Ted Christie-Miller @tedcmiller

Repealing the Climate Change Act is bad politics, bad economics and deeply un-Conservative. My piece for @ConHome today 👇

ConservativeHome @ConHome

9 months ago

From @tedcmiller: Repealing the Climate Change Act would be deeply un-Conservative conservativehome.com/2025/10/29/ted…

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Globally, we're moving back towards an aristocracy of wealth, more akin to the 19th century than the 20th. Anyone who cares about social justice, about moving away from higher and higher levels of taxation on work, should be very concerned. Time to do something about it.

LBC @LBC

11 months ago

‘You don’t have a right to inherit money from mummy and daddy that you did nothing to earn.' @lewis_goodall suggests hiking inheritance tax to 100% in order to reduce income tax and 'incentivise work.'

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What could carbon dioxide removal (or GGR) bring to the UK? James Townsend, Francesca Battersby and @tedcmiller lay out the answers in this new report. 👉 carbongap.org/ggr-in-the-uk/ "Between hype, controversy and uncertainty, there is a need for a clear and practical plan to make removals a reality." urges Steve Smith from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - @UniofOxford. Check out Bloomberg @opinion's @lararhiannonw coverage on the topic. 👉 bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

"Britain is falling behind in the carbon removals race - that has to change" 🔗 businessgreen.com/opinion/451540… @BusinessGreen covers our freshly-published report on UK economic opportunities through GGR (or CDR) Read the report: carbongap.org/ggr-in-the-uk/ 👥 Piece authored by @tedcmiller and James Townsend.

"Greenhouse gas removals could play a vital role in delivering net zero and creating high-quality jobs across the UK." says @ProspectUnion's @FernsSue. We explain how in our new report 👉 carbongap.org/wp-content/upl… "The UK has made a strong start, putting GGR on the policy map. But the real question now is whether it will capitalise on that head start or let others overtake it." raises @stripe and @carbon_180's Noah Deich (@TheCarbonSink), weighing in on the topic. 📖 In this new report, James Townsend, Francesca Battersby, and @tedcmiller outline a clear, evidence-based path for the UK to lead, not just in climate ambition, but in creating new industries, jobs, and long-term economic growth.

📈 Increased UK government commitment to Greenhouse Gas Removal (or Carbon Dioxide Removal) could unlock 60,000 highly skilled jobs by 2050 and contribute significantly to the government's mission to kick-start economic growth. How? 1. Drive corporate demand, use public procurement and the UK ETS to create a long-term market, 2. Lay the foundations by funding innovation, defining 'what counts', and supporting a diverse range of technologies (including those such as biochar and enhanced weathering), 3. Mainstream GGR in UK climate policy by placing it at the heart of the CCUS clusters programme. Read our full analysis, co-authored by James Townsend, Francesca Battersby and @tedcmiller (Co-Founder at Residual and previously CDR Director at @BeZeroCarbon and Policy Fellow at @ukonward). 👉 carbongap.org/wp-content/upl…

I wrote for @ConHome discussing how weird I find it that tackling climate change is chucked in the woke belief box set alongside trans-rights and defunding the police.

ConservativeHome @ConHome

a year ago

This morning @ConHome, @tedcmiller argued that @Conservatives shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking Net Zero is ‘woke’. Why? A thread. bit.ly/4gRhCZh

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🚨 NEW: Where's the UK's worst night out? London was once a world-class nightlife destination, but the data shows it's now the worst night out in Britain @EdHalford1 and I decided to find the best places to party Here's what we found 👇🧵 1/ thetimes.com/article/dd3b3f…

Back in May, @Climeworks quietly put out some startling news. It's Orca facility, the world's largest direct air capture + storage plant, was not delivering on its 4,000 tonne/year capacity. In 2023 it delivered just 921 tonnes. climeworks.com/news/the-reali… Some thoughts...

