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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - British Industrial Energy Use Plummets, Signaling Looming Economic Crisis.

A new analysis highlights how soaring energy costs and policies prioritizing renewables are contributing to Britain's economic stagnation and deindustrialization.

A new analysis highlights how soaring energy costs and policies prioritizing so-called renewables are contributing to Britain’s economic stagnation and deindustrialization. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain is on a “path to impoverishment” as soaring energy costs and declining consumption threaten to drive deindustrialization and economic stagnation, according to a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Britain now has the highest industrial electricity prices in the developed world, while overall energy consumption has fallen 29.2 percent since its 2005 peak and industrial use has plunged 45.3 percent since 2004. DETAIL: The report found that Britain uses roughly half as much energy per person as the average…Open

NYTIMES (Jack Ewing, Theresa Rauffmann and Jim Tankersley) - Volkswagen Is Cutting Auto Production as Its Sales in China Plunge

The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.