Is Net Zero increasingly coming down to earth? Little by little, the driving force behind Government policies seems to be throttling back. The post Aviation Biofuel Net Zero Climbdown appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Aviation Biofuel Net Zero Climbdown
Aviation Biofuel Net Zero Climbdown
08 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics
The blockade is working
18 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, energy economics, international economics, resource economics, war and peace Tags: Iran, Middle-East politics
Erick Erickson writes: Crude exports from the Persian Gulf are back at pre-war levels. J.P. Morgan puts the 10-day average at 17.5 million barrels a day, which is 98 percent of where it stood before the war. Goldman Sachs estimates the region exported 19 million barrels a day over the past week. Brent has come…
The blockade is working
Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review
15 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: nuisance suits
Whatever one thinks of the climate issue, its questions need to be answered according to the disciplined rationale of both the U.S. Constitution and scientific inquiry. The post Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review
Trump’s Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
15 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, energy economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Russia, sanctions, Ukraine
If laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.
Trump’s Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
War Provides Arbitrage Opportunities
12 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, energy economics, industrial organisation, international economics
Arbitrageurs profit by buying where prices are low and selling where prices are high. But what happens when transporting the product is dangerous? According to The Wall Street Journal, oil producers in the Persian Gulf are paying $30–$40 million for tankers to make dangerous trips through the Strait of Hormuz. The tankers carry oil out…
War Provides Arbitrage Opportunities
Britain risks running out of gas this winter
11 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood The Telegraph is warning that Britain risks running out of gas this winter. Full story here. The warning follows the publication of the Winter Supply Outlook by ENTSOG, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas: https://www.entsog.eu/media/38034
Britain risks running out of gas this winter
India Rejects UN Climate Politics in Favor of Industrialization
07 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles, International law, resource economics Tags: India
By Vijay Jayaraj India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, used the U.N. General Assembly gathering to say something that climate scaremongers like Al Gore and John Kerry have spent… The post India Rejects UN Climate Politics in Favor of Industrialization appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
India Rejects UN Climate Politics in Favor of Industrialization
Aberdeen hydrogen bus fleet sold for just 6% of original public investment
19 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: British politics
Last year, I reported how all of these buses had been mothballed because of a lack of hydrogen supply in Aberdeen. Presumably the eco-nutters thought it came out of thin air! The post Aberdeen hydrogen bus fleet sold for just 6% of original public investment appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Aberdeen hydrogen bus fleet sold for just 6% of original public investment
Taking Us for Fools
18 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of information, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
How a turnkey method attributes any trend to climate change
Taking Us for Fools
Climate Doomsters Undone by Geology
18 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
At American Greatness, Leslie Matthews reviews a new book by geologist Gregory Wrightstone: A Very Convenient Warming. Excerpts with my bolds and added images. Climate doomerism rests on far shakier ground than its confidence would suggest. Few books arrive with a thesis as deliberately provocative as its title. Gregory Wrightstone’s A Very Convenient Warming: How…
Climate Doomsters Undone by Geology
BREAKING: EPA eliminates rule that limits ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions from power plants
16 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA
They’re not only repealing the Endangerment Finding, but also trying to make it so future presidents can’t reinstate it. The post BREAKING: EPA eliminates rule that limits ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions from power plants appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
BREAKING: EPA eliminates rule that limits ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions from power plants
When driving is (almost) free
14 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, transport economics Tags: solar power
While I am pet-sitting for my sister in California, she is letting me use her beach-community house and electric car. It has been nice driving past gas stations with prices so high. She also has residential solar panels to charge her car (and run her other devices). The panels generate enough power that she is almost…
When driving is (almost) free
Interview with Christiane Baumeister: Oil Price Shocks
14 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
Tim Sablik acts as interlocutor in “Interview with Christiane Baumeister,” subtitled “On measuring the effects of oil shocks, changes in global energy markets, and forecasting tail risks” (Econ Focus: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Third Quarter 2026). Here are some of the comments that caught my eye: On her career choice: My father was a…
Interview with Christiane Baumeister: Oil Price Shocks
Surging demand
13 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in energy economics, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation
America is still poised for a data center boom
07 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of information, energy economics, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation
Eric Levitz, via Matt Yglesias. The post America is still poised for a data center boom appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
America is still poised for a data center boom
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