PARLIAMENTARY MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Yesterday I set off for Westminster to hear Roger Helmer and Piers Corbyn give their presentations to the Climate Change Meeting, having booked a ticket, only to find that the parliamentary authorities claimed no knowledge of the meeting whatsoever. Having made the 3 hour coach journey I was not going to give up so easily, so I waited around to see if others would arrive. Eventually I met up with Roger Helmer who had travelled all the way from Brussels and was unaware of any change. Luckily I had a card with Piers Corbyn's mobile phone number and he was able to tell us of a last minute change of venue, though many others had already been turned away, being told it was cancelled. Was it  cock up or conspiracy? I am not sure, but at least I was able to attend a much reduced meeting of 18 determined souls who had persevered to the end. In some ways it was a better meeting for those who got there as it was much smaller and more intimate.

Roger Helmer gave a really excellent tour-de-force of the UKIP energy policy, which I must say is by far the most sensible energy policy I have heard from any political party. It's just a pity that it has very little chance of being implemented. Piers Corbyn explained his theories of climate forecasting based on looking at repeating patterns of the positions and behaviour of the sun and the moon. He claims to have had great success with this and tantalisingly left us with a prediction of cold weather during December due to the position of the jet stream, though he sadly predicted a "green Christmas". 

MET OFFICE NEW COMPUTER COSTING 97 MILLION STILL WON'T GIVE ACCURATE FORECASTS

Here's the details from Christopher Booker. As Booker points out, their computer is only as good as the information put in, and looking at the Met Office's recent record they seem to have some missing or incorrect data. In the same article Booker also explains the folly of our energy policy and why he expects the lights to stay on this winter, at a huge price, though they will go out eventually if the government continues to reduce our use of fossil fuels.

CLIMATE LESSONS FROM 2.7 MILLION YEARS AGO

This report looks at new evidence uncovered by scientists which shows that a sudden temperature change 2.7 million years ago was likely caused by both the atmosphere and a change in the circulation of the ocean currents. This is yet more evidence that shows how much we still have to learn.

UK ENERGY NETWORK SAID TO BE "INADEQUATE"

This article gives the details of the concerns of UK industry, who fear they are struggling at a serious disadvantage to their competitors. If the UK continues to follow the path set by the Climate Change Act then this disadvantage is set to get much worse, as our competitors are set to do no such thing. In particular China and India, who are building cheap coal-fired power station far faster than we are closing ours.

PUBLIC MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AT WESTMINSTER - A PRACTICAL ENERGY POLICY

I am coming to this meeting and hoping to meet up with like-minded people and see what the latest ways of getting out a positive message on sensible energy policy are. If any readers are able to come do let me know. I will report on the meeting later on in the week.

A public meeting open to all on Wednesday 5 November from 1pm to 3pm in room 9 at UK Parliament, Palace of Westminster, hosted by Repeal The Climate Change Act

Come via main - St Stephens (Cromwell Green) entrance

Ask for Sammy Wilson's (DUP MP) Meeting 

(Please allow 30 minutes for security)

Speakers include

* Roger Helmer UKIP MEP - A practical UK energy policy 

                - explaining what is needed and how the EU is driving the UK's energy crisis

(Find UKIP's Energy Policy Here)

Piers Corbyn WeatherAction 

Will the lights go out this winter?

- explaining the essential incredibility of the CO2 theory of Climate Change,

the latest advances is solar-based Long Range forecasts and spelling out what will happen this winter. 

* Sammy Wilson DUP MP and other MPs 

(Graham Stringer Labour MP and Peter Lilley Conservative MP invited)

The changing climate of Climate Change in Parliament and beyond. 

*Campaign Against the Climate Act News

Discussion and Questions, Literature   

 

Room booked by Sammy Wilson MP with our thanks.

YET ANOTHER DOOMSDAY CLIMATE REPORT (YAWN)

Here are the details of another scary report that appears to fly in the face of the actual facts, which are of an eighteenth year with no statistically significant change in the world's average surface temperature. How many more scary reports can we expect? Each time the public become a little less inclined to believe the doom merchants.

EARTH'S TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BY THE CLOUDS SAYS NEW PAPER

Here are the details. It seems a simple explanation, but it appears to fit the data very well.

IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN GLOBAL WARMING AND CONFLICT?

This article looks at the possibility of this and comes to the conclusion that it is unclear. My question is, how can we test this hypothesis when there has been no discernible global warming for the past 18 years? They actually used the term climate change in the article, but I am assuming they mean climate change based on human-caused global warming.

CLIMATE TALKS STALL AGAIN AS SOME START TO PANIC

"Don't panic", should be the advice to those attending the latest climate talks. Here is the report about this latest boondoggle in which no agreement was reached. Apparently there is only one more attempt before the long-awaited Paris meeting at the end of next year. It looks as though there will have to be a fudge with some sort of vague commitment which only the UK will actually take seriously.

"GOVERNMENT POLICY MAY HAVE SLOWED GLOBAL WARMING", SAYS GOVERNMENT MINISTER

Here's the article giving the details. I could hardly believe it when I read it. A government minister actually claiming that the paltry cuts in CO2 emissions, a tiny fraction of a percent of the world's total emissions, could have had any effect on global warming - what hubris. A short while ago this blog had this article which showed that the UK's efforts so far had prevented 0.0004 degrees of warming. Hardly an amount that could be noticed, or even measured by the most sensitive thermometer. 

BILLIONARES FUND GREEN GROUPS TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT POLICY ON EMISSIONS

Here's a good piece in the Mail on Sunday which highlights the huge sums of money being given to groups like WWF, Greenpeace and Friend of the Earth by very wealthy businessmen and their trust funds. Against this massive funding there is only one serious sceptic organisation, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, funded by a relatively modest £300,000. Of course the GWPF is supported by the facts, and that is worth more than all the millions stacked up against it.

CLIMATE TALKS KEEP THE GREEN BLOB HAPPY

This report explains the real purpose of climate negotiations, which is to appear to be making commitments, while in reality achieving very little. There is something in this, though even the feeble commitments can prove to be very costly.

EU AGREES TO CONDITIONAL TARGETS ON EMISSIONS AND RENEWABLES TO 2040

Here are the details of the EU deal. I suspect it will only be achieved if the economies continue to under-perform. This is looking quite likely at the moment. The sooner the UK can get a referendum and vote to leave the better!

HUGE FRACKING BOOST FOR LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST IN THE BALANCE

This article looks at the huge economic boost attainable from fracking in the south east UK. It also explores the things which are preventing the exploitation of the oil. Boris Johnson is being suggested as the leader of the charge to get the project going.

WELCH NHS SPENDS MONEY ON "CARBON MANAGERS" WHILE PATIENTS ARE LEFT TO DIE

Here is the story of the list of politically correct non-jobs being filled by the Welch NHS, currently part of a major story in the Daily Mail. Clearly this will undermine the Labour Party's claim to be the guardians of the NHS.

UK ON THE BRINK OF AN ENERGY CRISIS

This report in the Telegraph explains the situation that has just been made worse due to a fire in a large gas-powered power station. Whether the lights go out will now depend on how severe the winter is. An extended cold spell with little or no wind would be a nightmare for the government, specially with a General Election next spring. Mind you the alternative Prime Minister would be a much worse disaster for our energy policy - so it would be a bit of a catch 22 for the voters.

ABBOTT PUTS THE ECONOMY BEFORE GREEN ALARMISM

This article shows the attitude of the Australian Prime Minister towards jobs in the fossil fuel industry - he supports them and will not allow green ideology to sacrifice them in order to reduce CO2 emissions further than his 5% target. Meanwhile the UK government seems still to be set on its pathway towards an unachievable target of 80% reductions by 2050. By which time they will be a faint memory in the minds of the voters.

