CARBON CAPTURE - THE DRAWBACKS

"CCS divides a green movement riven with disagreements as its climate crisis grift starts to fall apart in the face of reality. Capturing CO₂ and burying it in the ground has been described by one influential green think tank as a “colossal waste of money”

 Earthquakes, Leakage, Expense, Death by Asphyxiation – Is There No Beginning to the Advantages of Carbon Capture? – The Daily Sceptic

HOW DOES THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT WORK?

 Many people have difficulty in understanding the Greenhouse Effect, which is why the idea that CO2 controls the Earth's temperature is so hard to refute. Sabine Hossenfelder has produced a large number of videos on physics which have helped people to understand a range of concepts. However Sabine admits herself that she finds understanding the Greenhouse Effect difficult which she has explained in a video. The article linked below explains the problems and has links to her video within it. In fact she still has a little confusion in her understanding and the scientists at Clintel explain the finer points.

Some comments on the Sabine Hossenfelder video - Clintel

Once the Greenhouse Effect is fully understood it becomes clear that CO2 is not the major source of our planet's heating. While it is vital that there is CO2 in our atmosphere at the sort of concentrations that exist at present, adding a little more (even doubling it!) will make very little difference to the temperature of the atmosphere. That is a fact that politicians need to understand.

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS HAVE SYSTEMATIC ERROR

According to a new study the method used to measure the temperature of the air is subject to a systematic error which leads to them being higher than they should by 42%. I bet this never makes the main news!

 New Study: Systematic Error In 1880-2020 Global Temperature Measurements Inflates Warming By 42% (notrickszone.com)

USA GOVERNOR SHOWS DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE ON HURRICANES

Ron De Santis, the Governor of Florida has given a reporter a lesson on the history of hurricanes that have landed in Florida. We could do with some UK politicians who would do the same to our reporters when they ask spurious questions about climate change. The clip starts about 4 minute in to the video: 

 “Ouch!” DeSantis Savages Reporter Who Questions If Hurricanes Are Tied To Global Warming | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

IF ONLY THE IPCC WOULD LINK EXTREME WEATHER TO CARBON EMISSIONS

If they did it would give credence to the claims of the media who continue to make these links based on extremely dodgy press releases.

It is probably only a matter of time before they change their minds, but at this moment in time they still do not claim that there is any clear evidence that increased CO2 has caused an increase in the quantity or severity of storms, droughts, or floods.

 Climate Activists Frustrated by IPCC's Refusal to Link Extreme Weather With Carbon Emissions – The Daily Sceptic

Paul Burgess has made some videos on this:

The Met Office Exposed! What is the Agenda? (youtube.com) 

Debunking Weather Event Alarmism (youtube.com) 

ARE BANKING CARTELS DESTROYING AUSSIE COAL POWER STATIONS

 Extraordinary news from Australia that bankers are threatening to close down a perfectly viable coal power station while the government stands by and does nothing. Read it here;

Nanny-state rule and banking-cartel may crash out coal plant and 4% of our electricity after Christmas « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

SOLAR FARMS ARE TAKING US BACK TO THE DARK AGES, SAYS MATT RIDLEY

"It is debatable whether we need home-grown electricity more desperately than home-grown food these days: reliance on imports of both are increasing sharply. But you cannot currently make bread or lambs any other way than by using land; the same is not true of electricity." Read the full article here:

 Solar farms are taking us back to the dark ages - Matt Ridley

ICE CORE RECORDS SHOW GREENLAND WAS WARMER THAN TODAY MANY TIMES

Reconstructions of past temperatures are a vital piece of data to help us to understand whether today's climate is unusual or even unprecedented as some alarmists try to make out. The graph in the link below shows a reconstruction from an ice core from Greenland, taken as part of the Greenland Ice Sheet Project (GISP) which covers the past 10000 years. This ice core temperature reconstruction is viewed as a gold standard when it comes to proxy data-based reconstructions, unlike other proxy data reconstructions based on dubious  tree ring analyses.  

Not About CO2…Greenland Still Much Colder Today Than Much Of The Past 10,000 Years (notrickszone.com)

HOW CLIMATE PROPAGANDA HAS SUBTLY ALTERED THE DATA TO FIT WITH THE CURRENT HYPOTHESIS

The video link below is to one which shows an old TV science programme from the 1970's when scientists were predicting the coming of a new ice age. There is no doubt that this was a genuine concern and interestingly the film shows how the data pointed to this. Now, of course, the narrative is one of dangerous warming and so the data from the 1970's simply does not fit, and so what has happened is that the current scientists who are pushing this have actually altered the old data. 

It can be seen quite clearly, but only by looking at historical films and manuscripts, which, fortunately, have been preserved. This revised temperature data has resulted in temperatures now showing quite cool times in the 1930's, when historical accounts show that it was exceptionally hot. George Orwell could not have predicted it better!

 (1) To the heart of Climate Deception - YouTube

Another excellent video on this theme is linked below:

1986 - The Movie A Tribute to Insulate Britain Heroes and the basis of their protests. (youtube.com) 

UK WEATHER STATIONS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE?

 I am shocked by the findings of Ray Sanders on the subject of UK weather stations ability to provide accurate data on the temperature of the location in which they are situated. Here is a recent post by Ray:

Cavendish DCNN 3122-Anatomy of an ongoing challenge – Crop Circling? | Tallbloke's Talkshop (wordpress.com)

There is a lot of interesting information in his article, but one thing particularly caught my attention, which was the claim that the Met Office thermometers were capable of recording the temperature to no less than five decimal places! Here is a short quote about a table supplied by the Met Office:

"This shows that over a period from 12:33 at 25.48038°C the temperature rose to 26.41959°C i.e. 0.93921°C in just 4 minutes to then reduce by almost as much in the following 4 minutes." 

