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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood More than 40 Conservative MPs and peers have urged Rishi Sunak to drop a vote, due on Monday, to approve “anti-consumer” and “anti-motorist” net zero quotas for the sale of electric cars. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the parliamentarians, led by Craig Mackinlay, the chairman of the Net […]
Tories urge Sunak to scrap ‘anti-motorist’ net zero vote
04 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
King Charles is no friend of general humanity. Speaking at COP28, he said: “The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth.”
King Charles Delivers Highly-Politicised Speech to Support Collectivist Net Zero Project
03 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: atomic energy
In a notable pivot at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, over 20 nations, led by the United States, have advocated for a substantial increase in nuclear energy.
The Nuclear Option: A Pragmatic Shift at COP28
03 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics
…the admitted objective is to obtain discovery for help with, and otherwise help move along, a national campaign of lawfare designed to coerce defendants “to the table” in support of unpopular national ‘climate’ (i.e., energy-constraint) policy.
Amicus Brief Details Climate Litigation Campaign’s Political Origins
02 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: China
The Biden administration has pledged millions of dollars to a de facto international “climate reparations” fund at the United Nations (UN) climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Biden Admin Pledges Millions To International ‘Climate Reparations’ Fund
02 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
By Paul Homewood h/t Phil Bratby/Ian Magness Britain’s gas network has already hit full capacity as renewable energy fails to generate the power needed to heat the UK’s homes. Freezing temperatures mean energy demands have soared in recent days, but low winds mean output at wind farms has plunged, according to data from […]
Gas network already at maximum capacity as cold snap hits
02 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Wind and solar are hopelessly unreliable and intermittent, and wild promises of grid-scale storage of wind and solar are a cruel hoax. Dilute and diffuse, no modern economy has powered itself using sunshine and breezes, no country worth its salt, ever will. The wind and sun cult tries to ignore the fact that the story […]
Retrograde Renewables: Wind & Solar Transition Means Return to Pre-Industrial Age
01 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: India
“India cannot survive without coal as it has no other options.” The post COP28: India doubles down on right to increase coal power and CO2 emissions first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
COP28: India doubles down on right to increase coal power and CO2 emissions
01 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
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By Paul Homewood This caught my eye: Germany’s residential grid operators will be empowered to restrict the flow of power to heat pumps and electric vehicle (EV) chargers from 2024 in order to preserve the stability of the grid, which is suffering from chronic underinvestment. Across Europe, investments into grids are lagging […]
EV chargers, heat pumps may be curtailed in Germany as of 2024
01 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: Canada
Alberta has invoked the Sovereignty Act to set limits on the exercise of federal power. But the federal government claims there is no legal basis for their actions.
Canadian Green Electricity Push Blocked by Alberta
30 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
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Ponzi schemes last only as long as their creators can draw in fresh suckers. The wind and solar industries are fast running out of suckers. America’s Enron set the standards early, parading manufactured financial statements that never reflected the fact that Enron was a worthless house of cards. Gullible investors kept piling in, which helped […]
Enron All Over Again: Wind & Solar Industries Become Total Financial Train Wrecks
28 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, Marxist economics
Green British academic pushing a non GDP measure of social progress which gives a high score to Cuba.
Claim: The Cuban Economy is a Model for Successful Green Degrowth
28 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters
Why climate-finance ‘flows’ are falling short of $100bn pledge is an informative article from CarbonBrief. Excerpts below in italics followed by a comment from Bjorn Lomborg. One of the biggest and most contentious issues in climate politics is the provision of money to help poorer countries cut emissions and protect themselves from climate impacts. In […]
Follow the Climate Money Updated
27 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
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Net Zero electricity taxes and levies are set to cost British consumers almost £100 billion over the next six years, according to the latest official figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The post Net Zero Electricity Fantasies to Cost British Consumers £100 Billion Over Next Six Years first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
Net Zero Electricity Fantasies to Cost British Consumers £100 Billion Over Next Six Years
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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