REST OF THE WORLD CARRIES ON INCREASING CO2 EMISSIONS AND IGNORES THE UK

Here's the bottom line which shows that the UK, the EU, and the USA are all being ignored, not only by China and India, but also by a whole lot of other medium- sized industrial nations. Not only will we not be likely to achieve our targets on CO2 reductions, but even if we did (while at the same time destroying our economy), it would make no noticeable difference to total emissions and so could not possibly affect climate.

MANN PROVED WRONG AGAIN!

This article refers to a new paper on tree rings as a proxy for past surface temperatures and the conclusion seems to be that the sensitivity of the climate to changes in CO2 is not as high as was previously predicted by Mann. After his hockey stick temperature graph was de-bunked this will come as another blow for Mann.

EX-ENVIRONMENT MINISTER'S SPEECH RATTLES CLIMATE ALARMISTS

This article looks at response of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) to the recent speech by the government's former Environment Minister, Owen Paterson, in which the CCC try to deny that there is a serious problem over the government seeking to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. It is clear that they are unable to provide strong reasons why continuing along the path set by the CCC will not result in disaster.

LOONEY BOOK BY SO CALLED CLIMATE EXPERTS

Here is a link to a review of a book which purports to give a scientifically-based prediction of life in the future for a world affected by global warming. It is quite a long review, but considering it is given by a person who is a declared believer in serious problems associated with global warming, it is a damning review. The book's authors, Oreskes and Conway, are, supposedly, widely noted experts in the politics and intellectual history of the climate change controversy. They teach, respectively, at Harvard University and the Cal Tech, and the book in question was published by Columbia University Press, one of the world’s most esteemed academic presses. Such widely respected public figures as Elizabeth Kolbert and Timothy E. Wirth provide effusive endorsements on the back cover.

On reading the review you will learn just how foolish the book is. At only 52 pages, one wonders just who the book is aimed at. Could it be young impressionable children? You will also read a more sinister aim of the book, which is to denigrate the free democracies of the West and praise the harsh and repressive regime of China as somehow superior. I am not sure if the authors are totalitarians first and see climate change as a vehicle to reach that goal, or are they simply climate alarmists who see the only way to reverse their perceived Armageddon is by invoking totalitarianism. Either way, as the reviewer shows us, they are completely nutty in so many ways. Their thinking is superficial and incoherent. 

CARNEY - "OIL MUST REMAIN IN THE GROUND"

This article highlights a worrying concern, in that a man in a very senior position, Governor of the Bank of England, is actually talking down some of the UK's biggest companies. He is entitled to believe what he wants, but when his beliefs are contrary to the interests of our biggest companies it is surely better if he keeps quiet, or finds a better way to express them. Oil companies are in business to find and extract and refine oil and sell it. That is what they exist to do. If Carney believes they should not be doing it then he is not in the right job.

"SCRAP THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACT", SAYS EX MINISTER WHO VOTED FOR IT

This article explains why Owen Paterson has changed his mind, and now realises what a disaster the 2008 Climate Change Act was. What a pity he and his fellow MP's did not give it a bit more thought before voting for it. It is a startling example of what can happen when groupthink takes over from individual rational thought. It is similar to a lynch mob mentality. Owen Paterson should nevertheless be congratulated for having the courage to admit he was wrong. What is now needed is for a lot of his colleagues to do the same.

THE GREEN JOBS MIRAGE

This report looks at the predictions by the government of 400,000 new green jobs made in 2009 and how this has worked out in practice. Yes, you've guessed it - the reality has been rather feeble, with the cost of each job an eye-watering sum of over £600,000 each. No wonder the public has lost trust in government predictions.

TIME TO RE-ADJUST CLIMATE POLICY TO MATCH REAL DATA - ROSS McKITRICK

Here is a link to the article. Surely governments will soon have to re-visit their policies in the light of the 18 year pause in global warming. If the West continues on its current path then its policies will become increasingly unpopular as fuel and energy costs rise ever higher.

STUDENTS ATTACK FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY

Here is the latest attempt by student activists to get their universities to sell their shares in the fossil fuel industry. In this case the students of Glasgow University have persuaded the Board to go along with it, and more universities are to follow, according to the article. But is this in the best interests of the fund? Surely the fund should have the best investments if the university is to balance its budget and keep the cost of tuition down. Maybe some more rational students ought to mount a challenge in the courts to reverse this?

SEA LEVEL RISE SLOWING DOWN SAYS NEW STUDY

This report looks at a recent study into sea level rise. Its findings show that the rate of rise is slowing down, which is the opposite of what climate alarmists keep saying. Here we see, once again, a situation where there is controversy and clearly no settled science. It just shows how difficult it is to measure the tiny changes in sea level which are being measured against the massive movements of the oceans due to currents, wind and other factors.

CARBON STORAGE AND CAPTURE - WORKING PLANT REVEALS THE HUGE COST

Here are the facts fully exposed by Richard North. I hope that this gets an airing in the MSM, as it is scary stuff. Surely our government would never allow this to happen in the UK, or the USA, Would they? 

MORE CLIMATE DATA FIDDLING IN AUSTRALIA

This piece explains what is happening. It looks as though the government weather agency, or Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is now under strong pressure to respond to the evidence that some very intrepid sceptic scientists have found. This story is worth watching.

See our earlier report here.

LIB DEM MINISTER, VINCE CABLE, ADMITS GREEN TAXES ARE HURTING INDUSTRY

This article relates comments made by the UK Minister for Business that higher green taxes in the UK are causing difficulties for energy intensive businesses, making them less competitive than other EU nations. Finally the government are getting the message, but will they act? 

WILD FIRES ARE NOT LINKED TO CO2 OR GLOBAL WARMING SAYS EXPERT

This article contains a lot of facts about large wild fires in the USA which categorically show that there is no link between the fires and CO2. Many of the biggest fires were in the past before CO2 levels had increased by much.

DRAX, BIOMASS AND CO2

Here is an interesting article on the value of changing from coal to wood chips as a fuel for the Drax power station in the UK. The quantities of fuel are staggering and the logistics also deserve a lot of thought. In the end is it worth it? The answer is - only because of the government subsidy.

"GREENHOUSE GASES" ARE BENEFICIAL TO OUR CLIMATE SAYS REPORT

This article makes a powerful case for CO2 and H2O being beneficial to climate and not a likely cause of global warming. It is a plea for us to look at the actual results as opposed to theoretical calculations. With such a complex thing as climate this is a very valid point.

MEDICAL JOURNAL SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE IS MORE URGENT THAN EBOLA

If you thought that the medical profession should focus on healing the sick, then you ought to read this article published by the BMJ (British Medical Journal). My reaction was to wonder why on earth the BMJ would be focusing its attention on the climate change debate instead of informing its members about the latest research into the world of medicine. When I visit a doctor I do not want to be lectured about global warming, but perhaps I am old-fashioned.

WHAT A WONDERFUL CLIMATE WE HAD IN THE PAST!

Here's another excellent post from Paul Homewood. He shows just how "wonderful" the climate used to be, in this case in China. He has looked at other examples in previous posts. His point is well made, there never has been a perfect climate. We simply have to accept the climate we have and learn to adapt to it.

ANTARCTIC ICE - RECORD HIGH CONTINUES

Here is a story that seems to have escaped the mainstream media. I have not seen it mentioned once on the TV news bulletins. I wonder why? Could it be that it might make the public ask a few awkward questions about the global warming narrative? Perhaps we will be told that it is caused by global warming, ah but there hasn't been any for 17 years someone might reply. "Oh, yes there has," an alarmist would reply. "Oh, no there hasn't," say the records!

