Why is UK Energy SO expensive?

Critics of the 'green transition' argue it is imposing an unacceptable cost on ordinary working people. But is it really renewable technologies that are causing our bills to go up, or are there other forces involved? We scratch the surface and take a look. Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Reference Links: Carbon Brief article https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-expensive-gas-not-net-zero-is-keeping-uk-electricity-prices-so-high/ Visual Capitalist - Renewables in the US https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-renewable-energy-capacity-in-the-u-s-2014-2024/?utm PV Magazine - US adds 30GW of PV Capacity https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/28/us-added-34-gw-of-pv-capacity-in-2024/ PV Magazine - Anti-solar bill dies in Texas https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/05/28/anti-solar-bills-die-in-texas-house/ PV Tech - China PV additions in 2025 https://www.pv-tech.org/china-adds-record-105gw-solar-pv-in-first-four-months-of-2025/ EIA data on US renewables https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64586 EIA calls Peak Shale https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/EIA-Calls-Peak-Shale-as-Drilling-Activity-Declines.html Earth.org article on carbon footprint of LNG https://earth.org/lng-33-worse-for-climate-than-coal-over-20-year-period-groundbreaking-research-reveals/ Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys Sarah Karvner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