Wrongly scapegoating non-existent “climate risk” allows adjusters, insurers, and lenders justify higher premiums, interest rates, and stricter credit standards while diverting attention from the actual causes of rising mortgage costs…
Tag: Climate Economics
The Hidden Cost Of Net Zero
The REF’s new report on green energy subsidies noted that renewables subsidies are now costing £25.8 bn per year – or over £900 per household annually – about one third…
Friday Funny: Sen John Kennedy Embarrasses another Climate “Expert Witness”
John Kennedy being John Kennedy
“Green” Energy Threatens South Korea’s Economy
Businesses see these plans as “threatening to industries” as well as “far-fetched and ambiguous.”
Academics and the grid Part I: I don’t think that study means what you think it means
Recognizing the difference between what theory suggests and practical knowledge demonstrates is critical.
Watch LIVE – Who Pays for Climate Alarmism?
The Heartland Institute Climate alarmists love saying that anyone who opposes their position is a shill for the special interests of billionaires. They should turn the magnifying glass inwards, as…
Climate Change Weekly #436: Woke Investing Gets Well-Deserved Pushback
Many are targeting a concept known as ESG—which stands for environmental, social and governance—a sustainable investment trend sweeping the financial world. Red state officials deride it as politically correct and…
Fossil Fuels v Renewable Energy
The simple reality is that we will continue to need fossil fuels for many years to come. In the long term we will have look to develop new technologies such…
“Off Target”: Bad Economics of the Climate Crusade (mitigation not supported by mainstream analysis)
Why is such a temperature change bad? I can walk across the street and not notice the temperature change of the accumulated warming of the last century or more–and that has…
Europe faces global scepticism about its carbon border tax
The European Union faces an uphill battle to convince trading partners that the world’s first levy on carbon imports is fair, workable and a necessary part of the bloc’s attempted…
A Closer Look at the Impact of Bioenergy
…the EU and US drive for biofuels has had by far the biggest effect on food supply and prices.