America’s Energy Boom Exposes The Folly Of Britain’s Net Zero Disaster
Diverging energy policies are fueling U.S. growth while leaving Britain stuck with soaring prices and sluggish output.
by Douglas Carswell October 03, 2025, 12:51 PM
In 2008, GDP per capita in the US and UK was roughly equivalent, and Britain could credibly claim to be a wealthy nation. How much difference two decades make. [emphasis, links added]
Now, output per head in the United States is about 60 per cent higher than it is in the UK, and there is little sign that the gap will narrow any time soon. If anything, faster annual growth in the US is likely to compound the difference over time.
And a key factor in the divergence of the two countries is energy – the oxygen of any economy.
Since 2005, US primary energy production has increased by around 50 per cent, energy consumption has remained relatively stable, and although energy prices have risen, they have not done so by anything like the same extent as in the UK.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/us-energy-boom-britain-net-zero-disaster/