MET OFFICE CAUGHT OUT MAKING UP DATA

This is an amazing story that surely must make the mainstream media. It strikes me that this is the equivalent of the Post Office scandal with data being to all intents and purposes made up. The main story is here:

 Met Office Creates Warming Out Of Thin Air | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

I would encourage everyone to read the comments, as some correspondents are researching further into the location, suitability, and even the existence of some of the weather stations! In particular this one from Ray Sanders:

Ray Sanders PERMALINK

May 26, 2024 4:40 pm

“Only 24 of the 380 stations used by the Met Office to calculate UK temperatures are fit for purpose,”

Well actually it is now only 23 not 24. As Paul will know ( I shared the email response from the Met Office with him) Hastings station was shown as Class 1 but I challenged that assessment and have now had it confirmed it is now registered as only Class 4!

I am currently challenging Cassley station (also shown as class 1) and have been able to confirm that the entirety of Cassley (Loch Shin) Hydro electric power station, access roads/hard standing and air cooling for the generators lie within the critical measurement zone – class 3 or even 4 is more appropriate. I also intend to challenge several others in the near future.

Now here is a separate issue that I have discovered in extensive research into dubious Met Office activities. In my home county of Kent there are currently 7 Met Office weather stations. How does that compare with years gone by? Well in 1970 (when scares of an impending ice age were the latest religion) there were …..31 simultaneously operating Met Office stations in Kent.

So why the huge reduction most of which occurred in the 70s/80s? (N.b. This level of reduction occurred nationally)

Well back then most were “manual” stations that required operators to take readings at regular intervals on site. To “improve” forecasting and data quality (ho ho ho) these were automated obviating operator visits. To achieve this the Met Office had to change the thermometers to Platinum resistance units from traditional chemical ones AND provide power and telecoms to the sites. Back then telecomms effectively meant a land line connection.

{Discussion on change to PRT’s on another day.}

As a direct result nearly all the RURAL sites were closed down as no power or telecomms was readily available. I have identified 25 closed sites since 1970 of which 18 were in rural locations. As some examples the coldest temperature ever recorded in Kent ( -21.3°C) was recorded at rural Elmstone (very close to the middle of nowhere) but this site was closed in 1994, the second coldest was at Anvil Green (I know where it is but very few would ever find it) and this was closed in 1992. Even the hottest UK January record site at rural Eynsford was closed in 2008.

So not only are many existing Met Office sites becoming increasingly affected by UHI, they have removed a huge percentage of premium quality rural sites not so affected. Phoenix44 could probably ascertain the statistical distortions this change would have better than I can.

Now hold this thought, of the 18 closed rural sites I have identified I would suggest all were Class 1. Of the remaining 7 current sites only 3 are Class 1 and 2 of those I will challenge soon as being poor sites.

But just to put the icing on the cake I have also identified that a quarter of all sites appearing on this Met Office “Climate Averages” page DO NOT EXIST at all!!! Despite the fact that latitude/longitude co-ordinates and altitude are quoted a quarter are complete FICTION and do not have a recording station within many miles. As just one example Dungeness (shown) is over 25 radial miles from the nearest recording site.

The Met Office have confirmed this and are now rapidly trying to bluff their way of it

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

More on this to follow soon.

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  p.s. forgot to add – don’t you just love it when climate averages are quoted to the second decimal place of one degree using data from sites inaccurate to 5 degrees!

EXCELLENT LECTURE BY STEVE KOONIN

Steve Koonin is a highly qualified scientist and he shows the limitations of our understanding of climate science and how the data can easily mislead us. Well worth listening to:

 Steven Koonin on The Limitations of Climate Change Models (youtube.com)

CO2 IS PLANT FOOD AND HERE IS AN EXAMPLE

 “Thanet Earth” is the largest greenhouse area in the UK.

“The glasshouses produce approximately 400 million tomatoes, 24 million peppers and 30 million cucumbers a year, equal to roughly 12, 11 and 8 per cent respectively of Britain’s entire annual production of those salad ingredients.”

Now consider this.

“The complex is powered by combined heat and power systems that create heat, power and carbon dioxide (which is absorbed by the plants) for the greenhouses”

They actually pump the waste CO2 into the greenhouse to improve production levels. 2,000ppm is their target figure – the plants love it, the human workers don’t notice any difference.

Here is a link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanet_Earth

DUTCH RESETS POLICY ON CLIMATE

The Dutch elections have finally led to a new coalition government being formed which has listened to what the people said when they voted out the last government.