What is extraordinary is that the site itself has been assessed by the Met Office as class 4, which is defined as being accurate to within +/- 2 degrees C. It is a schoolboy mistake to give a measurement which claims to be more accurate than the margins of error. The correct way to report the reading would be to include the margins of error. 26+/-2 

TIDAL ENERGY IS NOT THE ANSWER TO OUR ELECTRICITY NEEDS

Many people have suggested to me that we ought to harness the power of the tides to get a reliable source of electricity, but there are many problems to doing so, including the corrosive environment of salt water. But there is a more fundamental problem, which is that it is very expensive and does not produce enough nor is it constant. See the details in this new video from Paul Burgess:

The Delusions of Tidal Energy (youtube.com)

NEW GOVERNMENT BLACK HOLE ANNOUNCED

Considering the new Labour Government claimed there was a £20 Billion black hole left by the previous government, it is a strange coincidence that they have managed to find £22 billion to spend on schemes to capture and store CO2. These are highly controversial schemes, as we know down here on the South coast in the New Forest, where a similar scheme proposed by Exxon has suddenly been dropped after attracting some opposition from local people, including the local Green party. What we are starting to see, is that there is now a debate on the effectiveness of the policies to reach net zero, even if there is still very little debate on whether there is a need to reach it in the first place. 

 Govt To Waste £22bn On Unproven Carbon Capture | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

SO MUCH FOR WIND PRODUCING CHEAP ELECTRICITY

Kincardine produced 144 GWh last year, so the total cost equates to £562/MWh. I wonder what point is there for producing electricity at such inflated prices. Far better to continue using methane and wait and prepare for the extreme weather, which has always happened anyway.

 Floating Wind Farm Lost £30m Last Year | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

ARE HURRICANES MORE NUMEROUS OR STRONGER?

Both these trends are not happening according to the official data.

 Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger? | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

WILL FRACKING BE THE KEY ELECTION ISSUE IN THE USA?

It is interesting to read the way Kamala Harris has reversed her policy on fracking from wanting to ban it to claiming to support it. How can such a change be credible?

 Fracking and the Election: It’s Not About Pennsylvania – Watts Up With That?

STOP OIL FANATICS GIVEN PRISON SENTENCES AT LAST!

Finally judges are starting to get tough with these fanatics. It has been a long wait and in the mean time we have endured no end of inconvenience while the law appears to have indulged them. Of course the problem is that they are almost talking the same talk as the government, who are themselves inflicting pain and poverty on the people claiming it is for our own good.

 Phoebe Plummer of Just Stop Oil Sentenced to Two Years–JSO Sad – Watts Up With That?

THE SEA LEVEL FACTS VERSUS PREDICTIONS

Tony Heller takes a look a the predictions made by the USA  scientists at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and finds them to be completely wrong.

 Real Climate Science | "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman

UNILATERAL DECARBONISATION WON'T WORK

 The UK has been following a policy of unilateral decarbonisation which, like nuclear disarmament will not achieve a goal of changing the world. but it is capable of inflicting misery and poverty on the British people. At last the trade union leaders are understanding this and speaking out, as this piece linked below explains: 

Britain faces ‘huge social and economic scars’ under net zero, warns top union boss | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

UK ENERGY FOR INDUSTRY NOW THE DEAREST IN THE WORLD

 British companies are paying the highest electricity prices of anywhere in the developed world, official data has shown.

The cost of power for industrial businesses has jumped 124pc in just five years, according to the Government’s figures, catapulting the UK to the top of international league tables.

It is now about 50pc more expensive than in Germany and France, and four times as expensive as in the US.

The figures will fuel concerns about the future of UK industry amid warnings that high energy prices are crippling domestic manufacturers.

Read more here:

Britain paying highest electricity prices in the world | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

THE DANGER OF IMPORTED BATTERIES BEING USED AS WEAPONS

The danger of rechargeable batteries has been highlighted by the Israeli military using pagers as small bombs to kill or injure members of Hezbollah. It could be a serious concern as the following linked article explains: 

 What if a foreign hacker could turn home batteries into “pager-bombs” but 7,500 times bigger? « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

UK INDUSTRY FACING DISASTER AS NET ZERO POLICIES BITE

With the foolish policy to achieve net zero it makes sense to allow UK industry to close and then to import the products from abroad, as it reduces our CO2 emissions. Success in achieving net zero means poverty for those who lose their jobs and a transfer of wealth to foreign countries. Sadly the voters are convinced that we will get all these "green jobs". The question is - when?

 While TATA Shut Port Talbot’s Blast Furnace, They Have Commissioned One Twice The Size In India | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

UK GOVERNMENT SHOWN TO BE MAKING MASSIVE ERRORS ON COST OF NET ZERO

A letter has just been written to the UK government showing how they have made massive errors in calculating the cost of reaching net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. In the short video, linked below Paul Burgess looks at the contents of the letter and explains what each point refers to. The department DESNZ is mentioned in the letter and this stands for Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

 The Letter NET ZERO - THE END? (youtube.com)

GREEN CHARITIES BOSSES VAST SALARIES

Green charities are now huge businesses with salaries to match. No wonder so many are attracted to them.

 The Green Industrial Complex: The CEO of WWF is paid up to a million dollars to save “nature” « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

SEA LEVEL - NO CHANGE IN RATE OF RISE SAY TIDE GAUGES

 This new video from Tony Heller looks at the latest claims from NASA that there has been a dramatic rise in sea level since 1995. He shows it is just another scare story which does not fit the data.

