Tag Archives: European Union

Newsbytes – the SREx feeding frenzy

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

From the GWPF, news about the current media feeding frenzy on the IPCC SREx report. Even Revkin in a Tweet (via Tom Nelson) thinks the coverage is “overheated”. Amid overheated coverage of IPCC climate extremes… [Revkin] Amid overheated coverage of … Continue reading →

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Newsbytes: Anti-Green Rollback Begins in UK

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

From Dr. Benny Peiser at The GWPF The UK government wants nuclear power to be given parity with renewables in Europe, in a move that would significantly boost atomic energy in Britain but downgrade investment in renewable generation, according to … Continue reading →

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Newsbytes: Climate Hysteria Threatens Global Carbon War

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

By Dr. Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation Russia is considering limits on European flights over Siberia as countries approve possible retaliatory measures against the European Union’s move to force airlines to pay for carbon emissions. “We intend … Continue reading →

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Huhne is no loss

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Today’s resignation of Chris Huhne, the UK Minister for Climate Change, offers the prospect of a belated return to sanity at the former Ministry of Agriculture in Whitehall. Huhne now faces prosecution for an alleged … Continue reading →

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There’s a reason the modern age moved on from windmills

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

In the UK, the CIVITAS group has just released an economic analysis of wind power. The scathing report confirms what we have been reporting for years here on WUWT: wind power is expensive, inefficient, does little or nothing to offset … Continue reading →

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China Warns EU’s Green Fanatics Of Global Trade War

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Via the GWPF, the great war of flying carbon credits appears to be massing on the border. China has warned the European Union to abandon its controversial carbon tax on airlines or risk provoking a global trade war. Adding weight … Continue reading →

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Post COP 17 – The Road to Nowhere

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Guest post by Professor Will Alexander  Roadmaps The key word used during the COP 17 discussions was ‘roadmap’ used by the European Union delegation. The following is a map of my travels through southern Africa. My two principal destinations at … Continue reading →

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EU carbon trading in freefall

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Looks just like what happened to the Chicago Carbon Exchange is about to repeat in Europe. Source: http://www.barchart.com/charts/futures/CKZ11 By Thomson Reuters Point Carbon LONDON | Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:01pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – EU carbon prices fell to their … Continue reading →

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Topsy-Turvey Carbon Footprints from Nature Climate Change

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Guest Post by Ira Glickstein The lastest issue of Nature Climate Change to reach my mailbox has some startling news, particularly considering that it comes from a generally Warmist publication. One might say is is “topsy-turvy” (upside down) from a … Continue reading →

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The Durban COPx ‘til we meet again, historically

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

By Christopher Horner The annual “historic agreement” to meet again later — wait, sorry, that’s “to save the planet” — has been agreed, to the also-annual teary-eyed hugging and standing ovations by EU delegates, at “COP-17”, the negotiations to replace … Continue reading →

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Latest extortion attempt from Durban COP17: $1.6 Trillion

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Gosh. Who knew that a massive tax could solve all imagined climate problems? David L. Hagen writes: The UN is demanding control over $1.6 trillion per year to control climate. See Section 47 in draft # FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/CRP.39 9 December 2011 … Continue reading →

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The tweet end view of Durban

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

 Some Twitter reports from Durban Twitter / @john_vidal: how many countries will he … how many countries will head home so they dont have to be seen rejecting #cop17 Durban deaL? Twitter / @JonathanWootlif: I just saw EU #cop17 #clim … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

CTVNews.ca Staff Date: Sun. Nov. 27 2011 10:08 PM ET Canada will announce next month that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, CTV News has learned.

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Uh oh, “…organized and deeply committed environmental activism has long been an important part of the UNFCCC process…”

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Maybe this is why the US bailed out of the UNFCCC “Green Climate Fund” this week.The science has been “McKibbenized” for quite some time. Email 340.txt date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:13:20 -0500 from: “Tom Jacob” <Tom.Jacob@USA.dupont.com> subject: REFLECTIONS ON … Continue reading →

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The dehydration and bottled water debacle

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

There’s a story making the rounds on websites, some newspapers, and wire services like UPI saying that the EU has  banned any statement (such as on bottled water) that “regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk … Continue reading →

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Durban climate conference DOA before it gets started

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser, The GWPF Europe’s Durban Plan Kaput Europe’s attempt to formulate a ‘coalition of the willing’ seems doomed. The BASIC countries – China, India, South Africa and Brazil — have already taken a position that any … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Wind Farm Scam Threatens Economic Recovery

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

From Benny Peiser at The GWPF: In a sane world, no one would dream of building power sources whose cost is 22 times greater than that of vastly more efficient competitors. But the Government feels compelled to do just this … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Green Agenda Folds As Economic Crisis Deepens

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Newsbytes from The Global Warming Policy Foundation EU carbon prices have slumped 15% in one week, as a slew of bearish news took its toll on the markets. “It’s just been carnage these last few days,” said a trader at … Continue reading →

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EU Carbon Credit trading takes a dive. In Greece, they can’t hardly give EU carbon credits away

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

 Guest post by Ecotretas CO2 tumbling down Once upon a time, carbon trading was supposed to be the salvation for Earth’s climate problems. But as time went on, people started realizing that something was wrong. As usual, financial markets anticipated … Continue reading →

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British industry asks government to rethink climate policy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low … Continue reading →

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