…there might be some concern that another science-lite campaign could eventually lead to more grovelling public accountability, laughable scorn and diminished credibility.
New Report Reveals Massive Scale of Green Billionaire Funding of ‘Climate Emergency’ Reporting in Mainstream Media
New Report Reveals Massive Scale of Green Billionaire Funding of ‘Climate Emergency’ Reporting in Mainstream Media
13 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
How Jacinda Ardern left New Zealand on the brink of blackouts
13 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - New Zealand Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood Sir Keir Starmer is standing by a pledge to ban new drilling in the North Sea, despite New Zealand abandoning a similar policy amid blackout fears. Labour’s manifesto, due out on Thursday, will feature a pledge to block all new licensing for oil and gas as one of its key […]
How Jacinda Ardern left New Zealand on the brink of blackouts
Is Paris About to Leave the Paris Agreement?
12 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: France
President Macron has called a snap parliamentary election after devastating losses to right wing challenger Marine Le Penn in recent European elections.
Is Paris About to Leave the Paris Agreement?
Expert advice
11 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: carbon trading
There are a few things you’d hope would be common knowledge about the Emissions Trading Scheme.For example, the scheme caps net emissions. If emissions go down in one sector, another sector’s emitters can buy the slightly-cheaper NZUs and use them. The only thing that reduces net emissions in the covered sector is government auctioning or…
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Net zero by 2050 is simply not happening
09 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Few energy analysts enjoy the level of global respect accorded to Vaclav Smil, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba and a best-selling author of 47 books. Whenever Smil publishes something new, people in the energy space pay attention. That’s certainly the case with […]
Net zero by 2050 is simply not happening
The rich will soon pay a heavy price for net zero
08 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood . Will net zero upend our lifestyles? Will we fly less, turn down our thermostats, become vegans? The British public are already feeling the effects – from the push to buy EVs and install heat pumps, to Ulez, low-traffic neighbourhoods and the endless restrictions on plastics. Although the UK became the first […]
The rich will soon pay a heavy price for net zero
The WEF Denies Demanding the Arrest of Climate Deniers
08 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
An AAP Factcheck, a few wild claims, and an Andrew Doyle interview with British environmentalist Jim Dale which appears to have taken on a life of its own.
The WEF Denies Demanding the Arrest of Climate Deniers
The UK government’s climate intransigence–Ben Pile
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood h/t Russell Hicks Ben Pile’s rebuttal of the government’s response to the petition to repeal the Climate Change Act: Earlier this year, a petition on the UK government’s website called for the repeal of the 2008 Climate Change Act and Net Zero targets. It argued that allowing only “one […]
The UK government’s climate intransigence–Ben Pile
Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Manufacturers have warned that high levels of discounting for electric cars cannot continue “indefinitely” amid a downturn in household sales. Electric vehicle sales rose overall by around 6pc in May, compared to a year earlier, taking their share of the market from 16.9pc to 17.6pc. That represented […]
Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts
How we know that the sun changes climate (II). The present
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in econometerics, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
by Javier Vinós Part 2 of a 3-part series. Part I is here. The effect of the Sun on climate has been debated for 200 years. The basic problem is that when we study the past, we observe strong climatic changes associated with prolonged periods of low solar activity, but when we observe the present, […]
How we know that the sun changes climate (II). The present
The Claim ‘Exxon Knew’ Their Products Induced ‘Catastrophic Climate Impacts’ In The 1970s Is Bunk
05 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
In the 1970s and 1980s ExxonMobil did not know that their reports would be so wrongly misinterpreted in the 2010s. Since 2015, when “investigative journalists” uncovered reports written in the late 1970s by ExxonMobil’s Science Advisor J.P. Black, it has been a common talking point in alarmist circles to insist that “Exxon Knew” about the…
The Claim ‘Exxon Knew’ Their Products Induced ‘Catastrophic Climate Impacts’ In The 1970s Is Bunk
Why Unintended Consequences from Pushing Green Energy
04 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: climate alarmism
We have been treated to multiple reports of negative consequences unforeseen by policymakers pushing the Green Energy agenda. A sample of the range: Ford ready to restrict UK sales of petrol models to hit electric targets, Financial Times Why US offshore wind energy is struggling—the good, the bad and the opportunity, Tech Xplore Another solar […]
Why Unintended Consequences from Pushing Green Energy
Price Drop: Finland’s Grand Nuclear Move Delivers Cheap Power Bonanza
03 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: nuclear power, solar power, wind power
Thanks to their new nuclear power plants, Finns went from suffering among Europe’s highest power prices to enjoying its lowest. They now pay a mere fraction of what their wind and solar obsessed German neighbours are forced to pay for an ideological and delusional obsession. When Finland fired up its 1,600MW Olkiluoto 3 nuclear plant […]
Price Drop: Finland’s Grand Nuclear Move Delivers Cheap Power Bonanza
Dems Who Back Biden’s Crackdown on Fossil Fuels Suddenly Worried About High Gas Prices
02 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - USA
Numerous Democrats who have helped the Biden administration restrict fossil fuel development and production are now concerned about high gas prices as the 2024 elections loom.
Dems Who Back Biden’s Crackdown on Fossil Fuels Suddenly Worried About High Gas Prices
China develops revolutionary electric car battery that can charge in 10 minutes
02 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
If true, the rest of the EV scene looks obsolete already. Will other countries find themselves rolling out the red carpet for Chinese cars as their own motor industries struggle to survive? – – – China has developed a revolutionary car battery that can charge in just 10 minutes and power a car for hundreds […]
China develops revolutionary electric car battery that can charge in 10 minutes
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