Google is no longer claiming to be carbon neutral. It has all sorts of implications for how companies go about making climate claims, buying carbon credits, and, generally, contributing to the climate fight. 🧵

I have some news…

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero @energygovuk

2 years ago

📣 Climate and energy expert @StarkClimate has been appointed head of our new clean power Mission Control Tasked with turbocharging the shift from volatile fossil fuel markets to home-grown clean power by 2030 More: gov.uk/government/new…

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My Election Day Monologue on @TimesRadio. In praise of British democracy. It’s election day in the United Kingdom, a seminal event we too often take for granted. We also do it in a very British way.  There will be no armed guards at the polling stations. No intimidating mobs. Just paper and pencil, trusted tellers and friendly canvassers.  If the British people decide it’s time to change governments, that will happen quickly and without fuss. The military will not be mobilised. Barbed wire will not be arranged around public buildings. Defeated candidates will not be fleeing the country. Riot police will not be assembling on side streets.  But a removal van — something we’ve all had to use at some stage in our lives — will turn up sometime Friday morning to help the incumbent move out. Another will bring the belongings of the new prime minister and family.  A few words from the winner outside 10 Downing Street, a round of applause as he goes through the famous door — and the business of government continues as before. Even with a new broom there will be a sense of continuity. And calm.  Nobody will contest the overall integrity of the result, whatever minor challenges there are at the margins. The loser will concede defeat and wish the winner well. The winner will try to be magnanimous.  Nobody will be exiled. There will be no talk of being cheated, of a rigged election, or lawyers getting rich on endless court challenges. No mob will descend on the Palace of Westminster determined to overthrow the result. The pigeons will continue to peck away, undisturbed, on Parliament Square.  However people voted the result will be accepted. Folks will just get on with their lives and wait to see what the next government has in store for them.  Such a peaceful, uneventful, very British passage of power is to be treasured. It is perhaps THE distinguishing hallmark of democracy that power is passed in this way, without upheaval or protest, at the behest of the people.  Democracy requires a winner to be gracious and a loser to accept that they’ve lost, without quibble. That is the British way. It is not now true of that great democracy across the Atlantic.  It is also the case, if today heralds a change, that a centre right government will give way to a centre left one. Whatever the result the numbers in Parliament who might be deemed hard right or hard left will be de minimis. Pretty much irrelevant.  There is something quite British about that too. It will not be the case when that great democracy across the Channel votes on Sunday, where the extremes on both sides of the political divide are likely to make up almost two thirds of the National Assembly.  We broadcasters don’t do British party politics on election day. That can wait until you’ve voted and we know the result sometime after 10 o clock tonight.  So we will spend the next hour looking at elections in France and America, two countries with their own strong democratic traditions.  Also two countries, as we shall see, with democratic challenges we don’t face, whatever else may confront us.  They are our allies — fellow democrats in a world threatened by autocrats — and we must wish them well in overcoming their problems, as we tackle ours. While taking some comfort and pride from the fact that there is something quite special about our own British democracy.  So let us savour this important day.

Very interesting proposal. This was a core focus of our @ukonward report last year. My bet is that climate change will become the key driver of immigration by mid century.

Akshat Rathi @AkshatRathi

2 years ago

Wow. A blended finance proposal from right-wing leader of Italy Giorgia Meloni for clean energy development in Africa that's aimed at reducing the number of migrants coming to Europe. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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@AkshatRathi @alex_luke_ sounds familiar..

‘Local’ MPs can’t give leadership we need. A parliament dominated by former councillors would be ill-equipped to respond to the great global challenges ahead. Read my latest @thetimes column here: bit.ly/3wSuEVJ

🔵 BURY ST EDMUNDS & STOWMARKET: Will Tanner wins selection on first round "by a landslide".

If you wondered where Rishi Sunak got the idea for compulsory national service, it was proposed last August by the right think tank Onward. Sunak’s deputy chief of staff Will Tanner was a founder and initial director of Onward ukonward.com/reports/great-…

Interesting report from @ToneLangengen for @InstituteGC. Definitely agree that we need to reform institutional frameworks to be more fit for the transition & U.K. needs to double down on strategic advantage on tech innovation.

Tone Langengen @ToneLangengen

2 years ago

The UK must reimagine our approach to net zero - away from a focus on setting targets, towards accelerating delivery and driving clean technology innovation. That’s better policy - and politics. New TBI reports out today. A summary🧵 institute.global/insights/clima…

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2020: Microsoft sets goal to be carbon negative by end of the decade. 2023: Microsoft's emissions are 30% higher than in 2020. Main cause? The relentless push to meet AI demand, which requires carbon-intensive steel, cement, chips. Story with @dinabass: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a wildly successful initiative - a part of the New Deal - to employ young Americans to build their national parks. Great to see the @POTUS's team announcing its successor with the American Climate Corps 👇 acc.gov/about/