NASA Sea Level | Real Climate Science

WHY NET ZERO IS IMPOSSIBLE

The following video explains clearly why the policy of trying to reach net zero CO2 emissions is incompatible with life in a modern country. This is regardless of whether it is necessary in order to affect the climate. It is a simple truth which, like the king's new clothes being not there, is never stated. 

When the wind stops 7 Is anybody doing the maths? (youtube.com)

Here is another video covering the same area, made in the past few days:

DELUSIONS OF ENERGY STORAGE (youtube.com)

HURRICANES PREDICTION- IS IT YET ANOTHER FAILURE?

We are used to doom and gloom predictions from the climate alarmist fraternity. Usually they like to make them for a long time ahead, but this time they have been very gung-ho and gone for broke. So far they appear to have got it spectacularly wrong.

 2024 hurricane season: the worst climate prediction ever? (netzerowatch.com)

JOHN REDWOOD LETS RIP AGAINST LABOUR'S NET ZERO MADNESS

The video in the link below includes ex Tory MP Sir John Redwood explaining in no uncertain words exactly why the net zero policy is foolish. If only more current Conservatives would speak out in this way. 

 Starmer’s Labour Slammed Over Net Zero And ‘Freezing Pensioners’ | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

TRUMP CAUSING UNCERTAINTY IN THE CLIMATE POLITICAL ZONE

The months of lead-up sessions to COP29, which is being hosted this year in Azerbaijan, have been painfully slow even by the plodding standards of global climate diplomacy, participants say.

With just two months to go, there still isn’t an agreed definition of “climate finance” let alone how much should be paid, which countries should receive it and how, and who should be on the hook for it.

Some developing countries are demanding north of $1 trillion annually, a 10-fold increase on existing pledges.

If elected, Trump could slash funding for the climate and Ukraine, leaving the EU — which saw swings to the right in elections this year — footing the bill.

Such is the aura: Citizen Trump stymies the UN climate talks without even trying « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CO2 CAN ONLY CAUSE 0.02 DEG. C PER YEAR SAYS PROF ROY SPENCER

 in a warming world due to increasing CO2 there will be a statistical increase in “unusually warm” years. But assuming the warming is entirely due to steadily increasing CO2 causing a slight (currently ~1%) energy imbalance in the climate system, then the warming that results is about ~0.02 deg. C per year.

Anything different from that small 0.02 deg. C per year warming is due to natural climate variability. 

An unusually warm year or two cannot be blamed on climate change « Roy Spencer, PhD (drroyspencer.com)

RECENT WARMING CAUSED BY DECLINING CLOUD COVER, NOT CO2, SAYS NEW RESEARCH

 Satellite Observations Confirm 2000-’22 Warming Has Been Due To An Increasing Solar Radiation Trend (notrickszone.com)

Satellite observations from CERES (Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System) indicate cloud cover has been declining since 2000. Declining cloud cover has meant less shortwave radiation has been reflected to space, resulting in an increase in the solar radiation absorbed by the Earth’s surface (ocean).

SOLAR FARM CLAIMS ARE DECEPTIVE

Here is another example of the way renewable energy is being pushed using deceptive figures. The following short video explains:

 How Solar Farms Mislead You. They all claim 5 times more energy that they can ever deliver! (youtube.com)

POLITICIANS MAKING A FORTUNE OUT OF NET ZERO

Quite a few politicians seem to get away with a conflict of interest in the area of climate change. In some cases it seems quite blatant, as can be seen in the following article: 

The Baroness making a fortune from Net Zero | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

DIRECT AIR CO2 CAPTURE PLANT BEING BUILT IN UK

Now we are starting to extract CO2 out of the air, but at what cost? Who is paying for this and how is it funded? £3 million from the government is small change compared with the £ billions that are being spent on other climate change projects. 

 Lowestoft project pioneers climate change technology | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

HAS GEORGE MONBIOT SEEN THE LIGHT?

 Nearly every single carbon reduction scheme is a useless make-work machination that creates the illusion that the government is doing something.

 96% of climate policies are a waste of money says Science paper « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CLIMATE CHANGE DOGMA CHALLENGED

The Isle of Man parliament is recorded and their speeches on climate change policy are dissected by Paul Burgess in this hour long video. Interestingly one MP is actually brave enough to disagree with the consensus and makes a lot of sensible points. He stands out like an atheist at a religious convention. 

 Uncovering Layers of Ignorance in the Isle of Man Parliament (youtube.com)

WHY THE QUIET HURRICANE SEASON?

See below article:

 5 reasons behind the historic absence of tropical storms this hurricane season (accuweather.com)

Here's one:

Water across nearly all of the Atlantic hurricane basin is incredibly warm, which can fuel any tropical system that does develop. However, one area just off the west coast of Africa is much cooler, a phenomenon known as "Atlantic Niña."

Research has shown Atlantic Niñas can potentially lead to less tropical activity in the Atlantic. The reasoning behind this cooling in the Atlantic is still a bit unclear.

IS AN OIL PIPELINE TYCOON ABOUT TO WIPE OUT GREENPEACE?

Here is the story:

 Greenpeace USA may be wiped out by $300m lawsuit from Pipeline tycoon « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CAN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE SAVE US FROM A "CLIMATE EMERGENCY"?

Not according to this study (linked article below) using computer models. 

