Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, Public Choice, transport economics, urban economics Tags: Germany
Just 12 car trips person per year would be allowed! The Berlin Constitutional Court has declared the “Berlin car-free” referendum admissible, paving the way for a possible drastic reduction in car traffic. Hat-tip: Blackout News Cars may soon be banned in Berlin. Image generated by Grok 3 AI The court found that the aim of…
Berlin Moves To Ban Autos From Inside The City. Widespread Chaos Looms
30 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, fiscal policy, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
The Senate dealt a series of blows to solar and wind energy in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — taking a page out of House Republicans’ playbook to crack down on green energy tax credits enacted under former President Joe Biden.
‘Outright Massacre’: Senate GOP Takes Sledgehammer To Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies
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in defence economics, energy economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
28 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power
Residential solar follows a similar pattern: it seems affordable for homeowners, but raises system costs through rate structures that over-incentivize adoption. Generous subsidies, like retail-rate net metering, drive excessive solar growth, risking grid stability and shifting costs to non-solar customers that are often less affluent.
Why “cheaper” solar raises costs. Part II: The hidden costs of residential solar
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: atomic energy
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in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, transport economics
“The Supreme Court put to rest any question about whether fuel manufacturers have a right to challenge unlawful electric vehicle mandates,” American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson said in a statement.
Supreme Court Delivers Blow To California Climate Zealots
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in defence economics, energy economics, environmental economics Tags: atomic energy
20 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
Those that aspire to net-zero are condemning Africa to extreme poverty. Those that promote African access to fossil fuels, want Africans to have the chance to rise up.
G-7: Africans Deserve Real Electricity
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in applied price theory, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation Tags: solar power, wind power
by Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) Part 3 of this series examines power markets, promoted by policymakers (FERC) and industry advocates to lower costs through competitive bidding and merit-order dispatch. While markets can optimize resource allocation in many sectors, they struggle to deliver affordability and reliability in electricity systems dominated by intermittent renewables. This post first […]
Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part III: The problem with power markets
12 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: Germany, solar power, wind power
By Frank Bosse at Klimanachrichten (Translated, edited by P. Gosselin) “Too much electricity is also a danger.” With that headline, Germany’s “n-tv” surprised its readers on Pentecost Sunday. Attentive readers of “Klimanachrichten” already knew this beforehand: The past holiday weekend was a stress test for our electricity grid: The sun is very high, provides a…
Germany’s Renewable Energy Overcapacity Is Pushing The Power Grid To The Limit
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming
What it does mean is that whatever one believes about the science of the climate, the fact is that mandates and subsidies can’t change the physics of energy systems. Systems that can deliver reliable power at the scales necessary for robust growth remain anchored in precisely the fuels the transitionists want to abandon.
A New IEA Report and the Iberian Blackout End Dreams of an ‘Energy Transition’
04 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, resource economics Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism, nuisance suits
Announced this week was this from Inside Climate News: Trump Executive Orders Violate Young People’s Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Twenty-two young people from across the country sued the Trump administration over the executive orders, which prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels. The complaint, filed Thursday […]
Again, There is No Right to a Stable Climate
03 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: carbon tax, India
India won’t bow to carbon taxes and it won’t join an unscientific climate war that sacrifices its future. The U.K. and EU would do well to listen, lest they find themselves on the losing end of an Asian-dominated trade battle over manufactured goods.
India Rejects Carbon Tax, Backs Fossil Fuels and Trade in Defiance of Green Policies
31 May 2025 Leave a comment
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Guaranteed to get you thinking
Ten Provocative Graphs
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood Second hand EV prices are going through the floor, as nobody wants to buy them. The Telegraph has the story: Electric vehicles (EVs) are losing more than half their value in the first two years of ownership amid a wave of heavy discounting by carmakers. A typical EV now retains […]
Electric cars halve in value after just two years
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