Weirdness
Sep 10, 2015
Bishop Hill in Energy: gas, Greens

Bryony was glad she had someone to protect her from Bob's furyBack in July Secretary of State Amber Rudd told the Energy and climate change commitee that shale gas was effectively a low-carbon source of energy, a remark that had a harsh response from the usual suspects, including Simon Bullock of Friends of the Earth and BH favourite Bob Ward.

 

#ECC @AmberRuddhr shale gas "is low carbon source" - this is nonsense! Most of world's gas is unburnable for climate goals.

— Simon Bullock (@simonbullock) July 21, 2015

 

Bob Ward described Rudd's remarks as "bizarre".

 

Bizarre. Energy SoS @AmberRuddhr tells @CommonsECC that shale gas is a low-carbon source of energy. Only compared with coal!

— Bob Ward (@ret_ward) July 21, 2015

 

Today, of course, Bryony Worthington has said almost exactly the same thing.

 

What do people think about @bryworthington calling shale gas "low carbon"? For today's @guardianeco Eco Audit.

— Karl Mathiesen (@KarlMathiesen) September 10, 2015

 

We await comment from the Grantham Institute.

Update on Sep 11, 2015 by Registered CommenterBishop Hill

In the Graun, Bob Ward says that Worthington's stance is “perfectly sensible”.

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