 Tell the world, the Dutch tractor protests and a War on Net Zero won « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT CLIMATE RISK SAYS BANKING CHIEF

A really honest banker made a speech explaining why there was no need to worry about climate risk and then was forced to resign. The following link explains and gives a link to his speech.   

HSBC Chief who said investors don’t need to worry about Climate Risk – gets support from thousands and resigns « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

A WARNING TO THE ISLE OF MAN

 Apparently the government of the Isle of Man is keen to reach net zero and so they are planning to change the island's electricity generating system to include large amounts of wind and solar. The linked video by Paul Burgess highlights the major problems of doing this. The same problems exist for the rest of the UK, and anywhere else for that matter.

A Message to the Isle Of Man - What is coming your way with Net Zero (youtube.com) 

UK GOVERNMENT REFUSAL TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON CLIMATE POLICY

The link below is to an excellent rebuttal to the government's response to a petition to have a referendum on its climate policies. 

The UK government's climate intransigence - by Ben Pile (substack.com)

LATEST CLIMATE STORY GETS DEBUNKED

 Almost every day it seems that another apocalyptic piece of nonsense gets published by our mainstream media. In this latest offering we are told that increased global temperature will cause a decrease in the global economy. Something which sounds plausible to anyone who does not stop to think, but luckily Tony Heller points out the obvious in this short video:

A Real Hockey Stick (youtube.com)

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MIS-INFORMATION THAT IS BEING PEDDLED BY THE MEDIA

We see so many fear-mongering stories on the news that it can be hard to know what to believe, so it is good to see there is now a monthly fact check available here:

 Climate_Fact_Check_April_2024_Edition_v2__1_.pdf (cfact.org)

PAY TO SEND ELECTRICITY TO THE GRID

 That is what is coming in Australia, according to this article;

Solar power at midday is so useless, they plan to start charging homeowners for generating it « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

A fine example of changing the rules after the poor consume has bought the goods.

C40 CITIES WORKING TO CONTROL THEIR RESIDENTS

Geoff Buys Cars is a popular Youtuber who represents a large number of ordinary people. In the linked video he looks at a shadowy organisation called C40 cities, which is fixated on reducing their residents ability to choose what they eat, the clothes they buy and the cars they drive, plus many other restrictions in order to reach the mythical net zero.

What is 'C40 Cities' about and how does it link ULEZ Expansion with The Clinton Foundation? (youtube.com)

TOO HOT TO LIVE!

Some climate change campaigners are claiming that parts of Arizona are becoming too hot to live in, while the figures show that people are flocking to come and live there! read it here:

Too Hot To Live | Real Climate Science

SPOTLIGHT ON THE VAST CHARITY MONEY BEHIND THE NET ZERO MOVEMENT

Here is an article that lifts the lid on the money bankrolling the green movement. It cannot find out where all the money comes from because charities don't have to reveal their sources, but a lot of it is from other charitable foundations in a vast merry-go-round.

There just might be 74 million reasons environmental charities ignore eagles and whales, and reject zero emission nuclear « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

PUTTING CO2 EMISSIONS IN PERSPECTIVE

People often say things like "its important for us to do our bit to save CO2 emissions by....." and then mention some small thing like reducing our meat consumption, or driving less, etc, etc. What you seldom hear is what the scale of CO2 emissions actually is. A quick search of the internet found the table below which shows the top ten countries for CO2 emissions and then lists over two hundred other countries. The UK is 17th and produces 0.8% of the world's total. 

Individually our small changes will make no discernible difference whatsoever to the effect of CO2 on the weather or world temperature. Even if we went a lot further and cut out the entire emissions of the whole UK it would have no measurable effect. But the effect on our lives would be massive. The cost to the economy would mean severe cuts on government spending. We would all be affected, but the poor would suffer the most.

Top 10 Countries with the Highest CO₂ Emissions in the World (Unit: million tons CO₂) - 2020 EDGAR:*

Country	CO₂ Emissions 2022
China	12667.43
United States	4853.78
India	2693.03
Russia	1909.04
Japan	1082.65
Indonesia	692.24
Iran	686.42
Germany	673.60
South Korea	635.50
Saudi Arabia	607.91

UK                        340.61 (17th)

* the European Union's Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), 

World total (Approx) 38,000 million tons (38 Giga-tons)

UK STORMS ARE NOT GETTING ANY STRONGER CONCEDES MET OFFICE

Despite conceding that UK storms are NOT getting stronger, the Met Office still refuses to retract a false statement that they were, made on air by a senior Met Office representative. No wonder large numbers of the public are sceptical of anything they are told about the subject.