 Study finds limits to rate of storing CO₂ underground, exposing huge over-optimism of climate change ‘combatants’ | Tallbloke's Talkshop (wordpress.com)

There is a lot of interesting information in the comments beneath the article. Among the comments was a link to this government paper:

The UK Carbon Capture Usage and Storage deployment pathway: an action plan (publishing.service.gov.uk) Here is a quote from page 16 of the report:

A CCUS project, incorporating capture, transport and storage infrastructure, takes between five and eight years from commencing detailed engineering work to operation. Therefore to support meeting our ambition of having the option of deploying CCUS at scale during the 2030s, subject to costs coming down sufficiently, we can use the 2020s to test and develop CCUS in the UK context.

A successful proposition will be one that is supported by local and regional communities, authorities and businesses. It will need to be consistent with the market based framework set out by Government and include the wider industrial and economic benefts of establishing CCUS in the place. (Page 30)

To help industry decarbonise, we have launched an Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, worth up to £315 million. This will provide funding for transformative decarbonisation investments, potentially including fuel switching and carbon capture. (Page 33)

BEIS analysis shows that the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for a frstof-a-kind combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) with post-combustion carbon capture and storage could be around £75/MWh, for a plant commissioning in 2025. The LCOE of a plant of this type was previously estimated to be £110/MWh52 (Page 36)

The question that sticks in my mind is - how could any manufacture be made cheaper by adding a whole extra plant to it? To see the cost of wind turbine electricity have a look at yesterday's link to the video by Paul Burgess. It is close to £100/MWh. I would be very sceptical about the figure of £75/MWh quoted by the government.

TRUE COST OF WIND ENERGY EXPOSED

In this new video from Paul Burgess he looks at the true cost of wind energy. A short and interesting video which includes a clash in the UK parliament between a Reform MP and Labour on the topic.  

Richard Tice Clash with Ed Milliband - Delusions Exposed, Lies Uncovered (youtube.com)

MILIBAND'S EMPTY ENERGY PROMISE

An excellent piece from Ross Clark, author of the best seller Not Zero.

 Miliband’s empty energy promise | The Spectator

GERMAN ECONOMY - A LESSON IN CLIMATE POLICY FAILURE

There is something very important to learn from the way that the German economy is going as a result of adopting energy policies to try to reach net zero. We should learn not to copy them!

 Renewable Fiasco: If Germany just kept nuclear power, it could have saved $600b and cut emissions by 73% « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES TAKE US FOR FOOLS

Yet another ridiculous headline, this one from the USA, is trying to make us believe that the climate is causing bridges to wear out more quickly. The inference is that any infrastructure is now wearing out more quickly than before. As if the climate was perfect and now it is suddenly much worse.  

Climate Science goes full-bore witchcraft: Your beefsteak makes bridges fall like Tinker-Toys « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

NEW ON SHORE WIND FARM PAID £2.5 MILLION CONSTRAINT PAYMENT IN FIRST MONTH

 And this is supposed to be cheap electricity!

Miliband’s flagship wind farm paid nearly £2.5m to keep turbines switched off | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

GREENLAND ICE SHEET NOT ON TRACK TO MELT AWAY

According to the latest figures, the Greenland ice sheet is not giving rise to any alarm. This will, of course, not lead to any report in the main news.    

Greenland Icecap Carries On As Normal | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

DANISH ENERGY EXPERT'S ARGUMENTS SHOWN UP AS NOT CREDIBLE IN RADIO PHONE-IN

 We live in a world of "experts" when it comes to energy and climate, and most of the time these "experts" are able to speak to us via the media virtually unchallenged. Most of the public do not have the knowledge and ability to give a coherent challenge, but in the link below of a radio interview in the Isle of Man there was an exceptionally well-informed member of the public. The interview is dissected by Paul Burgess to give more background context.

An Appeal to Common Sense in the Isle of Man (youtube.com) 

SEA LEVEL SCARE DEBUNKED AGAIN

Rising sea levels is one of the biggest scare stories in the climate alarmists play book, even though it has been debunked so many times. Here it is again: 

The oceans are overflowing, give us a trillion, says UN witchdoctor Guterres « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

WORLD BANK POURS BILLIONS INTO "WAR ON AGRICULTURE"

Created to alleviate global poverty, the World Bank has decided the “manmade climate crisis” is a far greater threat to impoverished families than contaminated water, malaria, and other killer diseases, hunger, or even two billion people still burning wood and dung because they don’t have reliable, affordable electricity. It has unilaterally decreed that 45% of its funds – an extra $9 billion in FY2024 – will be shifted to helping the poor “better withstand the devastation of climate change.” Read the rest of it here: 

Who is directing the war on agriculture and nutrition? – CFACT

US CLIMATE REFERENCE NETWORK - PRISTINE DATA

Here is an interesting data set. It comes from 114 first class weather stations which are in locations that are as far as possible from any contamination from stray sources of heat, such as tarmac. concrete, buildings, traffic, aircraft, etc. What a great idea! Such a pity that our own Met Office has not tried to do the same. Surprisingly, for those who believe temperatures are rapidly increasing, the data has, so far, not shown any rising trend. As the data has only been going for 19 years, it is not long enough to show a meaningful trend, but if it continues for 30 years or more it will start to be more significant. 

Unfortunately, NOAA never reports this data in their monthly or yearly “state of the climate report.” And, mainstream media either is entirely unaware of the existence of this data set or has chosen not to report on this U.S. temperature record. 

 U.S Surface Temperature – Watts Up With That?

USA ELECTION - DEMOCRATS KEEPING QUIET ABOUT CLIMATE POLICY

Just as in the recent UK election, there as been no mention of costly climate policies in the US election by the Democrats. The difference in the USA is that the other party, the Republicans, do have a different policy and they should mention it and not fear the Green Blob. We will see in the coming weeks if Trump has the courage to speak up. 