REPORT ON THE LATEST CLIMATE SUMMIT

This report in the Telegraph by Christopher Booker shows that the nations of the world are still a very long way from agreeing about what to do to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In fact Booker seems doubtful that any useful agreement will be reached at all. It is the expected response in light of the fact that reducing CO2 by any meaningful amount would cause severe negative economic consequences, and no political leader really believes otherwise. When you add on the proposed wealth transfer from richer nations to poorer ones the consequences are simply nuts. Booker has summed it up very well.

TEN WAYS TO TELL THE CLIMATE SUMMIT ISN'T ABOUT CLIMATE

This piece by Roy Spencer neatly makes the point that the latest climate summit, like all the others, is simply a front for political action. The climate is merely a convenient cover story, an excuse. Roy is one of the senior scientists behind the UAH satellite temperature data set, and he has a wealth of experience on which to base his opinion.

NEW MOLTEN SALT-COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR COULD REVOLUTIONISE ENERGY PROVISION

Here is the article which explains the new technology which appears to have exciting possibilities for cheap, plentiful, safe electricity. This looks like a much better future than relying on thousands of wind turbines with all the problems of intermittent, unreliable electricity.

CLIMATE CHANGE "DENIERS" SHOULD BE TRIED FOR TREASON AND JAILED - ROBERT KENNEDY ET AL

This article gives all the details, though I could not get the brief video clip of Kennedy to work. Hopefully all this talk is just that, but when it comes from prominent politicians it does make you wonder if such totalitarian ideas could ever be enacted.

AUSTRALIAN MET OFFICE FORCED TO PUBLISH DETAILS OF TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENTS

The article below explains the details. It has only happened because of the determined efforts of Jennifer Marohasy and Joanne Nova. Well done, and also credit to the Australian for having he courage to publish it. The climate change lobby is very powerful.

     The Australian
     September 11, 2014 12:00AM

Graham Lloyd
Environment Editor
Sydney

THE Bureau of Meteorology has been forced to publish details of all
changes made to historic temperature records as part of its
homogenisation process to establish the nation's climate change trend.

Publication of the reasons for all data adjustments was a key
recommendation of the bureau's independent peer review panel which
approved the bureau's ACORN SAT methodology.

BoM posted a new site on its ACORN SAT website on Monday, two weeks
after being questioned by The Australian about the transparency of
its homogenisation process.

Independent researchers had been calling for publication of BoM's
methodology for more than two years.

They described publication of the data as a "big win".

A spokesman for BoM said "publication of this table meets the Bureau
of Meteorology response to the recommendations of the Independent
Peer Review Panel".

The peer review panel commended BoM's homogenisation process but said
the bureau should be more open and transparent.

It said "a list of adjustments made as a result of the process of
homogenisation should be assembled and maintained and made publicly
available, along with the adjusted temperature series".

"Such a list will include the rationale for each adjustment," the
peer review panel said.

BoM has been under fire over changes to individual temperature
records where cooling trends had been changed to warming trends.

The bureau has said changes were necessary to compensate for
non-climatic factors such as a site move or change in measuring
equipment or in comparison with nearby sites.

Defenders of BoM have accused detractors of cherrypicking examples to
question the bureau's methodology and concentrating on "a few
potential errors in the data".

BoM was unable to provide The Australian with details to substantiate
their claim of a site move at Rutherglen in Victoria where the
minimum temperature trend had been changed from a cooling trend of
0.35C in the raw data to 1.73C warming after homogenisation. The
official station record said there had been no site move at Rutherglen.

ENERGY RETURNED ON ENERGY INVESTED (EROEI)

This article explains the meaning of this important concept. It is not something that has been mentioned in the media, but I think when you read about it you will think it should be. What it means is that most of the renewable energy systems that are currently being adopted are simply not viable to serve a modern society. Has anyone told our political leaders about this?  

ARCTIC ICE - WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MELTING?

This piece from "Not a lot of people know that" blog by Paul Homewood looks at the recent report that the Arctic ice is making a come back, and discusses the real reasons for the recent past when it has been melting. The truth the piece reveals is that there are several factors at work including ocean currents that have had a warming effect. These ocean currents have a warming phase for a period of years followed by a cooling phase. Reliable data on the Arctic just hasn't been long enough to  really show us what is happening.

CLIMATE SCIENCE IS NOT SETTLED

This essay by a prominent USA politician and scientist spells out the flaws in the "science [of climate change] is settled" mantra. As the article points out, there is plenty of disagreement on the details.

SCIENTISTS CALCULATE A "FAIR" SYSTEM TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

This Guardian piece gives some of the ideas from the report. The "solutions" they come up with are completely off the wall and no democratically elected government could accept the kind of payment suggested for the USA to come up with. It is nothing short of a massive wealth transfer scheme based on the increasingly dodgy science that climate alarmists are coming up with. All this in the face of a pause in surface temperature that has now lasted for 17 years or more. 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA VOTES NOT TO SELL ITS FOSSIL FUEL SHARES

This report shows that it is not easy to persuade universities to divest themselves of their fossil fuel stocks. In the real world universities want their funds to perform well and are not minded to be too dogmatic about which companies they hold. Common sense trumps dogma - this is something that idealists find hard to understand.

CAN WIND AND SOLAR REALLY COMPETE WITH GAS?

This piece on Bishop Hill looks at an article in the Financial Times which appears to claim that wind and solar can compete on price in some favourable locations with gas. It seems unlikely and after a little probing by the Bishop it looks as though there is at least some fudging going on. One has to wonder why these claims are made when they are so easily shot down after a bit of digging.

GREEN TAXES THREATEN NORTH EAST INDUSTRIES

This article explains how a coalition of all three main UK political parties has come together to plead for less imposed taxes on energy. If not, they say that many companies cannot survive against international competition from countries that do not impose such taxes.

At last our politicians are waking up. Read their debate here with some words of wisdom from those who realise that their constituents jobs are on the line. 

ANNOUNCING THE OZONE HOLE RECOVERY WAS POLITICAL PROPAGANDA

That is, according to this article by Matt Ridley. He makes a very convincing case, as usual. We must all be aware that we are being manipulated by some very cunning people who are very determined to get their way.

UPDATE ON THE DATA-FIDDLING IN OZ

The story of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) being found to have altered (homogenised) the temperature data has been reported in a major newspaper, resulting in some admissions by the BoM, see here. Of course many of the main media, both in Australia and here in the UK have failed to report the story at all.  

STOP PEOPLE OWNING THEIR OWN CAR SAYS LABOUR MP

This article explains how Alan Whitehead MP for Southampton Test has suggested that private car ownership should be a thing of the past, in order to "beat climate change". To think that this man was elected by the citizens of Southampton, my nearest city, and he repays their trust by wishing to take away their cars.

MAJORITY OF CONSERVATIVE MP's DO NOT BELIEVE IN CAGW

This article refers to a recent survey of UK politicians and finds that almost half of them are climate sceptics. It is even higher among Conservatives with around 70%. Of course this was an anonymous survey and it is still a big step for any politician to come out as a sceptic. Most would think that this will alienate a section of their voters and so they will keep quiet. 

SHALE REVOLUTION TO BRING DOWN WORLD FOOD PRICES

The Financial Express, 19 August 2014 (http://www.financialexpress.com/news/shale-gas-to-drag-world-agro-prices-lower/1280505/0)

Tejinder Narang

Diminishing ethanol demand will trigger a fall in corn prices and also lead to lower wheat & rice values.

The "gale of shale" is hitting the US and the world with surplus energy. In 2000, shale was 2% of natural gas supply; in 2012, it was about 37%; and will be about 65% within the next two decades. The US is poised for shipping out shale gas in liquefied form as net exporter of energy. According to some analysts, crude oil prices may be clipped by 30% (say, from $100 to $70 per barrel) in the foreseeable future. American motorists are consuming less gasoline, thereby limiting the blend of biofuels like ethanol. The "energy security" lobby of the US is no longer supportive of biofuels.

