Few policies manage to unite the left, the right and the Taxpayers’ Union in opposition. The Government’s billion-dollar LNG import terminal in Taranaki managed it inside 24 hours. By Tuesday morning, it had been attacked from the left as a gas tax, from the right as a new levy on households, and from the commentariat […]
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t: The billion-dollar bill for Labour’s gas ban
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t: The billion-dollar bill for Labour’s gas ban
20 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice
Even auto giants know it: the electric car boom is out of charge
19 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, income redistribution, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness From the Telegraph: “I think the customer has spoken. That’s the punchline,” said Jim Farley, the chief executive of Ford. The American boss was speaking last week as his company unveiled a $5bn (£3.7bn) annual loss, barely two months after it had booked a shock $19.5bn write-down. The […]
Even auto giants know it: the electric car boom is out of charge
January 2026 Winter Storm Impacts on New York Grid
19 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
During and following the January winter storm there were at least eight consecutive days when the New York total wind and solar production was less than 6% of the capacity available. These are the conditions that require DEFR. Without DEFR, intermittent, diffuse, and correlated electric generating resources are not viable. Given that there is no…
January 2026 Winter Storm Impacts on New York Grid
The Economics of Climate Adaptation Optimism
18 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming
We invite your comments on our new pre-print
The Economics of Climate Adaptation Optimism
Starmer surrenders to EU net zero rules
15 Feb 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 Doug Brodie From the Telegraph: Sir Keir Starmer has drawn up plans under which the UK will ramp up its net zero targets and cede control over its energy policy as part of closer alignment with Brussels.
Starmer surrenders to EU net zero rules
Why Rescinding the Endangerment Finding May Survive Lawfare
15 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in 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 Tags: constitutional law
Some thoughts from my browser AI. My Question: What are the legal matters, such as major questions requiring congressional action, that favor ending EPA CO2 Endangerment Finding? Search Assistant Reply: The legal matters surrounding the repeal of the EPA’s CO2 Endangerment Finding involve the major questions doctrine, which suggests that significant regulatory authority should not […]
Why Rescinding the Endangerment Finding May Survive Lawfare
Finland Regrets Its Green Grid
14 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: Finland, wind power
“Imagine an argument so airtight about science so settled over technology so reliable that you have to use censorship to make sure nobody gives a dissenting opinion.” @ProctorZ Tyler Durden reports at zerohedge “Electricity Market Is Fubar”: Finland Wind Turbine Blades Freeze, Curbing Green Power Output. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. […]
Finland Regrets Its Green Grid
Trump Reverses Obama’s CO2 Endangerment Finding
14 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, environmentalism, environmental economics, economics of regulation, global warming, economics of climate change, energy economics Tags: constitutional law
By Paul Homewood It’s official: WASHINGTON – Alongside President Trump in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. In this final rule, EPA is saving American taxpayers over $1.3 trillion, eliminating both the Obama-era 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) […]
Trump Reverses Obama’s CO2 Endangerment Finding
German Gas Crisis…Chancellor Merz Allegedly Bans Gas Debate Ahead of Elections!
12 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: Germany
Germany’s energy woes were compounded by the country’s move away from coal and nuclear power as part as its transition to green energies. According to Spiegelsperger, “We have switched from nuclear and coal now mainly to gas; every day we produce an average of between 15 and 20 GW with gas-fired power plants, which naturally…
German Gas Crisis…Chancellor Merz Allegedly Bans Gas Debate Ahead of Elections!
Why Climate Science Is Not Settled
11 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of education, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, liberalism Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism, conjecture and refutation, philosophy of science
Viewing the climate issue as unsettled is not to deny science, but rather to respect it. Empirical inquiry thrives on skepticism, on a willingness to question assumptions, on the refusal to treat model outputs as conclusive. To dismiss this centuries-old process is to put at risk the lifestyles and lives of billions.
Why Climate Science Is Not Settled
Climate Slump: Bezos boots global warming coverage! Wash Post Fires 14 of 19 ‘Climate’ reporters – Paper had ‘climate solutions’ reporters touting ‘human hair’ clothing to save the earth
11 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - USA, survivor principle Tags: media bias
Does this mean we will have fewer stories from the Post about how human hair clothing can save the Earth?! What will happen to the team of Washington Post ‘climate solution’ reporters?! The world of journalism has dramatically improved today!
Climate Slump: Bezos boots global warming coverage! Wash Post Fires 14 of 19 ‘Climate’ reporters – Paper had ‘climate solutions’ reporters touting ‘human hair’ clothing to save the earth
The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources
10 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice Tags: constitutional law
Imagine Parliament passes a Schools Act “to promote the establishment of schools for the benefit of New Zealand.” Parliament is careful. It specifies exactly what the Minister must consider before approving a new school: the operator’s financial capability, site safety, compliance history, and consultation with local iwi. There is no general discretion. There are no […]
The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources
Canada Scraps EV Mandate
09 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: Canada, electric cars
By Paul Homewood The row back against EV mandates is gathering momentum. From LifeSite News: After backlash from consumers, Canadian premiers, automakers, and industry groups, the Canadian government more or less scrapped its total Electric Vehicle (EV) 2035 mandate.
Canada Scraps EV Mandate
Labour Throw Motorists Under The Bus
09 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood You will remember I wrote to my local Labour MP a couple of months ago to discuss the problems facing electric car drivers who don’t have off street parking – namely the exorbitant cost of public chargers, lack of chargers and the issue of running a charge cable across […]
Labour Throw Motorists Under The Bus
STEVE MILLOY: 20 Years After ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
05 Feb 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of climate change, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, movies, politics - USA Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism
Jan. 24 marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Al Gore’s alarmist global warming movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” Gore has surfed the movie and climate alarmism to a net worth estimated at $300 million and a Nobel Peace Prize.
STEVE MILLOY: 20 Years After ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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