Today saw The Spectator’s Energy Summit in full swing, with a variety of panels, debates and discussions about issues from wind power to energy storage and even a review of the Paris Agreement. Naturally Coffee House Shots enjoyed an energy focus too, with shadow energy secretary and Conservative MP Claire Coutinho in conversation with political editor Tim Shipman. And she was pulling no punches…

On the subject of net zero, Coutinho fumed: ‘I think net zero is now perverse.’ She explained:

What’s happening is that the UK is reducing its domestic emissions by importing more from abroad. So actually, overall, what you’re doing is importing from countries which are much more polluting systems. And then you’re........

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