“Throw your energy into making our renewables sector capable of meeting all our energy needs. It is possible. Solar and wind have already proved their worth, unfortunately the current government isn’t keen on subsidising the renewables industry.”

I don’t understand why John fails to understand his final sentence. Let’s turn the sentence around: “For government and private investers to continue paying money to energy adventurers, they have to start making making money and to stop asking for money.”