Nick Butler has penned a short blog post arguing that public misconceptions and heavy lobbying have resulted in detrimental skewing of energy policy decisions. He calls for regulation of lobbying making all lobbying contracts public and having an independent fact checking organisation with fines for incorrect assertions.
What he doesn't mention is the need for policy makers to be educated in critical thinking. Yes, fact checking is essential but those investing public money have a duty to undertake that themselves, or at least initiate such checking. Hiding behind the veil of yet more regulation will help nobody.
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