ANOTHER TAX-PAYER FUNDED PART OF THE CLIMATE BLOB

There is a massive industry which has grown up around the climate change issue. It is costing the UK taxpayer many millions of pounds. Most of it goes unnoticed by the public. Occasionally something comes to the surface like this organisation:  

About Us - Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA) (casaclimate.org)

Looking at their website we see their purpose set out as follows:

To increase the capacity and capability of climate-vulnerable country negotiators to engage in international climate negotiations, helping to preserve and enhance the rules-based international system and increase appetite for higher ambition.

Or, in simple terms,  to get third world countries to lower their CO2 emissions and to help them to extract more from the West in return. 

Hat tip to Not a lot of people know that, see here:

More Taxpayer Money Going To The Green Blob | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

NEW SCIENTIST CLIMATE ARTICLE ANALYSIS SHOWS NO NEED TO PANIC

The New Scientist seems to be completely captivated by the climate scare. In this article Dr David Whitehouse analyses their latest article to find some surprising results:

New Scientist: How worried should we be about climate change? - Net Zero Watch

In a New Scientist Climate Special Report senior reporter Michael Le Page asks if climate change is worse than we thought it would be?

It’s first question is: Is the world is warming faster than expected?

In short, the conclusion the article draws is no, it isn’t; 

Next comes the question, are we seeing more extreme weather than predicted?

The jury is still out.” So, scientifically speaking that would be another no.

Then the magazine asks: Are we closer to tipping points than anticipated?

New Scientist says “Yes, we are, though a great deal of uncertainty remains.” In other words, the answer might equally be: No, we aren’t, or We actually don’t know.

Read the full article at the above link.

THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (JETP)

 Have you heard of  this? It seems to have received very little publicity. But apparently it involves several Western countries, including the UK providing capital and loans to get foreign countries to agree to end their use of coal. Unsurprisingly the countries are not very keen to give up on cheap energy, as the articles below explain:

Net-zero: Green colonialism backfires | Turbulent Times

Net-zero: dead in the water | Turbulent Times

UK ELECTRICITY PRICE SAGA - ALICE IN WONDERLAND

 Have you ever wondered why our electricity is amongst the most expensive in the world? Well the answer lies in the crazy pricing system which could not be more bizarre if they tried. Read it here from Ross Clark:

Energy prices really are a conspiracy against the public-Ross Clark | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com) 

PAPER STRAWS - ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER!

While plastic straws had their drawbacks, we now find that replacing them is not as easy as was first thought. This is yet another example of rushing to do something without thinking it through. A bit like net zero, though a lot cheaper!

 Paper straws have ‘forever chemicals’ that may be worse for us and the environment than plastic « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

BUY A 40 YEAR OLD CAR TO DODGE ULEZ

This is a tale of unexpected consequences, as Londoners are buying older and higher CO2 emission vehicles which are, ironically, exempt from the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) charge. As a bonus, these cars are also exempt from road tax. These taxes are driving us into becoming a third world country.  

Sales of old fossil cars are booming in Ultra Low Emission London… « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

HOW SCIENCE IS DONE THESE DAYS

Any serious scientists who wish to write a paper which goes against the hypothesis of man-made warming is finding it is likely to destroy their reputation.

The Climategate leaks showed co-compiler of the HadCRUT global temperature series Dr Phil Jones emailing Michael “Hockey Stick” Mann, July 8, 2004:
"I can’t see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report. Kevin [Trenberth, a colleague] and I will keep them out somehow — even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!"

Thanks to a science whistle-blower, there’s now documentation of a current exercise as bad as that captured in the Jones-Mann correspondence. This new and horrid saga – again involving Dr Mann – sets out to deplatform and destroy a peer-endorsed published paper by four Italian scientists. Their paper in European Physical Journal Plus is titled A critical assessment of extreme events trends in times of global warming and documents that extreme weather and related disasters are not generally increasing, contrary to the catastrophists feeding misinformation to the Guardian/ABC axis and other compliant media

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Full story here.

 How Science is Done These Days – Quadrant Online

IS RECENT WEATHER BECOMING MORE EXTREME?

We are being told on a daily basis that our weather is becoming more extreme, but is this born out by the data? Below is an article that disputes this claim: 

Is Weather Really Getting More ‘Extreme?’ - CO2 Coalition

40000 DEATHS FROM DIESEL POLLUTION DEBUNKED

This is a 2017 article, but it gives such a thorough debunking of an oft repeated fake piece of data that I felt it should be included here, in light of the Ultra Low Emissions debate.

