Safeguarding our energy independence

Sue Nethercott
5 min readNov 21, 2023

On 7th November Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his plans to build a globally connected and innovative economy. Top of the list: ‘Safeguarding our energy independence’.

Photo of Rishi Sunak and photo of North Sea gas flare
Pics: Rishi Sunak Official portrait, 2020, North Sea gas flare — Varodrig, Wikipedia

Safeguarding our energy independence is a worthy aim, though agreements to buy energy from other countries during periods of exceptional demand might be cheaper than keeping enough backup of our own.

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Sue Nethercott

Open University BA, UMIST MSc, OU BSc Environmental Studies. Interests: environment, COVID19. Double #ostomate. Thom Hartmann’s newsletter editor. Views my own.