Ethanol is produced from corn in the US. (Brazil and India produce ethanol from sugarcane.) Apart from human consumption, corn is extensively consumed by livestock as animal feed. About 970 million tonnes of corn is produced worldwide-the largest single crop in the world. Wheat is around 700 million tonnes, rice is 470 million tonnes and soybean about 300 million tonnes.

The US's maize output, the highest among all countries, is about 360 million tonnes. Out of this, 36% (130 million tonnes) of corn is consumed for ethanol. With sufficiency and viability of shale gas, the future demand of ethanol will shrink, resulting into demand compression of corn, especially in the US, and its price will move southwards in the coming years.

SHALE REVOLUTION TRANSFORMING THE WORLD

 Wells sunk as little as three years ago are being fracked again, the latest innovation in the technology-driven shale oil revolution. Thanks to the dual-deployment of horizontal well drilling and hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas firms have unlocked massive new reserves across the United States, completely transforming America's energy fortunes in just a matter of years. It's a common but very serious mistake to predict the future based on what holds true today. In this case, those who have predicted the demise of the shale revolution may soon be forced to eat their words. The pace of technological change is accelerating, redefining possibilities along the way. --Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest, 20 August 2014 (http://www.the-american-interest.com/blog/2014/08/20/refracking-ready-to-rejuvenate-shale-revolution/)

CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANCIENT EGYPT WITH NO CHANGE IN CO2

This piece on the climate changes in ancient Egypt show how dramatic changes in climate are nothing new and do not require any change in CO2 levels in order to occur.

GLOBAL WARMING POLICIES HAVE LED TO WAR AND TERRORISM

This article explains the reasoning behind the headline. It is clear that by not exploiting fossil fuels fully, the West has become reliant on unsavoury regimes, and pushed up the price of them. It's a disaster of their own making and all too avoidable.

BIAS AND FRAUD FROM THE WARMIST PROPAGANDIST MOVEMENT

This report describes in clear language just what was wrong with the paper by Cook et al which received such wide coverage by an uncritical media. It was cited by several very prominent politicians, and yet now its reputation lies in tatters. It has been completely discredited in the brief report linked above. Not only is their own reputation discredited, but it has discredited the whole warmist cause that it was designed to support. 

UK MET OFFICE DIVERSIFY INTO WIND ENERGY

This report explains how the Met Office are now in business to promote wind energy as well as their weather forecasting. Some might say there is a conflict of interest between their role of advising the government on climate change science and offering services in the field of wind turbines. If their climate change forecasts turn out to be wrong then the wind turbines may also turn out to be a bad deal.

UN HAS COMPETITION TO FIND CLIMATE ACTIVIST TO LOBBY ITSELF

This news story at the BBC tells us a lot about how the UN works. It seems that the UN are not content to wait and see what the public thinks, they are intent on grooming activists to come to their meeting and "persuade" the delegates to act in the way they want them to. Isn't this the ultimate circular argument?

MATT RIDLEY - "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING?"

Here is a good article by Matt Ridley that just about sums up the current state of play regarding this long-running scare. The more the alarmists bluster, the more foolish they look, as the real world unveils the shortcomings of their precious computer models.

PAUL NURSE ATTACKS CLIMATE SCEPTICS USING THREATENING LANGUAGE

This piece describes the views of Sir Paul Nurse the current chairman of the British Science Association. His outburst shows contempt for those who don't agree with his views. He seems blinkered to any other interpretation of the data and models.

JONATHAN PORRITT - LET POOR COUNTRIES CUT DOWN THEIR FORESTS

Here is the article containing the extraordinary view of Prince Charles's advisor.

GLOBAL WARMING HAS BEEN ON HOLD FOR 19 YEARS - NEW PAPER

Here is an article in the Mail which explains the new paper. We are now witnessing a very prolonged pause indeed and those advocating catastrophic warming will have to come up with something convincing pretty soon. People are often too trusting, but most are not stupid.

UK GRID ASKS FOR EXTRA ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES ASAP

This item gives the details. It appears that due to some power stations going down the fine line between supply and demand is getting rather thin and power cuts are a possibility.

ARCTIC MELTDOWN MYTH EXPOSED

This article in the Mail simply exposes the exaggeration that has been going on. While there is no doubt that the Arctic has been warming in the recent past, this has happened in the past and could easily be largely due to natural causes.

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS TO APPORTION BLAME TO CO2 FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

Remember in the latest IPCC report that they admitted that it was not possible to attribute blame for individual extreme weather events to increases in CO2. Well now it appears that some climate scientists want to go to that extra stage. This article on Joanne Nova's blog has all the details including a link to an article in New Scientist which had the original article. The repercussions of this, as the article says, are potentially massive as they suggest that it could lead to weather forecasts telling us that some extreme event was made worse by CO2. Whether they can get away with such outrageous exaggeration is something else.  As this is not (yet) mainstream science I expect a number of climate scientist will speak out against it. We will just have to wait and see. 

JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTION AGAINST ANTI-FRACK PROTESTORS IN UK

This article explains how fracking company Cuadrilla has helped local farmers obtain an injunction preventing anti-fracking people from setting up an encampment on their land. At least it is a small victory for the law-abiding people who just want to get on with their lives without being disrupted by rent-a-mob groups. Well done that judge!

GREENPEACE IN PANIC OVER EUROPE NEW COAL- FIRED POWER STATIONS

This article looks at the way Germany and other EU states are building new coal-fired power stations. Greenpeace are panicking that we are all doomed as reported in the Guardian. Apparently the increased CO2 emissions across the EU will almost wipe out the UK's savings. So why are we bothering, you may ask?

OBAMA ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO BYPASS SENATE OVER NEW CLIMATE DEAL

This article has the details. It would be very difficult for Obama to get a climate change treaty through the senate, so some suspect he will try and by-pass them. In doing so he would also be ignoring the voters, but he does not need to face them in a third presidential election, so he may not care.

NOW EU TO BAN HIGH POWER VACUUM CLEANERS

First they banned incandescent light bulbs, now they are to ban powerful vacuum cleaners as set out here. Clearly this will only make a miniscule difference to CO2 emissions, but it is still an imposition on the public. Unless there is a show of resistance our leaders will take it as a green light to take more radical measures. If they are to keep to their plan to de-carbonise the country there will be much more stringent measures to come. I wonder what might come next, patio heaters, Christmas decorations?

UPDATE:
Here as expected is an article containing a list of other appliances being considered for the same treatment.

HUNDREDS OF METHANE VENTS DISCOVERED OFF THE USA COAST

This report gives the details of the new discovery. It is not being suggested that the gas is entering the atmosphere, but nevertheless it is yet another example of how much we have still to learn about what is happening on our planet. It is also an opportunity for new technology to use this as a new fuel source.

USA METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY SPLIT ON GLOBAL WARMING

This post gives the lie to all those attempts to maintain that scientists are "97% certain" that humans are causing the climate to change. It refers to a recent survey of members of the USA Meteorological Society, the result of which shows that only just over half of them are in that category. That is the reality.

AUSTRALIAN MET. BUREAU FIDDLING THE DATA

This paper looks at the evidence which is quite compelling. This needs to be much more widely known. How can computer-altered data be better than the original? Such alterations are being made without the public being even aware of it. There are very few scientists who are prepared to speak out. Jennifer Marohasy deserves great credit for doing so.

SUNSPOT CYCLE LATEST UPDATES

Here is an article to keep us updated on what is happening on the surface of our nearest star. Many scientists believe that it is the sun which controls our climate. 

ARE SOLAR PANELS GOING TO BECOME THE MAJOR ELECTRICITY SOURCE OF THE FUTURE OR NOT?

This article says they will, whereas this one says it is unlikely, and this new book says it has been a financial disaster in Spain. I am in no position to forecast what will happen, but even if new types of solar panels become much more efficient, I find it hard to see that battery storage will solve the issue of night time storage.