 Mortality from Diesel Car Pollution in the UK | Energy Matters (euanmearns.com)

LONDONERS FIGHT BACK AGAINST LOW EMISSION ZONE

It's not only climate extremists that are taking action to support their cause; as you can see below, motorists are also very angry, now they realise the cost of motoring is to rise so dramatically. I am sure there are a few vandals happy to join in to cause mayhem as well. Just imagine how angry the people will become if they are told their gas central heating is going to become obsolete in a few months time! 

 Over 300 “low emission” surveillance cameras stolen or damaged in London since April « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

RELIGIOUS SACRIFICES FROM THE CHURCH OF CLIMATOLOGY

 Here is an interesting article from Spiked Online: 

Net Zero is a neo-pagan religion that is seriously harming people’s liberties and livelihoods.

We look back with bewilderment at the ritual sacrifice of animals by our ancestors. Whether it was the Celtic people’s sacrifice of livestock to appease pissed-off deities or the Ancient Romans’ slaughter of oxen so that Jupiter might be more sparing with his stormy weather, it was all a bit mad. We would never be so superstitious, we tell ourselves. I’m not sure that’s true. Consider the proposed slaughter of hundreds of thousands of cattle in Europe in the holy name of Net Zero. This is the return of pagan lunacy, surely.

Irish farmers are under pressure to ‘cull up to 200,000 cows’ in order that Ireland might meet its ‘climate goals’, reported the Financial Times at the weekend. The Irish government is considering proposals to bump off that amount of cattle over the next three years to help it achieve a 25 per cent reduction in its agricultural emissions. Cows produce methane, you see, and methane is bad. It’s a greenhouse gas. Farming accounts for 40 per cent of Ireland’s greenhouse-gas emissions, so it has become a natural target for the Net Zero zealots. Every EU member state is under pressure to make strides towards Net Zero, and if that entails the sacrifice of livestock, so be it. Save the planet, slaughter the cows.
 
It’s so superstitious. A ‘mooted cow massacre’ to try to offset the angry climatic conditions apparently caused by man? If someone can explain how this is any different to an ancient people’s ritualistic killing of a poor bull in a desperate bid to placate the weather gods, I’d be most grateful. In fact, if anything, the proposed cow-culling in Ireland is worse than the paganistic antics of our ill-educated forebears. At least they were wise enough to offer up only one or two beasts to the gods of thunder – the neo-pagans of the Net Zero cult are offering up whole herds to try to assuage the heatwaves and floods they think furious Mother Earth has in store for us.

And they seem to care little for the consequences of their heathen carbon-offsetting. Irish farmers are seriously worried for their livelihoods. The dairy industry is worth €13 billion a year to the Irish economy. It provides 54,000 jobs. It brought in a staggering €6.8 billion in exports in 2022 alone. What will become of all this fruitful work if cow slaughter in the name of Net Zero takes off? We’re portrayed as ‘climate killers’, complains one Irish farmer. Indeed, eco-activists marched in Dublin with banners saying ‘Meat + dairy = climate crisis’ – a perfect snapshot of out how out-of-touch the urban elites are, who probably never give a second thought to the question of who produced the luscious cream that appears atop the €20 pancakes they scoff for Sunday brunch in a hip Dublin eatery.
 
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UK GOVERNMENT TO OFFER VOTE ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES POLICY

 Under plans to reduce new petrol and diesel vehicle sales to zero by 2030 (a so-called “ZEV mandate”), British car makers would from 2024 have to ensure that at least 22 per cent of all their new cars, and 10 per cent of their vans, are electric-powered.

Those manufacturers who fail to hit the target face fines of up to £15,000 per car if they miss the production target and Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has lobbied for more flexibility on the timetable after complaints from some car firms.

Normally, the statutory instrument used to enact such measures would be passed through Parliament using a “negative” procedure, with little chance for a vote.

But the DfT is planning to use a rare “affirmative” procedure, which would need to be passed by a vote in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The vote would allow rebels to join forces to vote against the plans.

The procedure may be used as a way to allow backbenchers to register a protest, but if the rebellion grows then ministers may pull the whole vote rather than have to rely on Labour votes to get it through.

The 2024 start date for the new vehicles mandate will be followed by a ramping up of production targets to 2030, when no new petrol or diesel cars will allowed to be sold.

So we see, yet again, that the government is getting nervous about the drastic measures which they know would have to be taken to reach the wretched net zero by 2050 target. Most of the public are still blissfully unaware of the costly mayhem that is gradually approaching 

THE INCONVENIENT FACTS THAT GET IGNORED BY THE MEDIA

Amidst all the talk of recent hot weather I have not heard any mention of one possible cause:

Hunga Tonga & Its Role In Rising Global Temperatures ‹ NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

How strange?

NET ZERO: WHAT, WHEN, HOW AND WHO PAYS?

