
4th Aug 2025
I do try to keep out of the spotlight, I really do, but frankly I felt someone had to stand up to Octopus and call them out.
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28
Jul
Constraining wind, we all lose
28th Jul 2025
It sounds a bit like lavatorial humour but no one will be laughing if we don’t address “constraint payments,” money pai...
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21
Jul
21st Jul 2025
Imagine the scene, tucked away just off Trafalgar Square, a group of environmental activists have just been told that heat pump sales are...
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14
Jul
Net zero yes, pay for it, no thanks
14th Jul 2025
In short, that’s where the UK adult population is, at least according to polling recently undertaken for EUA.
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7
Jul
7th Jul 2025
Last week, the former junior Energy Minister Lord Martin Callanan wrote an article calling for the UK to abandon any plans to use hydroge...
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30
Jun
Identifying the wrong enemy, by accident or design?
30th Jun 2025
Last week I listened to a presentation that suggested for an increase in the roll out of heat pumps in the UK we needed “clarity of...
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23
Jun
Time for government to step up to the plate
23rd Jun 2025
Last week I joined an online demonstration of Home Shield, a project jointly run by Cadent, Northern Gas Networks and Wales and West Util...
Mike Foster
EUA's Chief Executive
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