Election Deception: Democrats won’t mention the climate, but The Greens are happy anyway « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

ATLANTIC WARMING AND COOLING, NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY

For over a year, surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean hit new highs, but that trend has reversed at record speed over the past few months, and nobody knows why. NOAA data shows Atlantic sea surface temperatures have cooled at a surprising rate since May. Since June began, temperatures have been a degree or two Fahrenheit colder than normal for this time of year. That means El Niño will likely be replaced by its counterpart, La Niña. 

Scientists have no idea why the Atlantic has suddenly got colder, but they think they know that global warming made it hotter in the first place, even though there is no scientific explanation for the claim that a slightly warmer atmosphere can make any measurable difference to ocean temperatures! 

The Atlantic Is Cooling at a Mysteriously Fast Rate After Record Warmth | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

OFFSHORE FLOATING WIND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTRICITY BY FAR

This new video from Paul Burgess explains in simple terms why floating offshore wind farms will produce very expensive electricity

 PB Basics 3 Offshore Floating Wind Facts Making the Pensioners Pay - YouTube

WHAT IS THE COST OF CARBON CAPTURE UTILISATION AND STORAGE?

 CCUS applications do not all have the same cost. Looking specifically at carbon capture, the cost can vary greatly by CO2 source, from a range of USD 15-25/t CO2 for industrial processes producing “pure” or highly concentrated CO2 streams (such as ethanol production or natural gas processing) to USD 40-120/t CO2 for processes with “dilute” gas streams, such as cement production and power generation. Capturing CO2 directly from the air is currently the most expensive approach.

Moving on to the cost of transport and storage, this can also vary greatly on a case-by-case basis, depending mainly on CO2 volumes, transport distances and storage conditions. In the United States, for example, the cost of onshore pipeline transport is in the range of USD 2-14/t CO2, while the cost of onshore storage shows an even wider spread. However, more than half of onshore storage capacity is estimated to be available below USD 10/t CO2. 

Is carbon capture too expensive? – Analysis - IEA

The following video looks at the problems with this as well as stating its importance, assuming that capturing and storing CO2 is necessary.

How does carbon capture and storage actually work? | ABC News (youtube.com)

All this begs the question - do we need to do this at all? The answer to that depends on whether you believe the planet is facing a looming disaster caused by CO2. If we don't ( and I believe the evidence is very doubtful) then we certainly do not have to spend billions of dollars capturing and burying it.

LEADING ATMOSPHERIC SCIENTIST, RICHARD LINDZEN, SUMMARISES THE DEBATE ON GW

Richard Lindzen is not a household name ,like David Attenborough,  but that does not mean he is not a great scientist. On the contrary, his achievements are outstanding, (see his Wikipedia entry here: Richard Lindzen - Wikipedia ) He is someone who should not be ignored, as he has spent decades studying the physics of the atmosphere. His latest speech gives a good analysis of the state of climate science at the link below:

 “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities” - Clintel

The following section provides a neat summary of where we are today:

So here we are, confronted with policies that destroy western economies, impoverish the working middle class, condemn billions of the world’s poorest to continued poverty and increased starvation, leave our children despairing over the alleged absence of a future, and will enrich the enemies of the West who are enjoying the spectacle of our suicide march, a march that the energy sector cowardly accepts, being too lazy to exert the modest effort needed to check what is being claimed.

RECEDING SWISS GLACIERS REVEAL WHAT?

I just read the following article and came across the paragraph below, in it. 

Switzerland offers prize money to get munition out of lakes - BBC News

"Even on the glaciers, now receding amid the impacts of climate change, the melting ice is revealing spent and live ammunition left over from high mountain training which took place decades ago." - Clearly those glaciers must have grown in the decades prior to the recent receding, suggesting that the climate must have cooled in the twentieth century after the munitions were left there, thus showing that the recent warming is not unprecedented, but part of a cycle of warming and cooling.

LIFESPAN OF WIND TURBINES

We are constantly being told that wind turbines produce the cheapest electricity. I have produced plenty of information to refute that in previous posts, but in the short video below by Paul Burgess he explains how quickly turbines can deteriorate and how the maintenance cost increase during the first ten years of use. Also their efficiency drops off quite rapidly.

 Paul Burgess Basics 2 The Lifespan of Wind Turbines (youtube.com)

The main reason why renewables, such as wind and solar, will not be as cheap as coal or gas is because they are intermittent sources and so they require back-up for when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing.

WHOSE EMISSIONS ARE THEY?

As the climate change blame game hots up, groups of activists are finding more and more ways of finding who to put the blame on for the ever more apocalyptic predictions of climate Armageddon. This new report places the blame squarely on the nations that sell the fossil fuel. If only they could stop it all they would achieve Nirvana. Their problem, of course, as always, is the money, and maybe the riots on the streets from all those put in dire poverty through a lack of, well everything! I'm sure that nice Mr Putin will do everything he can to save the planet!

 Carbon naughty list: Russia, Australia, USA, export more “climate damage” than any other nations « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

ONE THIRD OF UK TEENAGERS THINK CLIMATE CHANGE IS DELIBERATELY EXAGGERATED

This is a headline from January 2024, but I have only just seen it and I found it surprising, and also heartening at the same time. In some ways we should not be surprised as many teenagers are rebels and like to oppose the status quo. Climate change has become so on-message that it is now almost a state religion. 

Out in the real world, unlike in our institutions, such as government, there is actually a lot of scepticism which teenagers will pick up on. What this tells us is just how transient public support for the coming policies to decarbonise our lives really is. 