 These are the questions we should all be asking and demanding our political leaders answer. So far we have been given only vague hand-waving style avoidance. To start with what does net zero actually mean? Does it mean we can simply carry on emitting CO2 but pay to have some trees planted somewhere, which seems to be what a lot of companies are doing. Then what about aviation, shipping, and imported goods? Should their CO2 be counted towards our total?

"When" seems to be in 2050, though there are a few targets along the way and as we get nearer to those, people are beginning to realise the full implications. It all seems so easy to say we will accomplish some goal in 5 or 10 years time. Take oil-fired central heating, which is no longer to be fitted beyond 2026; now there is a dawning of the reality and resistance building. This only affects 1.5 million homes. Imagine the enormity of phasing out gas boilers and gas cookers in 20 times as many places. I fully expect this deadline will fail to be met. It is simply inconceivable that it could be, even if the public were all compliant, which they won't be.

This brings us on to "how". How will we muster a large enough workforce of skilled engineers to keep to the schedule? We have failed to even persuade everyone to have a smart meter fitted, and that is a doddle compared with a complete change of central heating system. Then there are gas cookers and gas fires.

Finally there is the biggest question of all - Who pays? In simple terms the answer has to be US, the taxpayers. But a bill running into hundreds of billions of pounds, or maybe trillions, is simply beyond the government to find - on top of the covid rescue, and before that the banking rescue. We are already up to our collective necks in debt. But until they have an answer to that question, we must assume that net zero is just a pipe-dream, albeit a very costly one. For even if it ends in failure we will have invested a huge amount even to get only part of the way.

My final question is - when will the bubble finally burst? Who will be in charge when it becomes beyond doubt that net zero is unachievable and when? There are already some extremists who want us to go even faster, like the "Just Stop Oil" mob. We need strong leadership to resist their lunacy, It is time for a sensible, rational debate.  

THE DEMISE OF GLACIERS AND ICE SHEETS HAS BEEN EXAGGERATED

Read all about how we are being fed exaggerations and lies about the state of our glaciers. Like everything to do with climate it is not simple and certainly not a uniform trend. 

Glaciers And Ice Sheets: Here Today And Here Tomorrow | PA Pundits International (wordpress.com)

UK OFFSHORE WIND LOOKS DEAD

The capital and operating costs of wind power, particularly offshore are still very high. This technology is unattractive and imposes very high system costs when compared to gas generation even at today’s elevated prices. It is completely uneconomic if the gas prices continue to revert to their historic levels. 

UK offshore wind is dead in the water - as predicted - Net Zero Watch

The UK is heading for a very costly energy future which will hold our economy back and increase our whole cost of living. It is self-inflicted damage being carried out with no useful result. It will have no effect on the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and no effect on the climate either here in the UK or in the world as a whole.  

UK PUBLIC SHOW LITTLE INTEREST IN HEAT PUMP GRANTS

Despite the government offering grants of £5000 to "upgrade" their heating system to a heat pump, the take up of the offer has been much lower than they hoped. The second year of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has seen only 13,766 of the available 90,000 vouchers redeemed. 

The lack of installers and the expenses associated with adequately insulating homes for heat pump readiness have been identified by experts as the primary factors responsible. I would imagine it is not only the cost, but also the major disruption of ripping out and replacing pipe work in every room. This is a massive inconvenience as well as cost. 

The problem for the government is that if they have to force millions of people to replace their heating system they will become very unpopular, which is why they are trying so hard to convince them that climate change is such a danger. Unfortunately they are not winning that argument with the majority remaining sceptical.

Read the details of the scheme here:

 Only 15% of the available Boiler Upgrade Scheme vouchers have been redeemed, Ofgem reveals | Homebuilding

CLIMATE HYPE VERSUS REALITY

Those pushing the climate change scare often claim that the "science" is settled and that no serious scientist disagrees. But, in reality that is far from the truth. Some of the most celebrated scientists have said that they completely disagree with the idea that CO2 emissions control the world's temperature. Fortunately, because of their achievements, these scientists cannot be silenced, though their objections are rarely mentioned in the news. Younger scientists who wish to have a successful career are much easier to control and seldom disagree publicly for very obvious reasons. In the following video the true extent of disagreement is made clear:  

 Climate Fakery Part 17 - NewTube

TIME FOR A DOSE OF REALITY

 Amid the myriad of dire tales of climate Armageddon put out by our TV news reporters, I thought it was time again for a reality check from my favourite climate commentator, Tony Heller. Tony has seen it all before and he has the written records to prove it. Here is a recent short video putting the record straight:

Climate Fakery Part 21 - NewTube 

If you haven't seen his other videos you can see some of them on my Tony Heller page at the top right of the blog.

