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24 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism Tags: British politics, celebrity technologies, solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood h/t Doug Brodie Reality has finally caught up with the crooks: From the Telegraph: Labour’s green levies on energy bills are holding back Britain’s net zero push, government advisers have warned. Extra charges on energy bills to subsidise the growth of wind and solar plants championed by Ed […]
Cost of Renewables Holding Back Net Zero!
18 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, energy economics, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Iran
There is a sort of peace deal between Iran and the US. If it holds, the fuel crisis is over. I’ll do a separate post on the merits of the peace deal, but for now want to focus on the response in NZ. The Government’s response was cool, calm and measured. They did not panic.…
Thankfully the Govt did not panic
16 Jun 2026 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Any justification for Ed Miliband’s Net Zero climate policy, whether real or imaginary, has vanished with the official abandonment by the IPCC of the scariest concentration scenario RCP8.5. Even Tony Blair can now perceive that the pursuit of Net Zero is unwarranted and harmful to Britain. The post The Justification for Net Zero Has Vanished…
The Justification for Net Zero Has Vanished with the Demise of RCP8.5
14 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness From the Telegraph: Ed Miliband will ban the sale of underfloor heating systems deemed to be using too much power in his latest net zero drive. The Energy Secretary has also set his sights on electric towel rails, gas fires and storage heaters, with plans for […]
Miliband comes for underfloor heating in net zero drive
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in economic history, economics of climate change, economics of crime, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, International law, law and economics, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: climate activists, nuisance suits
The era of unchecked “activism” that masks itself as science while practicing inhumane sabotage is reaching its end. We are witnessing the slow, painful process of reality catching up to the Greenpeace propaganda. And frankly, it’s about time. The post The History of Greenpeace: The Evolution of Green Extremism appeared first on Watts Up With…
The History of Greenpeace: The Evolution of Green Extremism
13 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, econometerics, economic growth, economic history, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, fiscal policy, global warming, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism, regressive left
The world’s poor deserve better than another utopia designed for them by the globalist intelligentsia. They deserve cheap energy, open markets, secure property rights, and the freedom to industrialise on terms they choose for themselves. That is what worked in East Asia. It is what will work in South Asia, Africa and Latin America. And…
Piketty’s Eco-Marxist Utopia: Why Degrowth and Global Redistribution Will Trap the Poor in Poverty
07 Jun 2026 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth miracles Tags: British politics, China, climate activists
By Paul Homewood Well worth a watch, as Tony Blair destroys Mad Miliband’s obsession with Net Zero: https://x.com/NetZeroWatch/status/2059927624537743869
Blair Destroys Net Zero Policy
06 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in energy economics, entrepreneurship
Peter Zeihan is a global energy, demographic, and security expert breaking the news about a new tech revolution enhancing extraction of hydrocarbon fuels. For those preferring to read, below is a lightly edited transcript from the video with my bolds and added images. Hey all, Peter Zeihan here coming to you from Los Angeles on […]
Fourth Shale Revolution = Hydrocarbon Abundance
03 Jun 2026 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - Australia
Too bad all those Aussie oil refineries had to close. The post Net Zero Just Cut Aussie Wheat Production by 50% appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Net Zero Just Cut Aussie Wheat Production by 50%
02 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, macroeconomics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Argentina, Germany
I was astounded in 2020 when I read an article in the New York Times about the economic catastrophe in Venezuela and there was not a single mention of socialism. And I was even more astounded in 2024 when the NYT published another article about Venezuela’s economic misery and once again didn’t mention socialism. Today’s […]
Absurdity Alert: Writing About Germany’s Economic Decline Without Mentioning Green Energy Policies
30 May 2026 Leave a comment
in energy economics, politics - USA
It may seem like a distant memory now, but as of the mid-2000s, U.S. natural gas production had been flat for a decade, and the U.S. was importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), with plans to import much more. Then shale gas happened. Advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling caused U.S. natural gas production to…
How Much Has Shale Gas Saved U.S. Consumers?
28 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism, nuisance suits
Legislation or Litigation The Smith v Fonterra case was brought by climate change spokesperson for the Iwi Chairs Forum Michael Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) against several major emitters. Smith was attempting to use tort law to address the diffuse, cumulative harms of climate change to his property, culture, and iwi. When the matter came before the Court […]
The Courts and Climate Change
26 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Human welfare, not abstract emissions targets, must remain the lodestar. History shows that technological progress and energy abundance, not central planning, have lifted billions from poverty and improved environmental outcomes along the way. The post Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Net Zero Dream appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Net Zero Dream
20 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, televison
By Paul Homewood Attenborough’s “Climate Change- The Facts” was aired in 2019. How do his claims of climate doom look now, seven years on? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00049b1/climate-change-the-facts At the start of the broadcast, Attenborough states: “Right now we are facing our greatest threat in thousands of years – climate change” “What we’re doing right now is we’re […]
Attenborough’s “Facts” Seven Years On
18 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
For years, we have been fed a never-ending diet of apocalyptic climate scares – killer heatwaves, biblical floods, deadly droughts, devastating hurricanes, to name just a few. The post Ding Dong, RCP8.5 Is Dead! appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Ding Dong, RCP8.5 Is Dead!
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