Later that decade, in 1988, an internal report by Shell projected similar effects but also found that CO 2 could double even earlier, by 2030. Privately, these companies did not dispute the links between their products, global warming, and ecological calamity. On the contrary, their research confirmed the connections. Benjamin Franta, a former research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is a doctoral candidate at Stanford University, where his research focuses on the history of climate science and politics. National Grid ESO introduced the discounting service as a means of reducing the need for enforced power cuts if energy demand outstripped supply, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Included is an incriminating letter dated 9 April 1998 received from Moody-Stuart, in his then capacity as Chairman of Shell Transport. In his letter he issued a direct threat against my son and me; not something you would expect from a man in such an elevated position. Shell’s assessment foresaw a one-meter sea-level rise, and noted that warming could also fuel disintegration of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, resulting in a worldwide rise in sea level of “five to six meters.” That would be enough to inundate entire low-lying countries.

The Powerwall also stores solar energy which can be used during power cuts or when the sun isn’t shining, and offers ‘intuitive’ vehicle charging. This includes detecting when energy is needed indoors or when there’s a power cut and slowing, or stopping the charging of a car accordingly.Although the details of global warming were foreign to most people in the 1980s, among the few who had a better idea than most were the companies contributing the most to it. Despite scientific uncertainties, the bottom line was this: oil firms recognized that their products added CO 2 to the atmosphere, understood that this would lead to warming, and calculated the likely consequences. And then they chose to accept those risks on our behalf, at our expense, and without our knowledge.

Tesla Electric’s expansion comes as the UK aims to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon emission status by 2050.

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have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or below (EPCs have bands from A to G, with A being the most efficient). However, the company’s recent investments in low-carbon energy have remained tiny compared with its fossil fuel investments. Its plan to become net carbon zero covers only about 65% of the emissions from the oil and gas it produces, according to Follow This, a group of more than 5,800 green shareholders in oil and gas companies. It says Ofgem should also require that all customers, particularly those in fuel poverty, receive continuity of support from their supplier. This includes guidance with identifying where they qualify for financial support

According to National Grid ESO, which ran the service between November 2022 and March 2023, around 1.6 million households and businesses participated, reducing electricity consumption by 3,300 megawatt hours over 22 peak periods. It was not just the scale of the physical casualties that overwhelmed the British Army in the summer of 1916 on the Somme, terrible though these were – 38,000 wounded to be processed through medical facilities on the first day alone. A tsunami of men with shattered minds from a variety of war neuroses also threatened to overwhelm the system.What today is called ‘military psychiatry’ goes hand in hand with more general developments in clinical psychiatry. War provides a great learning opportunity for medical practitioners, as with so many other fields. Listen and read proof in audio and transcript form of Shell CEO Ben van Beurden’s cover-up tactics in the OPL 245 Nigerian corruption scandal. The instruction given by him in the covertly recorded call to CFO Simon Henry was at odds with Shell’s claimed core business principles. Cover-up and obstruction, instead of transparency and integrity, says Shell critic John Donovan Octopus said “there will be a smooth transition and no disruption to customer energy supply”. It added that “customer credit balances are protected and will automatically get transferred to their new account.” Compensation for households and businesses that lose power as a result of severe weather events has been almost tripled, writes Candiece Cyrus. Analyst Cornwall Insight’s latest predictions suggest the Ofgem cap will be updated as follows, for a typical household per year:

On the one hand this means customers only pay for what they use, but higher unit costs might disadvantage customers who cannot reduce their energy consumption, such as those with disabilities, the elderly and those dependent on medical equipment. The Shell Chairman responsible for Shell’s descent into cover-up, scandal and shame on an epic scale – Sir Mark Moody-Stuart

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Energy UK, which represents suppliers, has also published the Winter 2023 Voluntary Debt Commitment, developed with Citizens Advice and Ofgem. It sets out the steps 14 participating suppliers will take to provide support such as: However, bathroom liners are easier to install. Instead of performing demanding tasks, all that is required is attaching the material on a worn-out tub. 5. Easy to Maintain