Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, television Tags: climate alarmism, media bias
By Paul Homewood The BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee will investigate the BBC’s reporting of climate change, following the latest scandal of their fraudulent doctoring of Trump’s speech: From the Telegraph: A catalogue of corrections: The BBC’s climate change reporting Corporation will conduct ‘thematic review’ of coverage after internal dossier reveals claims […]
BBC to review bias in climate change coverage
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: climate alarmism
Alex Epstein reports regarding Bill Gates latest statement downplaying climate doomsterism, and reminds us that he hasn’t changed his mind so much as he is now able to speak freely. For example, watch this short video of Bill Gates in 2019. Alex Epstein posted his conversation with Fox News Will Cain: Why Bill Gates is […]
Bill Gates Returns to Energy Pragmatism
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in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate activists
Radical environmentalists like Michael Mann are organizing, teaching, and shaping the next generation in ways that are anti-human, anti-freedom, and anti-Western. Thus far, they’ve done so unopposed. But conservatives can’t continue to cede this battlefield.
Surprised By Leftwing Radical Rhetoric? Look Closer at the Climate Movement
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming
For that, Ted Nordhaus deserves genuine respect. He may not yet be a full skeptic, but he has done something rare in the climate priesthood: he has confessed that the prophecies were false.
Ted Nordhaus’s Epiphany
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in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - New Zealand
Labour and Greens want us to run out of gas, having banned future exploration. They think the country can be powered by 100% renewables. One problem is that many New Zealanders have gas powered heating and cooking. So what would be the cost of doing away with gas? We now have an answer with this […]
The cost of turning off gas
14 Oct 2025 1 Comment
in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, fiscal policy, law and economics, macroeconomics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: France
Macron’s government consistently spent more as a share of total output than any other OECD member, with the public sector accounting for over 57% of GDP in 2024. The telling trend is France’s divergence from its neighbors. When Macron took office, France’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 11 percentage points above the Eurozone average; by 2024, that gap […]
French facts of the day
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in defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: climate alarmism
The World Bank and other Western institutions retreat from fossil fuel finance has created a significant geopolitical opportunity for China. China is willing to finance fossil fuel projects in Africa and the developing world and reap the strategic benefit of control of energy infrastructure in many countries.
World Bank Reduces Emissions, Not Poverty
11 Oct 2025 1 Comment
Twenty years ago, with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the US decided to encourage “biofuels” in a big way with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which started with RFS1 and later was amended to RFS2. Gabriel E. Lade and Aaron Smith provide an overview of what has happened since then in Biofuels: Past, Present,…
Some Economics of US Biofuels
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood Mike Graham interviewed Matt Vickers, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, yesterday. At about 3hr 12 minutes in, the topic of Net Zero is raised. Vickers is asked whether the ban on petrol cars will be lifted – answer came there none! It is astonishing that no thought seems […]
Tories Won’t Commit To Lift Petrol Car Ban
08 Oct 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: solar power, wind power
A new study suggests blackouts will only happen sometimes, if we build enough batteries and overcapacity, and a hydrogen export industry.
Claim: Renewable Australia will Have No Problem with Zero Generation Days
07 Oct 2025 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics Tags: climate alarmism
Poor and developing nations need to band together, finance their own energy infrastructure, development, health and prosperity – and tell the carbon colonialists to take a hike.
UN, EU, ICJ, Climate Cabal want to keep world’s poor impoverished
06 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, energy economics, industrial organisation, Public Choice, public economics Tags: electric cars, Internet, subsidies
REASON: Starting Today, Electric Vehicle Buyers No Longer Get a Federal Tax Credit. It’s bad news for upper-income motorists wanting a deal, but good news for taxpayers. In 2022, then-President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law…,[awarding] up to $7,500 for purchasing an electric vehicle. …Donald Trump [terminated the subsidy] on September…
Getting rid of subidies creates wealth
02 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
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By Paul Homewood It’s a bit half hearted, but better than nothing, I guess: From the Telegraph: Conservatives will end net-zero targets that are ‘bankrupting the country’ Kemi Badenoch will promise on Thursday to scrap Britain’s flagship climate change law if the Conservatives regain power. The Tory leader is vowing to repeal the “failed” […]
Badenoch vows to scrap ‘failed’ climate change law
30 Sep 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Overview from E Co. A summit at the crossroads When the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 for COP30, it won’t be just another climate conference. It will be the first major summit after the Paris Agreement’s initial Global Stocktake at COP28, and the moment where climate ambition must decisively shift from words […]
Advance Briefing for COP30 Belém 2025
24 Sep 2025 1 Comment
in economic history, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: climate alarmism
Brian C. Joondeph writes at American Thinker, CO2 Alarmism: Science or Superstition? Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. When Americans hear about carbon dioxide (CO2), it’s often shown as a harmful pollutant that threatens the planet. Politicians, activists, and media outlets warn that if we don’t reduce emissions right away, disaster will […]
Climate Alarmism: Not Science, But Superstition
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