UK residents now face some of the world’s highest electricity costs. How did Britain, once an energy giant, reach a point where people shower at gyms to avoid costly home water heating? Both Labour and Conservative leaders have pushed to phase out affordable hydrocarbons in favor of a Net Zero agenda. How is this Net Zero goal harming Britain’s economy? What lessons does the UK’s experience hold for other nations aiming to eliminate hydrocarbons?

Author, speaker, and film producer Robert Bryce answers these questions during an interview with the American Enterprise Institute. He has covered energy, power, politics, and innovation for over 30 years. He has written six books, including A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations (2020). Bryce produced the documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains the World and co-produced the docuseries Juice: Power, Politics & The Grid. He regularly publishes on his Substack.