WILL NEW OIL BOILERS BE BANNED IN THE UK FROM 2026?

 The government is clearly thinking of a ban on all new and replacement oil burning boilers from 2026, but now the date is getting closer they appear to be getting cold feet (just like the folk with no replacement boilers!). A big factor in their consideration will be how to win the next election, so it is likely that this deadline will be deferred. Read the details here:

Plans for oil boiler ban from 2026 dubbed a 'ULEZ' for rural households | Homebuilding  

NATURAL EFFECTS ON THE CLIMATE

With all the media concentrating on "man made climate change" it is easy to overlook the fact that there are huge natural forces at play which can profoundly affect the climate. These forces are far more powerful than the effect of man's CO2 emissions. Here is a link to an interesting lecture on some of them.

James E. Kamis: Geological Impacts on Climate | Tom Nelson Pod #121 - YouTube

WIND POWER - THE BIG LIE

 For years the wind industry have told the public and politicians, incessantly, that wind power is now the cheapest form of generation. In recent weeks, they and their supporters have changed tack, arguing that material price rises and inflation mean that they can no longer make a profit without further subsidies and tax breaks, and that Contract for Difference (CfD) Round 4 developments, such as Hornsea 3, will not come on line unless ministers assent. Industry bodies that have insisted for the last six years that offshore wind can deliver power at less than £50/MWh now expect us to believe that they cannot make a profit. This doesn’t so much strain belief as blow it to smithereens. Market prices have averaged over £130/MWh this year, so even if input prices had doubled, windfarms should still have operating margins of 25%, an extraordinary level of profitability.

Read the whole report here:

Wind-briefing.pdf (netzerowatch.com)

COLD, HEAT, WET OR DRY - IT'S ALL "CLIMATE CHANGE"

 One of the main reasons why the public are so sceptical about the climate change hypothesis is the way any extreme weather is attributed to it. This is  made clear in the following article:

Is Our Cold, Wet Summer Due To Global Warming? | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

BREAKING THE CONSENSUS IN UK

It's starting to crumble:

Conservative voters are starting to push back, with The Times offering details of a YouGov poll which finds that 68 percent of Tory voters are opposed to the 2030 deadline on abolishing the sale of new petrol/diesel vehicles, as against 27 percent in favour.

Even the obsessives in Starmer’s Labour, and in other parties, can’t carry the day: overall, while 42 percent of voters opposed the net-zero plans, only 42 percent backed them.

When confronted with the costs of actually implementing the policy, 55 percent of those polled said that they would be unwilling to accept “additional costs for ordinary people”, while only 27 percent said they would accept extra costs. And this is in the context where none of the politicians (much less the media) are being straight about the real costs.

 Politics: breaking the consensus | Turbulent Times

ANOTHER MET OFFICE FORECAST SEEMS OFF THE MARK

How much can we rely on the Met Office forecasts? The following forecast was made on 19th June during the hot spell here in the UK:

"The Met Office says we can expect the hot weather to continue.

It says there is a 45% chance - significantly higher than usual - that the UK will have what it describes as a "hot summer". The quote is at the end of the BBC article below:

 Climate change: Sudden heat increase in seas around UK and Ireland - BBC News

Since then the UK has experienced cooler than average temperatures with higher than average rainfall.

"HOTTEST MONTH" - NEVER!

In this article we read of top climate scientists calling claims of July being the hottest month ever as "rubbish"! 

Top Climate Scientists Rubbish Claims July was the Hottest Month ever – Public being ‘Misinformed on a Massive Scale’ • Watts Up With That?

IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END?

Interesting thought....

 Is this the week that Net Zero died? - The Post (unherd.com)

BBC CATALOGUE OF DECEPTION OVER CLIMATE

There can only be one reason why the BBC puts out such biased information on climate, and that is because it believes its role is to influence the public, rather than to inform it. They seek to stifle debate rather than to encourage it.  

 BBC still playing fast and loose with climate facts | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

SEA LEVELS WERE 2 TO 6 METERS HIGHER SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO

Two new studies have shown this to be the case. The idea that sea levels are rising to unprecedented levels is simply not true as the report below tells us.

 Two More Studies Indicate Mid-Holocene Sea Levels Were 2-6 Meters Higher Than Present (notrickszone.com)

CLIMATE MODELS ARE USELESS - SAYS EXPERT CLIMATE SCIENTIST

Here is yet another scientist coming out to say how useless the climate models are, with much of the world's data being missing until the twentieth century. The whole basis for the very costly policies to reduce CO2 emissions is based on a false basis.

 ANOTHER CLIMATE SCIENTIST WITH IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS BREAKS RANKS: “OUR MODELS ARE MICKEY-MOUSE MOCKERIES OF THE REAL WORLD” | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)