WIND FARM NEEDS 700 TIMES MORE LAND THAN FRACKING SITE

This article gives the details that show that in order to produce the same amount of energy, a wind farm needs 700 times as much land as a site for fracking. This neatly compares the two energy sources and shows their intensity. 

37 HOURS SAVED BY GERMANY AT A COST OF $110 BILLION

This article explains that the Germans are spending these eye-watering sums on wind and solar energy to delay the doubling of CO2 by just 37 hours . It includes an interview with Bjorn Lomborg who makes the claim. Yet more arguments that show how the developed world is getting very poor value for money.

1.5 MILLION UK JOBS AT RISK FROM EU GREEN POLICIES

Green policies imposed by Brussels are endangering 1.5m UK jobs by saddling manufacturers with high energy costs, an influential group of business leaders has warned. A report published on Wednesday by Business for Britain (BfB), a Eurosceptic lobby group, says that EU policies are to blame for up to 9 per cent of costs on energy bills for industrial companies and warns this could rise to 16 per cent by 2030. Manufacturers are now considering moving their operations to countries where energy is cheaper, risking "devastating" job losses in the UK, it warns. --Emily Gosden, The Daily Telegraph, 13 August 2014 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11029681/EU-green-energy-laws-put-1.5m-UK-manufacturing-jobs-at-risk.html)

UK HEATWAVE PREDICTION NOW OFFICIALLY DROPPED

In previous posts I have referred to a prediction made by Piers Corbyn of Weather Action that the UK would be experiencing a heat wave in August. After the colder than usual weather at the start of the month, due to ex-hurricane Bertha, it was looking unlikely. I have now heard from Piers that he no longer expects a heat wave. His forecast did not allow for the track taken by Bertha which has moved the hot air out of the way.

CALIFORNIANS SPLIT OVER REFINERY'S FUTURE

 Essentially, you have on one side overwhelmingly white, often very-affluent greens, allied with powerful Democratic politicians, arrayed to obstruct the refinery. On the other side, you have minorities, many of them union members, whose livelihoods and high-paying jobs depend on the refinery. Many of today's progressives not only are determined to protect their privileges, but seek to limit the opportunities for pretty much everyone else. --Joel Kotkin, New Geography, 4 August 2014
(http://www.newgeography.com/content/004455-democrats-risk-blue-collar-rebellion)

MOST AMERICANS ARE CLIMATE SCEPTICS - NEW SURVEY

Only 41 percent of Americans believe that 'most scientists agree that climate change is happening now caused mainly by human activities.' --James P. O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10 August 2014 (http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2014/08/10/Survey-Climate-Change-Impact/stories/201408100110)

USA CLIMATE POLICY ON COAL NOT EFFECTIVE

This report looks at the policy of the Obama administration to stop lending money for the building of new coal-fired power stations around the world. The idea was to set an example for other nations and international organisations to follow, and so stop the building of them. But, as the article explains, this has not worked and hundreds of new plants are being built using other sources of finance. A good example of a free market working.

MURRY SALBY - OSTRACISED FOR DARING TO PRESENT A PAPER WITH A CONCLUSION THAT CONTRADICTS THE GLOBAL WARMING HYPOTHESIS

This piece gives a good account of the problems faced by scientist Murry Salby when he tried to publish a paper which gave an alternative explanation of the change in atmospheric CO2 concentration. His story reveals a lot about the unhealthy way that climate science is carried out.

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE SEEMS TO BE GONE WITH THE WIND (TURBINES)

This article from Christopher Booker looks at the dream of Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, of supplying all their electricity from wind turbines. It is this policy, as well as his insistence that he will share the pound, that is causing his independence dream to be dashed on the rocks. Personally I would love to see Scotland go its own way, as it exerts far too much influence on the UK Parliament, as well as costing us a disproportionate amount of money. However it will not happen as the scots are far too canny to let go.

UK GOVERNMENT WINS APPEAL TO REDUCE SUBSIDY TO COAL POWER STATION CONVERTING TO BIO-MASS

The UK government has successfully appealed against a court ruling which would have meant that the owners of the coal-fired Drax power station would have qualified for a higher subsidy.

This report gives the details. It appears that the government has reneged on an earlier agreement to grant the higher subsidy. What does this mean for other companies who think about agreeing to accept the government's bribes?

UK TREES ARE UNDER THREAT - BUT NOT FROM CLIMATE CHANGE

As a local councillor here in the New Forest I often read reports concerning the threat of climate change on the trees, but I find no evidence to back up these claims, other than a reference to the computer forecasts for future warming by the Met Office. But here is a report that shows where the real threat to our trees comes from. It is not climate change (there has been only a very slight change in climate which our trees have been coping with over thousands of years) it is from diseases brought into this country by the import of timber and living trees without any serious checks being carried out.

0.0004 DEGREES CELSIUS - THE AMOUNT THE UK HAS REDUCED SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Here is a very good piece calculating the effectiveness of the UK's climate change policy, using the IPCC figures to do it. The result is in the headline, a saving of 0.0004 degrees Celsius. An amount so immeasurable that it clearly demonstrates that the policy is not just a failure, but utterly pointless. And that is for a cost of £100 billion.

UK SUMMER INTERRUPTED BY RAIN AND WINDY WEATHER

The "hot August" being forecast for the UK is not with us today as we feel the effect of the remnants of ex-hurricane Bertha pass over us. It is certainly nowhere near a hurricane, more of a breeze with accompanying light rain (which is much needed) but it feels more like autumn than summer. I certainly don't dismiss the heat-wave forecast as Piers Corbyn of Weather Action has a good track record of getting his forecasts right (see below). Interestingly the Met Office has made no mention of it. In fact next week's forecast is for more clouds and rain with fairly average temperatures.

Here is an extract from the Weather Action website: "The unique power of the forecasts has also been proven by the profits on Scientific Weather Bets with William Hill at odds and verification organized independently by the UK Met Office.
In 4,000 Weather Test Bets over 12 years with William Hill, Weather Action forecasts made a profit of some 40% (£20,000).  The Odds were statistically fair and set by the Met Office before being shortened by William Hill by a standard 20%; the results were then provided by the Met Office for William Hill to settle each bet. Piers Corbyn was excluded by the bookies from such account betting in 2000." 

MEDIEVAL WARMING - MORE EVIDENCE IN PORTUGAL

This article shows that the climate in Portugal is not changing in line with CO2 increases, but rather with the North Atlantic Oscillation and other natural changes. The article re-enforces the fact that we know very little about many aspects of the climate and until we know a lot more we will not be able to predict the future climate. 

DIESEL DRIVERS TARGETED IN UK PATICULATES CRACKDOWN

Here is the article which explains the actions of the London borough in fining diesel drivers for leaving their engines running while idling.

USA EXPERIENCES MASSIVE INCREASE IN USE OF THE TERM "EXTREME WEATHER"

This article looks at the way the media, and in particular the TV news, are reporting any unusual weather events by using the term "extreme weather". There appears to be a concerted effort to influence the public to believe that more "extreme weather" is occurring at the present than was the case in the past. As climate scientists have testified, this is simply not the case, but that message is never explained.

IS IT THE SUN AFTER ALL?

The following report is from the Canada Free Press, 6 August 2014 (http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/65111) I do not necessarily endorse its contents, but I put it on the blog merely to show that these predictions are being put forward by serious people. Those who make precise predictions lay themselves open to being proved wrong - very quickly in the case of those beginning in 2014 or 2015. We will not have long to wait!

Jack Dini reports that we may be witnessing the sun's last dying gasps before entering into a long slumber. The impact of that slumber on Earth's climate remains the subject of growing scientific speculation.

