Europe’s Impossible Choice: AI Development or Net Zero?

Artificial intelligence requires vast amounts of electricity. AI processors run 24 hours a day, enabling computers to think like humans.

Another £806 Million of Your Money Down The Net Zero Drain

I make that a bung of £806 million for the Net Zero black hole.

Looming US Battery Company Shutdown Imperils Aussie Net Zero Push

“… If Powin LLC’s present business circumstances do not improve, it is currently anticipated that a layoff will occur on or before 28 July 2025 …”

Former British PM Tony Blair Slams Net Zero as “Irrational”

Hangon, didn’t Blair help make Net Zero happen?

Political Turmoil in Norway Threatens Britain’s Green Energy Fantasy

The Norwegian ruling coalition government just collapsed due to public anger at energy exports to Britain driving up domestic Norwegian prices.

Redefining net zero will not stop global warming – scientists say

No words….

The Climate Road to Serfdom in One Graph

In summary, these different approaches to GHG calculations reflect varying levels of ambition and strategies. While carbon neutrality can be achieved through offsets, net-zero focuses more on eliminating emissions directly,…

Mining Industry Needs $2.1 Trillion Dollars in New Investment to Meet Net-Zero Demand for Raw Materials

Despite the growth in metals supply over the last decade, BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) annual Transition Metals Outlook finds that there are still not enough raw materials to meet growing demand. This…

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Department Given 22% More Cash to Waste on Green Energy Unicorns – and Other Budget Horrors

Although it is relatively thin gruel, there were some positive announcements about energy in the Budget Statement. First and foremost, the Chancellor chose to keep the temporary 5p per litre fuel…

Cut Meat and Dairy Consumption By 50%, Orders CCC

To even contemplate such an outcome would be thoroughly reckless. And this is why Piers Forster, climate academic, is totally unfit to be in charge of climate decision making. And…

Net Zero is Losing the Battle of Ideas

It is encouraging that my intervention drew an enthusiastic round of applause which is testament to the growing scepticism about Net Zero among the general public. It appears to me…

Petrol Cars “Rationed to Meet Net Zero Targets”

“The new car market is no longer a market, unfortunately. It’s a state-imposed supply chain.”

Net zero is sinking to new lows

We pay 2.5 times that paid by US consumers, and four times the amount paid in China. We then wonder why high energy businesses, from steel to ceramics, are preferring…

The Energy Transition Ain’t Happening: “Green” Economy in Retreat

Even the 45% figure cited there is a fantasy, and consists mostly of a power plant at Niagara Falls that pre-existed all of this energy transition claptrap.

New York City Local Law 97 – Don’t Do It

…If demand on the grid grows at a rate greater than the buildout of new generation and transmission, reliability deficiencies could arise…

Miliband Orders Immediate Ban on New North Sea Oil

His decision to block the licences means that companies will have wasted millions of pounds on preparing their bids, with experts warning they are likely to take legal action as a…

British National Election 2024: A Climate Policy Muddle

Climate skeptic Nigel Farage has established a beachhead in British politics, at the cost of delivering a supermajority to the green socialist Labour party.

Great Travel Reset: Britons who travel abroad more than once a year would face punitive ‘frequent flyer’ levies under Green Party proposals

Greens plan to clip the wings of families who travel abroad more than once a year with ‘frequent flyer’ levies, scrap Trident and increase NI rates, under party’s election pledges

Net Zero Aviation Targets Driving “Mass Scale” Fraud and Deforestation

Net Zero targets aimed at encouraging airlines to use so-called green aviation fuel are driving fraud “at a mass scale” and deforestation, campaigners have said. The Telegraph has the story.

How Much Warming Would Net Zero By 2050 Prevent?

The immense costs and sacrifices involved would lead to a reduction in warming approximately equal to the measurement uncertainty.