Rather like immigration, people have not really accepted the arguments (for mass immigration).They have merely tolerated it. But as soon as they have an excuse to let their true feelings be known there are a lot of people willing to do so. Read the report on this survey here:

 New deniers eh? One third of UK teenagers think climate change is deliberately exaggerated « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

UK MET OFFICE JUNK TEMPERATURE MEASURING NETWORK BECOMING MORE WIDELY KNOWN

Here's another article referring to the poor quality of the Met Office Weather stations measuring the daily maximum and minimum temperatures across the UK. This negative coverage of this institution is so damaging for its reputation and yet it seemingly does not care, as it continues to open new stations that don't make the grade and uses them to produce new high temperature records. It is time our MPs raised this issue in Parliament to shame them into improving things.

Junk Temperature Measuring Network Means the Met Office Cannot Prove There’s Been a “Dramatic Increase” in Temperature | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

FALSE CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE BBC

Most people now believe that the climate coverage from the BBC has become a litany of one-sided propaganda. This can now be verified by the following report: 

Tall Climate Tales from the BBC, 2023 (squarespace.com)

How sad that our state broadcaster, once renowned for its impartiality, should now be ridiculed for its attempt to brainwash its viewers and listeners. Not only sad, but also completely wrong, as on such an important issue costing us all so much, we desperately need a good source of balanced, reliable information. By going down this route they will lose the trust of all but the most naive of their audience.

CARBON CAPTURE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

 Below is a link to a new video from Paul Burgess which highlights the fallacy at the heart of carbon capture and storage which is the massive cost of it in terms of the amount of CO2 which it could remove. It will drive up the cost of energy and practically everything that we make or consume. Those nations which do not go down this route will have a much lower cost of living. Here is the link:

Exposing Green Energy Propaganda Cut 2 (youtube.com)

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES ARE "USELESS", SAYS SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CHIEF

 The property industry seems to uniformly despise the EPC system, which gives homes a score from A to G. That shouldn’t matter except that the Government has just put this deeply-flawed metric at the heart of its net zero drive.

The Conservatives have already been through this charade. Originally, landlords were required to make sure their properties met at least an EPC “C” rating by April 2025 for new leases and April 2027 for existing leases. This was later scrapped. Now Labour's Ed Miliband wants to re-introduce the deadline at 2030. This gives landlords a little more time to get out of this over-regulated business.

Ed Miliband must ditch his ludicrous EPC targets – for everyone’s sake | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

THE DANGER OF CO2 PIPELINE LEAK

The incident I referred to in my piece yesterday about CO2 pipelines has been the subject of a number of articles and videos which can easily be found by a quick search of the internet. Below is a link to one of them:  

The Gassing of Satartia—CO2 pipeline causes mass poisoning in Mississippi (youtube.com)

What many people may not realise is the very high pressure that exists within the pipeline. It is this which gives rise to the risk, along with the massive quantity that can escape in the event of any rupture of the pipe. Without oxygen we are rendered unconscious within minutes and our petrol and diesel cars stop working, so there is literally no escape.

CO2 PIPELINE SAFETY FEARS LEAD TO LEGAL BATTLES IN THE USA

Carbon dioxide in pipelines is a liquid under high pressure. If it leaks, it turns to gas as it rushes out. Since it is heavier than air, it stays close to the ground and can cover wide areas. Carbon dioxide is harmless in small quantities, but in large amounts, it is an asphyxiate, can force oxygen out of people’s lungs, and can cause headaches, dizziness, serious injuries, and death.

On February 22, 2020, a carbon dioxide pipeline ruptured in Satartia, Mississippi. The rupture occurred on a Saturday and spewed CO2 for about four hours. An invisible cloud of CO2 moved through the rural community forcing more than 200 people to evacuate and at least 45 to be hospitalized. Victims were unable to breathe and suffered unconsciousness and fits of shaking. No one died during the incident, but some victims continue to suffer ongoing physical problems. 

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Battle—Seize Land for Green Energy – Watts Up With That?

MORE DETAILS AND VIDEO LINK TOMORROW

GREENLAND ICE MELTED AWAY IN THE LAST MILLION YEARS

Scientists have discovered plant and insect remains under a two-mile-deep (three km) ice core extracted from the centre of Greenland, providing the clearest proof yet that nearly all of this vast territory was green within the past million years, when atmospheric CO2 levels were much lower than today. 

The important message here is that natural climate change has caused huge changes and so it could do so again. The vast cost of trying to achieve net zero is likely to be futile. Instead we should adapt to the climate as it evolves.

 Lost for 30 years in a freezer: The whole of Greenland melted away when CO2 was perfect — consensus broken « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE

A lot of small scale experimental projects are being tested, as can be seen in the lengthy report, linked below, which was written in 2019, so more work will have been done since. The one thing that is not mentioned is the cost of this and how much it will increase the cost of electricity and other manufacturing processes, and that is a crucial question. Not to mention who is going to pay for it, as the answer is obviously us.

A scheme is being proposed here in the Solent by Exxon. This can be seen here: Solent CO2 Pipeline Project  There is currently a consultation out for public comment, focusing on the route of the pipeline, but some people may want to ask questions about safety, particularly as there is at least some similarity between injecting gas into rock under high pressure and the process of fracking.

 A review of CO2 storage in geological formations emphasizing modeling, monitoring and capacity estimation approaches | Petroleum Science (springer.com)

LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND UNDER THREAT OF BLACKOUTS

National Grid executives have warned of blackouts before the end of the decade unless the South East pays more for power than other regions.

In private conversations with the energy industry, executives from the Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) claimed the network was becoming so congested that “there will be blackouts in the South East by 2028”, one industry source claimed. 