In 2008 William Livingston and Matthew Penn of the National Solar Observatory in Tucson, in a controversial paper that contradicted conventional wisdom and upset global warming theorists, predicted that sunspots could more or less disappear after 2015, possibly indicating the onset of another Little Ice Age. They stated, "The occurrence of prolonged periods with no sunspots is important to climate studies, since the Maunder Minimum was shown to correspond with the reduced average global temperatures on the Earth." The Maunder Minimum lasted for approximately 70 years from about 1645 to 1715, and was marked by bitter cold, widespread crop failures, and severe human privation.

There has been increasing evidence in recent years to support this supposition that global warming is linked with solar activity.

In 2011, three papers suggested the Earth could be heading for a 'little ice age' as solar activity drops once again.

Other research also confirmed that solar effects could bring on little ice ages. Sarah Ineson and her colleagues report that changes in the Sun's emissions of ultraviolet radiation coincided with observed cold winters over southern Europe and Canada between 2008 and 2011.

And Katja Matthes and colleagues report that simulations with a climate model using new observations of solar vulnerability suggests a substantial influence of the Sun on the winter climate in the Northern Hemisphere.

A 2014 paper by Chinese scientists reported the impact of carbon dioxide on climate change may have been overstated with solar activity giving a better explanation of changes in the Earth's temperature. The paper found 'a high correlation between solar activity and the Earth's averaged surface temperature over centuries,' suggesting that climate change is intimately linked with solar cycles rather than human activity. Indeed, the study says that the 'modern maximum' - a peak in solar activity that lasted much of the last century corresponds very well with an increase in global temperatures.

Russian scientists foresee an even more dramatic situation. They predict that a little ice age will begin in 2014.

In their book, The Neglected Sun, authors Fritz Vahrenholt and Sebastian Luning pose that temperatures could be two-tenths of a degree lower by 2030 as a result of an anemic sun, which would mean warming getting postponed far into the future.

Note that these reports are from researchers around the world.

Nick Hallet observes, "The research shows that the current warming models of the IPCC seem to underestimate the impact of natural factors on climate change, while overstating that of human activities. Solar activity is an important ingredient of natural driving forces of climate. Therefore, it is valuable to investigate the influence of solar variability on the Earth's climate change on long time scales."

Add to all this a very recent paper that says the modern Grand maximum of the sun (which occurred during solar cycles 19-23, i. e., 1950-2009) was a 'rare or even unique event in both magnitude and duration in the past 3,000 years.' Unfortunately, it was beyond the scope of this paper to address the potential impact of solar activity on climate. Yet the reconstruction leaves a very big question unanswered-What effect did the Grand maximum have on Earth's climate? As a 'unique' and 'rare' event in terms of both magnitude and duration, one would think a lot more time and effort would be spent by IPCC and others in answering that question. Instead, as noted earlier, IPCC scientists have conducted relatively few studies of the Sun's influence on modern warming, assuming that the temperature influence of this rare and unique Grand maximum of solar activity, which has occurred only once in the past 3,000 years, is far inferior to the radiative power provided by the rising CO2
concentration of the Earth's atmosphere.

NEW UK GREEN DEAL CLOSED AFTER SIX WEEKS

This article looks at the demise of the latest government funded "green deal". This time they were giving the money away, whereas previously it was a loan scheme where people had to pay it back through their energy bills. Unsurprisingly the take-up was much greater - so great that it ran out of money in 6 weeks. It all makes me wonder if our government has any common sense at all.

UK FORECAST TO HAVE THE "HOTTEST AUGUST FOR 300 YEARS"

This article has the details. Apparently the jet stream has become very elongated and buckled and this will bring very hot air from Africa, according to Weather Action spokesman Piers Corbyn. 

STATE CONTROL TAKING OVER UK ECONOMY

If you think that the western world has a free-market economy, then read this and you will realise it is vanishing faster than the snows of Kilimanjaro. The UK government are "consulting" on the criteria it will use to decide which companies will be forced to pay higher electricity bills to cover the so-called "green levies". Can't they see that this is a giant step towards complete control over who can operate in the UK and who will be forced to close?

CORAL ISLANDS SAFE FROM SEA LEVEL RISE! - NEW STUDY

Here is the good news (unless you are the rulers of a coral atoll who is expecting a massive subsidy!) which ought to mean that we hear no more stories of these islands being swamped by rising sea level, but I rather doubt that this will be the case.

WELCOME TO MY TURKISH READERS

I am very pleased to see from my blog stats that I have been viewed by more Turkish residents than UK residents. I have known for a long time that by far my biggest readership is from the USA and I am very pleased to welcome you, but I am a little puzzled by the interest from Turkey. If you are viewing the blog from Turkey and can write in English, please let me know why you come to the blog and what is happening in Turkey in the field of climate change.

HISTORY RE-WRITTEN - THE TRUTH ABOUT MARY SEACOLE

Here is the story of how a historical figure, Mary Seacole, has been re-written by the politically correct establishment in order to provide a historical heroine for the many black and brown members of our society. While it would be nice if there was a historical heroine for them to look up to, it is quite wrong for one to be invented. For one thing it was always likely that it would be found out in the end, which is what has happened. The result of this is that we lose trust in what we are being told. This has a parallel with climate change, where what we are being fed is now being exposed as incompatible with the data. If this continues it will eventually discredit the government and the authorities, just like the Mary Seacole make-over.  

GREEN MP ASKS FOR DISSENTING MP TO BE REMOVED FROM CLIMATE COMMITTEE

Here is the story including the letter from Caroline Lucas, the only Green Party MP, in which she asks Ed Miliband to remove Graham Stringer MP from the committee for voting against supporting the conclusions of the latest IPCC report. Yet another example of the undemocratic ways of the green mentality. 

USA BILLIONAIRE FOUNDATIONS FUND GREEN ACTIVISTS

This article tracks where the money comes from and finds that it is a complex trail through a number of organisations until it finally gets to the activists. Huge sums are involved which just shows the strength of the green lobby.

TWO MPs VOTE AGAINST ACCEPTING IPCC REPORT

Here is the detail of the vote by the Climate Committee and the reasons why the two MPs, Peter Lilley and Graham Stringer, did not support the majority of committee members who accepted the IPCC report without question.  I think we should salute those two MPs who are prepared to stand out against the servile majority. The fact that both of them are scientifically qualified gives their view added importance. It is something that should give everyone with an open mind pause for thought.

GERMANS PAYING DEARLY TO BALANCE THE GRID

This article looks at the German electricity grid and how the increase in intermittent renewables has caused increased problems in balancing the grid, preventing power cuts. Just as in the UK they have to pay a high price for the extra electricity required at a few seconds notice to come on-stream.

GW, PHLOGISTON AND DR LIBBY'S PREDICTIONS

Here is an interesting essay looking at the evidence for global warming compared with the old phlogiston theory of combustion. It wryly compares the fate of Lavoisier, who debunked it with the calls by one climate alarmist for sceptics to be guillotined. 

UK TO BE "OPENED UP FOR FRACKING"

According to this article in the Telegraph. We can look forward to a lot of green groups protesting. It will be interesting to see how it all ends - hopefully in decent amounts of gas.

UK SUBSIDY POT DRIES UP FOR WIND FARMS

This article may be good news for opponents of wind farms. There is a finite amount of government money available (of course it is much too big!) but it may be an obstacle to some of the off-shore proposals like the Navitus Bay proposal off the south coast of England.

THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE DREAMERS' CONFERENCE

At one time back in the 1920's people used to dream of a utopia in which everyone had a "fair share" of the world's wealth. They called it communism. Today there are still people of the same mind set, but now they are more likely to be under a "green" umbrella. This article looks at one set of dreamers, including our future king, who would surely lose out under the "world governance" that these people claim to desire. Why haven't they learnt anything from history? Haven't they seen that the people who reach the top of any such regime are ruthless autocrats who simply want to control others for their own ends. The nice people never make it. In any case world governance is a dream too far even for the most ruthless, as he or she will meet others who will crush him (or her) long before they get anywhere near the top prize.

