In a shattering blow to Net Zero crusaders, the most powerful man on the planet now appears to think climate change is a hoax. The UK is already experiencing what the Germans call “dunkelflaute” – a series of murky days without wind or sunshine. Such conditions are always bad news for Miliband’s renewable energy push, as his beloved turbines and solar panels struggle to generate kilowatts. These dismal conditions will pass. What will not go away is the growing political threat to this Government’s entire environmental agenda.