The issue has prompted the Government to weigh major changes to the electricity market, potentially by splitting it into regional zones that would each have their own electricity price.

Power Chiefs Fear Blackouts In London | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

EUROPEAN EV MARKET SLUMP

Governments are not good at dictating the market. That has been shown time and time again. The more they interfere the worse things become. Read it all at this link:

 German EV sales down 37% “The market has lost all momentum” « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

Don't bother - they're here!

 Just Stop Oil claims climate change will lead to Southport-style riots | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

These people are so brain-washed that they cannot conceive how foolish they look to the rest of the public. The other day they were trying to stop folk getting to their plane and the people simply stepped round them and ignored them completely. How irrelevant must they have felt! 

It is high electricity prices and power cuts that will get people rioting on the streets, not a bit of extreme weather.

WHY HAVE UK ELECTRICITY PRICES RISEN?

The answer is clearly explained in the following article:

 https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-news/why-have-electricity-prices-risen

THE TRUTH ABOUT RENEWABLES - THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE!

The reason is obvious. They need back up for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing, but those pushing the agenda don't want to talk about it.

A little bit of good sense on the TV from Paul Burgess:

 Arrogance & Ignorance on Nana Akua Show 27th July 2024 (youtube.com)

AUSSIES RULE OUT CLIMATE TARGETS

 It appears that Aussie businessmen have discovered that climate targets are not compatible with making money!

Almost 30pc of Aussie companies have ‘no intention’ of meeting climate targets, new study reveals

By Jared Lynch, The Australian Business Review

Now, a survey of more than 500 companies from Schneider Electric — the biggest adviser of Australian commercial power users — says 28 per cent have no intention of meeting their Paris Agreement commitments. A further 42 per cent say they have not begun decarbonising their operations.

The worst performers in meeting climate goals were smaller companies, healthcare, construction and professional services, with the Schneider survey revealing 18 per cent did not know where to start, while almost a quarter did not consider it a priority.

Ponder just how devastating this is. 42% of Australian companies have not even begun, and another 28% have no intention of  finishing.

That’s a 70% failure rate.

This was from: Net Zero targets “Unachievable” says Air New Zealand and nearly 70% of Australian companies “not even trying” « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

"HOTTEST DAY" CLAIM DEBUNKED HERE

 We are constantly being told by those pushing the climate change doom propaganda that the world is heating up rapidly. In this video we can see how the historical evidence shows this to be not credible. 

Real Climate Science | "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman 

UK CLIMATE - THE FACTS

 UK climate is said to be "getting more extreme" according to the Met Office. This paper gives the facts which say it is not. 

State-of-the-Climate-Report-2023.pdf (thegwpf.org)

HOUSING - YET ANOTHER REASON WHY NET ZERO IS UNACHIEVABLE

There are many reasons why the UK (or any other developed country) will not be able to dispense with the use of fossil fuels, but dealing with housing emissions is a big one. The following brief report gives the details:

 Buildings – The Achilles Heel of Net Zero (netzerowatch.com)

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

Amidst all the sensationalist headlines about record high temperatures, it is worth noting that in some parts of the world there have been record low temperatures. Funny how the main media seem to ignore these cold records. I am not saying that there has not been some slight warming of the surface of the planet in recent decades, but simply that it has been hugely exaggerated and that reporting is not in any way balanced. It is what many would call propaganda or indoctrination. We deserve better.

 Chinese Academy Of Sciences: “Antarctic Cold Spells Shattered Records” In July-August, 2023 (notrickszone.com)

THE RECENT WARMER YEARS ARE JUST "NOISE", SAYS PROFESSOR

Here is what Prof Roy Spencer, a leading scientist in charge of the satellite temperature data set at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has to say: 

In a warming world due to increasing CO2 there will be a statistical increase in “unusually warm” years. But assuming the warming is entirely due to steadily increasing CO2 causing a slight (currently ~1%) energy imbalance in the climate system, then the warming that results is about ~0.02 deg. C per year.

Anything different from that small 0.02 deg. C per year warming is due to natural climate variability.

So, when we get a really warm year (like 2023, and probably 2024) then something other than CO2 is mostly to blame. All of the media and environmentalist hype is just noise. Really warm years will be offset by cooler years (which no one reports on because it’s not newsworthy) so that the long term temperature trends remains ~0.02 deg C per year of warming (+0.014 deg C per year in our satellite data).

 An unusually warm year or two cannot be blamed on climate change « Roy Spencer, PhD (drroyspencer.com)

CAN A GRID BASED ON RENEWABLES BE STABLE?

A stable grid is vital for business, industry and the public in their homes, so if renewables cause it to becoming inherently unstable as their contribution increases, we are heading for disaster. This looks bad for the government who want to have no fossil fuel on the grid by 2030. 

On grid stability (netzerowatch.com)

LABOUR MINISTER ADMITS THE TRUE COST OF NET ZERO

 Now we have been told by a new government minister that the actual cost of net zero will be "hundreds of billions of pounds". But he claims that the private sector will pay for it.  Listen to the admission here:

Labour's Hundreds of Billions for Net Zero Follow Up - The Magic Money Tree is back! (youtube.com)

THE HEAT PUMP CON TRICK

The public are being seduced into buying a heat pump to replace their gas boiler, but before doing so they should read the following article to see what is likely to happen in the near future as the government tries to recover the vast subsidies they are currently paying out.

 The great green bait and switch (netzerowatch.com)

UK NEW LABOUR GOVERNMENT ENERGY POLICY EXPOSED

A new video by Paul Burgess exposes the madness of the net zero policy of the new government. A policy driven by Ed Miliband.  