RICH GREEN GROUPS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS

This article looks at the underhand way in which organisations such as Greenpeace have been trying to prevent fossil fuel industries from carrying out their lawful activities. These green campaigners are only too ready to use the legal system to gain their own ends, but now the tables are being turned and they are finding themselves in the dock.

GLOBAL TRENDS SURVEY ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Here is a list of the questions and the answers given. Some of the answers are in conflict with one another, so to me it suggests how daft some members of the public are. You might think such people would be easily brain-washed and perhaps that explains some of the results.

Here is a discussion of the results.

DEEP OCEANS COOLING - NEW PAPER

Yet more evidence that the oceans are not gaining heat more quickly comes from this report. Yet more evidence to show that the so-called "missing heat" has not gone into the oceans. More on this here

EU ON COURSE TO MISS 2020 CO2 EMISSIONS TARGET AND LOWER 2030 TARGET

This report looks at the latest figures from the EU, and they seem to be struggling already. They appear to conclude, quite rightly, that their economic performance is more important than their emissions target, which it clearly is.

Update - Meanwhile the UK carries on regardless - See here

UK OUTGOING ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SPEAKS OUT

This article by Owen Paterson recounts his problems as the UK Environment Minister, where many people thought he did a very good job, but this was not enough to prevent David Cameron from sacking him in the recent reshuffle. He is very candid in his account, particularly about the opposition to his policies from the green lobby - some of whom are a very unpleasant bunch.

GREENPEACE BEING SUED IN CANADA

This article gives the details of how a large timber company is suing Greenpeace for damaging its business by spreading lies to its customers. If proved the allegations could cost Greenpeace millions of dollars.

JOHN CHRISTY AN UNBOWED SCEPTIC

This article looks at the views and the work of the award-winning climate scientist, Professor John Christy. Although, sadly, some scientists are said to have shunned him, he remains true to his own convictions. He is a man of great principle and courage.

EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD WEAKENING FAST

Here is the link to the article. Some scientists think that the Earth's magnetic field has an effect on our climate as it controls the amount of solar radiation that enters the atmosphere, which in turn affects cloud cover. A weak field lets in more radiation allowing more seeding of clouds.

SUPER EL NINO ODDS FADING

The Warmists hope that a super el nino will push up global temperatures are now fading according to this article. Of course el nino's are a natural phenomenon and nothing to do with man's emissions of CO2, but some of the believers in climate alarm are desperate for anything that might raise global temperatures. 

NEW ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERS NOT GREEN ACTIVISTS

This Guardian article looks at the views expressed by the new ministers appointed in the re-shuffle by David Cameron. It appears that they are not ideologically driven to "save the planet" at any cost which is at lest some good news for us climate realists, though it will not please the green activist brigade.

SEA LEVEL MEASUREMENTS - A TALE OF CONFLICTING DATA

This article gives the latest paper on sea level. It shows that the latest satellite measurements, after being "adjusted" are completely at odds with the tide gauges and the results from the earlier Grace satellite data. What is going wrong?

INDIA ATTEMPTS TO HOLD THE WEST TO RANSOM OVER CLIMATE DEAL

This article sets out the position of India on a climate change deal. They won't act until the developed nations put "substantial" amounts of money into a climate fund. What the developed nations should do ( but may not) is tell them to either cut their emissions or face the consequences. If they really believe that cutting CO2 emissions is essential then they will act. If they do not then they are simply after the money.

"HELPFUL" ADVICE TO SAVE THE PLANET

This report gives the silly consumers advice on how to save both money and the planet. It is yet another example of the nanny state telling us what is good for us. 

GROUPS PUSH FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE ON SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN USA

,a href=http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/211989-groups-push-for-climate-science-in-classrooms#disqus_thread>This article

explains what is going on. The danger, of course, is that what is taught could amount to propaganda in what is a very political branch of science.

GERMANY IS NOT A GOOD MODEL FOR OUR ENERGY POLICY

This piece compares the German energy policy to that of the UK and shows that, if reducing CO2 is the aim (which I do not), then the UK is doing rather better. Our electricity is also cheaper at present, though not compared with the USA. In the long term the UK policy is just as mad as the German one, and we will both be in the export business - exporting our industry and jobs to the likes of China and India! 

LORD LAWSON SPEAKS OUT ON BBC RULING

This Mail article by Lord Lawson gives his comments on the BBC ruling. It is a disgrace that a so-called impartial broadcaster can stifle debate in the way it seeks to do.

More on this here. And here

EU GRAVY TRAIN FUNDS GREEN ACTIVISTS

This piece gives the details of payments by the EU to a range of green activist group. It is a familiar story of how the EU uses these organisations to further its agenda by buying their support.

POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS

This article discusses the issue of chemicals used in air conditioners and refrigerants which can damage the ozone layer and also cause global warming. You will see from the article that there is a complex relationship between the use of these chemicals and the economies of the various nations.

BBC HAS LOST ITS BALANCE TO GREEN ACTIVISM

Here's an excellent article by Matt Ridley which completely destroys the BBC's credibility. If they don't reverse this foolish policy then it is time they were privatised.

UK TO ROLL OUT £200 SMART METERS NEXT YEAR

This Mail article give the details of this very costly and highly technical scheme. It risks becoming the next big disaster for the government who have a very poor record when it comes to large scale computer projects. The idea that consumers are going to cut usage of fuel is highly unlikely. How many people are going to stare at a monitor and disconnect appliances? It seems unreal to expect they will. It is much more likely that they will simply hide the monitor and carry on regardless.

THE RAGE OF THE CLIMATE CENTRAL PLANNERS

This article is very well written and summarises the intolerance of the warmists who want to control our lives because they believe they know best.

WHY GREEN ENERGY IS ECONOMIC NONSENSE

This article by Roger Helmer explains why the current UK energy policy does not make economic sense. It seems extraordinary that they still cling to it in the face of such clear facts proving it is nonsense.

ANTARCTIC ICE KEEPS ON GROWING

This is not something you will hear on the main news bulletin, since it does not fit in with what the warmists are claiming, but see here for the details. If we had proper balance on our news broadcasts there could not be such scaremongering.

More on this topic here

GREEN MADNESS - ENERGY BILLS TO RISE TO SUBSIDISE COAL AND GAS PLANTS

http://www.thegwpf.org/green-madness-energy-bills-to-rise-to-subsidise-coal-and-gas-plants/>This article

explains what the UK government are planning to do to keep the lights on with an increase in wind power. Not only is the stand by power costly, but it also reduces any CO2 emission savings. A double whammy!

BBC SPEND 0.5 MILLION POUNDS ON MASSIVE "SURVEY" TO ADVANCE CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA

This article in the Mail explains the details of the survey carried out in Asia. It makes it clearer than ever that the BBC is not an impartial broadcaster when it comes to climate change, and so it cannot be trusted. 

NGO CONSPIRACY LAID BARE

This report gives the details of the inter-linking of the many green charities and arms of government. It really is a tangled web. One that's practically impossible to unravel.

SCHOOL DIRECTOR CALLS TEXTBOOK CLIMATE CHAPTER "PROPAGANDA"

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2014/06/saucon_valley_school_directors.html>This piece

gives the details. He may not have been able to persuade his colleagues to support his view, but he deserves credit for speaking out against the tide of propaganda that is sweeping our schools.

MET OFFICE CLIMATE FORECAST A LAUGHING STOCK

This report looks at the forecast made by the Met Office for global temperature rise by 2014 from 2004, and finds that, surprise, surprise, it is  a long way out.

OFFICIAL LIES AND STATISTICS

This piece looks at the way official climate statistics are being misused to create a false picture of what is happening. They are still trying to pretend that temperatures are rising when they are not.

