But of much greater concern is what will happen when North Sea gas production drops away. Demand for natural gas will still remain high in winter for many years to come – we still need it to heat our homes and generate electricity in weeks like this one. Banning further North Sea development, as Miliband wants, will simply make us ever more reliant on imported LNG, something that will not only cost money but also endanger our energy security.
Gas Storage Plunges to “Concerningly Low Levels”
Gas Storage Plunges to “Concerningly Low Levels”
12 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
Debanking: Oil companies and the “far right” watch out
12 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, financial economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism, competition law enforcement
The decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of BNZ v Gloriavale is here if you want to read it. Gravedodger wrote his views on the topic here. I want to focus on a particular comment in the decision at paragraph [139]. That comment was this one: [139] In particular, we do not […]
Debanking: Oil companies and the “far right” watch out
The Interests of the U.S. and the Honolulu Climate Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court
12 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: climate alarmism, federalism
The Supreme Court should grant certiorari on this case. There is a clear conflict between several federal court rulings, specifically and most clearly the Second Circuit’s dismissal of New York City’s virtually identical lawsuit in 2021and the ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court. Both court rulings reveal a conflict on the issue of whether federal law precludes claims brought under state law and whether a given state may apply its laws to address purported injuries caused by emissions from another state. Moreover, the Hawaii Supreme Court decision clearly is incorrect: Interstate emissions, international emissions, and negotiations with foreign governments inherently are issues for the federal government to address.
The Interests of the U.S. and the Honolulu Climate Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Price controls destroy wealth: California Fire Insurance
11 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, environmentalism, financial economics, income redistribution, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: price controls
Noah Smith via Marginal Revolution, and Kim Mai Cutler. The CA insurance regulator is elected, and is reluctant to allow higher rates for fire insurance, despite the big risks, lest she be voted out of office. As a consequence, expected profits are low, so a majority of top insurers have stopped issuing fire insurance in CA.…
Price controls destroy wealth: California Fire Insurance
Net zero is driving up energy prices, admits Bank of England
10 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood Carbon pricing is pushing up energy prices, admits the Bank of England. The Telegraph report: Net zero policies are sharply driving up energy costs, the Bank of England has admitted, as officials battle to bring living costs back under control. Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor, said households and businesses […]
Net zero is driving up energy prices, admits Bank of England
More Thoughts on Blackouts
10 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood Just a couple of thoughts about the blackouts we missed by the skin of the teeth yesterday:
More Thoughts on Blackouts
How Close Were We To Blackouts Yesterday?
09 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness We came perilously close to rolling blackouts yesterday, something which I have not seen reported in the media –(correct me, I may be wrong!!). The ever alert Kathryn Porter has the full story here. This is her conclusion: The reference to the Viking I/C, by the way, is […]
How Close Were We To Blackouts Yesterday?
Claims about fires?
09 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, environmental economics, environmentalism, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking
From Isaiah Taylor: In 2007 the Sierra Club successfully sued the Forest Service to prevent them from creating a Categorical Exclusion (CE) to NEPA for controlled burns (the technical term is “fuel reduction”). The CE would have allowed the forest service to conduct burns without having to perform a full EIS (the median time for […]
Claims about fires?
Why California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven: A Historical and Meteorological Perspective
09 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of natural disasters, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
It’s essential to separate the headlines from the science to understand these wildfires in their proper context. The current fires, like many before them, are largely driven by well-documented weather phenomena, historical land-use patterns, and human decisions.
Why California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven: A Historical and Meteorological Perspective
The errors and misstatements in “Climate Denialism”
09 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in applied price theory, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: climate alarmism
By Andy May The featured image is by Josh, used with permission. There are 20 clearly false statements and three additional problematic statements in Tinus Pulles’ “Climate Denialism.” Most of them stem from disagreements on how to interpret existing data. However, some are due to his lack of understanding of what we wrote or, intentional […]
The errors and misstatements in “Climate Denialism”
Germany Already Rationing Energy…”Avoid Using Electric Appliances Until After 11 A.M.!
05 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: celebrity technologies, Germany, solar power, wind power
Recall that Germany’s green energy masterminds decided that it would be best to decommission the country’s fleet on nuclear power plants, and to produce weather-dependent power with wind farms operating in the north of country, and then supply it to southern Germany via power transmission lines. There’s on problem with the masterplan from the green masterminds: the wind doesn’t blow all the time and so shortages result and rationing becomes necessary!
Germany Already Rationing Energy…”Avoid Using Electric Appliances Until After 11 A.M.!
NOAA & Global Cooling In The 1970s
04 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: global cooling
By Paul Homewood The oldies are the best! This was what NOAA had to say in 1974 about the disastrous effects of global cooling at the time:
NOAA & Global Cooling In The 1970s
BBC Extreme Weather Complaint
04 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, media bias
By Paul Homewood I have now submitted a complaint to the BBC about the about their report, “A year of extreme weather that challenged billions”. Your report claims that “climate change has brought extreme weather from hurricanes to month-long droughts” It then goes on to list a handful of random weather events, but […]
BBC Extreme Weather Complaint
European Energy Firm Ordered to Remove 84 Wind Turbines from Osage Lands In Oklahoma
04 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: wind power
Energy Expert Robert Bryce: “It is a colossal black eye for the wind industry, which has collected tens of billions of dollars in federal tax credits by claiming its landscape-blighting, bird-and-bat-killing, property-value-destroying turbines are an essential part of the effort to avert catastrophic climate change.”
European Energy Firm Ordered to Remove 84 Wind Turbines from Osage Lands In Oklahoma
Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth
01 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: anti-GMOs movement, GMOs
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Who would have thought! Global demand for food may rise by 60% mid-century. A central challenge is to meet this need using less land in a changing climate. Nearly all crop carbon is assimilated through Rubisco, which is catalytically slow, reactive with oxygen, and a […]
Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth
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