The Nightmare of Ed Miliband's Net Zero (youtube.com)

NEW PAPER SHOWS CENTRAL EUROPE WAS 2 TO 5 DEGREES WARMER IN THE RECENT PAST THAN THE PRESENT

Yet another study shows that our present climate is not exceptionally warm. Time to wake up and stop all the angst over a one degree increase and slow down the phase out of fossil fuels. There is no need to panic. 

New Study: Central Europe Was ‘2-5°C Warmer Than Present’ Throughout Most Of The Holocene (notrickszone.com)

SCARE TACTICS EXPOSED AS MERELY HOT AIR

Jo Nova's excellent blog is constantly reminding us of how ridiculous the dramatic headlines are which reference some new climate record. When you see what is going on with the temperature measurements from our Met Office (see previous days posts) you realise what nonsense all this talk is. Read her latest post to understand what is really happening.  

 Sunday was 0.01 degree hotter than last year, and 1 or 2 degrees cooler than what cavemen lived through. So What? « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

It is quite possible to accept that CO2 is causing some warming while still being sceptical of whether that warming is a serious threat as opposed to merely one factor among many which can lead to changes in our climate. What we need to do is recognise that many of the factors affecting the climate are beyond our control. We need to learn to adapt and mitigate the most extreme weather and stop trying to control it.

UK MET OFFICE - THE FACTS ABOUT THEIR NEW WEATHER STATIONS

 Whilst it may be understandable that the Met Office has some legacy old sites in locations which have become compromised over time, it cannot be acceptable for new stations to be poorly located from the outset.

Analysis of stations opened in the 21st century indicates a worsening of the situation with over 87% of new stations falling into Classes 3 to 5.  Worse still, of the 13 sites opened in the last 5 years, 8 fail  to make Classes 1 or 2. Thus the  proportion of "Junk" sites is actually increasing.

In 2022 the Neatishead Class 4 site was opened in the shadow of a large Radar 'Dome. In 2023 the new Arthog site  was equally opened as a Class 4 inaccurate unit. 

This practise of opening new inadequately accurate reporting  sites must be stopped immediately or alternatively do not use their data for any form of climate reporting purposes. 

One instance of particular concern is the Hull, East Park station installed in 2011. It is a Class 5 site in a very poor position in the "Animal Education Centre". It sits hard alongside what is now an overgrown hedge where  tour bus vehicles park. It regularly records the regional daily high temperature on the Met Office Daily listings as well as the National highest temperature on 2 occasions so far this year. An example of this listing can be viewed here.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/observations/weather-extremes

As well as two reputable Private Weather Sites in Hull in close proximity to the official Met Office site there is also  the Hull University Research Centre's very well sited, equipped and maintained weather station.

https://www.hull.ac.uk/research/institutes/eei/sudslab-uk

Both the Private Weather Sites and the very high quality University site record significantly lower temperatures than the official site. In contrast to the unhelpful and evasive responses typical of my inquiries to the Met Office, the University were exceptionally helpful and even gave me direct personal access to their live online data. Closer inspection revealed the official Met Office site to be regularly recording up to 3 degrees celcius higher.  Despite raising this issue with the Met Office they declined to answer my queries.  When asked to supply their recent data from the site, I was referred to an archive site that operates 18 months in arrears to view it, presumably some time in the distant future. 

It is not an unreasonable inference, therefore, that the Met Office are deliberately seeking to inflate the climate temperature record by installing new sites likely to record artificially raised temperatures. 

If the public new of this, I think it is reasonable to assume that they would be horrified to hear of such a poor effort by an organisation that they would instinctively trust

UK MET OFFICE UNDER SCRUTINY - PART 3

 Let's take a look at exactly how the Met Office observes and collects its raw data.

Weather Station siting.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is part of the United Nations Organistaion (UN), to which almost all national meteorological agencies report their data for climate reporting purposes.

The WMO recently standardised the weather station location requirements for Climate data recording purposes.

The UK Met Office was a significant partner to the formulation of this standard which was ultimately codified by the International Standards Organisation as ISO/WMO standard 19289:2014(E) as detailed below.

https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/atsc303/Instruments/wmo_guides/CIMO_Guide_2014-Met_Site_Classification.pdf

WMO rules indicate that only sites meeting  CIMO Classes 1 or 2 should be used for Climate Reporting purposes. Class 3  sites have  known errors caused by siting of 1°C,  Class 4 sites  error margins of 2°C and Class 5 sites have known error margins up to 5° C.

Consequently, Classes 3 to 5 stations should NOT be used for climate reporting purposes. Classes 4 and 5 are generally considered to have no better than "Junk" status in climate reporting terms though quite possibly  acceptable for their original installed purposes such as immediate aviation advice, local agriculture, local transport etc.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations

It required a Freedom of Information request to obtain from the Met Office the list of their Climate and Synoptic reporting weather stations by CIMO Class.

Amazingly this list indicates that of 384 climate reporting stations just 52 (13.7%) fall into Classes 1 & 2.  

A further 30 (7.8% of total) sites are Class 3

187 sites (48.7% of total ) are Class 4

112 sites (29.2% of total) are Class 5

 

Almost 85% of all Met Office sites are NOT deemed acceptable for climate data reporting purposes by the  World Meteorological Organisation and International Standards Organisation stated requirements.  

It is worth noting that the Met Office claims to use its own separate  station monitoring standards but does not give plausible reasons why these should override WMO standards. They do not demonstrate any greater level of suitability for climate reporting than the CIMO standards.

The government are spending billions of pounds to tackle a "climate crisis", and yet their on organisation is unable, or unwilling to make their own weather stations first class! It is a scandal which, so far has gone unreported, save for this small blog.