DATA TAMPERING COOLS THE PAST

This article by Christopher Booker looks at the evidence that a major organisation that stores climate temperature data is replacing the temperature record with computer generated versions of the past which are "cooling the past" which in turn makes the present appear warmer.

IPCC SAY THAT CO2 IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE CATASTROPHE

Yes, that headline is not a typo - that is according to This article by Matt Ridley. He has read all the detail in the IPCC reports that most of us do not have the time, inclination, or the knowledge to do, and he has discovered that they do not actually say that we are going to get the much trumpeted catastrophe. He then looks at the massive cost of what is being done and concludes it is not worth it. Now to get the Western governments to change course!

FISH STOCKS INCREASE WHEN IRON IS ADDED TO THE OCEAN TO MOP UP CO2

Here is the gist of it:
120 tons of iron sulphate is added to the ocean to increase plankton which mops up CO2, which boosted fish catch by over 100,000 tons – We get a lot of fish and solve the so-called CO2 climate problem
About 20 months ago, an American businessman conducted a massive ocean fertilisation test, dumping around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off Canada’s coast, it has emerged the Canadian government may have known about the geo-engineering scheme and not stopped it. Satellite images confirmed the claim by Californian Russ George that the iron has spawned an artificial plankton bloom as large as 10,000 square kilometres. Now it appears that the fish catch in the area was boosted by over 100,000 tons.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/06/120-tons-of-iron-sulphate-dumped-into.html

CLIMATE IN THE ALPS NOT AS WARM TODAY AS IN THE PAST

This article highlights something that is seldom, if ever, heard in the mainstream media - an inconvenient fact that destroys the myth that today's climate is the warmest since the last ice age. The truth is that the climate has warmed and cooled several times, showing that there are other natural forces at work.

PUTIN USING GREEN GROUPS TO STOP FRACKING IN EUROPE

This article in the Mail claims that the Russian leader is using Greenpeace and others to generate and increase opposition to fracking, which leaves Europe dependant on Russian gas. 

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

This article from the excellent Scientific Alliance looks at a recent report into the public's perception of climate change. Their findings were that the public were more likely to "engage" with the notion when it referred to climate effects that had directly affected them, rather than abstract things which they had not experienced. Things like the recent floods in the UK were particularly relevant. Of course the important point that is never mentioned in the majority of media articles is that the IPCC state that no heavy rainfall period can be attributed to warming of the globe, which to date has remained very small. It is only computer projections of the future that give significant warming and the real data does not show it.

THE "HIATUS" AND ITS HUGE IMPORTANCE

This article by Ross McKittrick looks at the lack of global warming for the past 17 years and its massive importance for the whole CO2 hypothesis if it continues for a few more years.  

ANOTHER PREDICTION GOES UP IN SMOKE

Here's the story of how scientists back in 1997 were predicting permanent El Nino's were likely within the next decade. How wrong they were. It seems they cannot resist making predictions, yet they always turn out wrong. They would do far better to keep quiet.

LATEST CLIMATE TALKS END IN FAILURE

Here are the details of the latest bondoogle. It is starting to look like a pattern. Hardly surprising really, as the Western governments start to wake up to the fact that they are simply handing over money and jobs without any real cuts in CO2 being made by the world as a whole. The whole thing is a pointless charade, but no government dare admit it. What a farce!

GREENPEACE HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

Here is a good article that looks at the campaigning of Greenpeace. In particular it criticises their opposition to coal and nuclear power as the main sources of cheap reliable electricity - the only way that the developing world can raise themselves out of poverty. 

GREAT WEBSITES

This website does not claim to know all the answers on climate. Its purpose is to give links to articles which have something of interest on the subject, or something related to it. In that regard I have just come across two great sites. I have provided permanent links at the top of the links section on the right. The first is The Right Climate Stuff written by a group of retired NASA scientists. The second is an excellent source of climate data Climate4You. Both are well worth looking at.  

MY ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED

Here it is on the website of Conservative Democracy, so please have a read. I am giving a brief talk to members at their next meeting in July at the invitation of the chairman. 

FIRED FOR PUBLISHING SCEPTIC VIEWS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Here is the story of another professor being sacked for taking a sceptical line on climate change. Such heresy will not be tolerated. To many the whole subject seems much more like a religion than a science.

GEOTHERMAL HEAT IS MELTING ANTARCTIC PENINSULA ICE

According to this report that is a major cause of the melting, rather than global warming.

SCOTLAND MISSES CO2 CUTS TARGET

This article gives the details. Scotland has the most demanding emission reduction targets in the world (as they are led by their Independence Party, full of left-wing green activists) so its hardly surprising that they have not managed to achieve them. What is surprising is that the Scottish people have not yet woken up to the crazy gang that is leading them to disaster. But our government is not likely to point this out as they would like to follow their example, if only they could do so without wrecking the economy even quicker.

UK START BUILDING DIESEL GENERATORS TO BALANCE THE GRID

Here is the story on the BBC website. This confirms earlier reports that this was being planned. Has anyone done the sums to see if any CO2 is being saved at the end of the day?

ABBOTT AND HARPER AGREE NOT TO TAKE ANY CLIMATE ACTION THAT WILL HARM THEIR ECONOMIES

This article gives the details. At last some common sense from the developed nations. Surely now others will follow.

NEW MEXICO FRACKING BAN COULD BE ENDED

This article looks at the details. The ban is in a part of New Mexico and voters seem to be punishing the politicians who put it in place. What a contrast to the UK, where the politicians are in favour and a vociferous number of voters are against.

MET OFFICE FORECAST OF SUMMER DOWNPOURS IGNORES EVIDENCE

This article examines the evidence from weather records to see whether summer daily rainfall is linked to warmer or cooler periods, and finds cooler periods give a stronger link. But why should we believe a few records when the forecast is made by nine months work by a huge computer? 

SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO U-TURN ON ITS RENEWABLE ENERGY PAYMENTS

This report gives the details. It is a salutary tale and leaves many investors understandably very angry. Surely many other national governments will be looking at what is happening in Spain. Once a government has reneged on its commitments it is difficult to see how it can restore trust. How could they be so stupid?

NATIONAL TRUST DOES A U TURN ON FRACKING

This article looks at the amazing U-turn by the NT and its director general, Dame Helen Ghosh. Last October she had an "open mind", but now she is "absolutely opposed". Has she been leant on? 

CHINESE WHISPERS ON CO2 LIMIT TURN OUT OT BE WRONG

This report looks at the initial understanding and the later clarification which was to announce that it was incorrect. So it seems that it is business as usual for China. This makes the latest USA attempt to close down coal fired power stations seem futile.

CARBON CAPTURE BREAKTHROUGH

Here are some details of this new process for capturing CO2. If it is as good as it sounds then it could solve the whole issue of CO2 emissions and end the demand to end the use of fossil fuels. 

U.S. STATES MOVE TO COUNTER NEW LAWS ON CO2 EMISSIONS

This article on the GWPF website explains how several states are looking at moves to water down the effect of new regulations being made by the EPA. The regulations will lead to increased cost for electricity as existing coal powered plants are forced to close.

PROFESSOR POINTS OUT FLAWS IN USA CLIMATE REPORT

Here is the evidence submitted to the US Senate Committee by Professor Botkin,  a very experienced and senior figure in the world of science. It is well worth reading through and calmly he demolishes much of the recent USA Climate Report.

MAJOR MUSEUMS ENGAGE IN SCARY GW SCIENCE FICTION

Just as we are entering our 17th year without global warming, directors of major museums around the world are ratcheting up their alarmist exhibits to try and convince their patrons that the climate is somehow getting worse. Here is an article to give the details of what is happening. It seems so blatant that I don't understand how they can get away with it. But unfortunately most of the public are unaware of the truth. It is simply propaganda.