 Met Office concedes UK storms are not getting stronger - but refuses to retract false climate claim - The Global Warming Policy Foundation (thegwpf.org)

ARCTIC WAS WARMER 9000 YEARS AGO - NEW STUDY

Here's another study that shows that today's temperatures are not unprecedented, as it was hotter as little as 9000 years ago.and life carried on. So the climate changes and we must adapt to it. We cannot stop climate changing.

 Cats, dogs, rabbits, geese and frogs lived in the high Arctic during a hotter era 9,000 years ago « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

£100 MILLION FOR THE WINNER

Firms are beavering away trying to find the best way to capture CO2 and remove it from the atmosphere. You can see how they are doing at this link (from Renewable Guy) 

Musk-backed Xprize carbon removal competition… | Canary Media

I could not find any specific amount of CO2 which they are required to remove, or the cost of it or who is going to pay for it. Even Elon Musk would not be able to afford that! I look forward to China, India and Russia etc, paying their contribution. Or will they be given a free pass?

PROOF THAT SEA LEVELS WERE HIGHER 90000 YEARS AGO

It is estimated that sea levels were globally about 6 to 9 meters higher than today during the last interglacial (~130,000 to 115,000 years ago), when CO2 supposedly peaked at 275 ppm (Sommers et al., 2022). It is currently 420 ppm, suggesting that the link between sea level and CO2 is weak.

Newly Discovered 90,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Reveal How Much Higher Sea Levels Used To Be (notrickszone.com)

ARE THE BANKS WAKING UP TO THE ENORMOUS COST OF NET ZERO?

It would appear that some of the world's biggest banks are now backing away from their previous policy of arguing for achieving net zero as soon as possible. This is welcome news, but it does not put them in a very good light for having shown such poor judgment in the first place. Is the bubble about to burst? I think it will be more like a gradual shift to net zero further into the future. Sometime, never. But not until a huge amount of money has been wasted.

Surprise! The World’s biggest bankers are suddenly energy pragmatists « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

UK ENERGY SECRETARY INTERVIEW

Following on from last Friday's piece where she wrote a rather weak response to Paul Homewood's letter, here is an interview, reported in The House magazine where she talks about her thoughts and attitudes. 

Claire Coutinho: 'People want us to play a part in climate change, but not at any cost' (politicshome.com)

It would, of course, be impossible to have an Energy Secretary who openly admitted to being a climate sceptic. It is doubtful if a climate sceptic could even be in the cabinet at all, such is the current state of hysteria over the subject of climate change. Those who speak out are almost invariably either retired or on the back benches. Climate change has reached the status of religion.

NET ZERO "WON'T BE PLEASANT" SAYS FORMER ENERGY SECRETARY

The House magazine is widely read among our MPs and it contains a lot of interesting articles on the key issues of the day. The latest edition contains a number of articles on net zero. The link below is to the one by Lord Howell, a former Tory Energy Secretary. He makes a good point, that the net zero push has only just started, but people are led to believe that we are already half way there. As he says, electricity may be currently reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, but electricity is currently less than 20% of the UK's total energy usage. 

"That still leaves some 60 to 70 per cent of fossil fuel energy flows needing to be converted to clean electricity by 2050 or an earlier date. Even with optimism, that’s another three times present electricity output, or a minimum of about another 200 gigawatts (GW) on top of the present 65GW." 

"An almost totally new grid system – four to five times the present capacity – will be necessary to bring greatly expanded wind-sourced electricity onshore, and connect up new nuclear sites with strings of new pylons to deliver it. We will also rely heavily on new interconnectors to bring in electricity, and gas, from neighbours at peak times."  Why he thinks our neighbours will be able to spare so much electricity when they are undergoing the same major transition I have no idea.

 The path to net-zero won’t be pleasant (politicshome.com)

GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF OUR HOME ENERGY IS COMING

As so-called "smart devices" are being developed which can be controlled remotely, it was inevitable that the government would be told that this was a way to reduce energy use to get to net zero. How could they resist? The link below includes a government survey, but it's not aimed at the public, it is aimed at the businesses that will be supplying the equipment. the ordinary people are being ignored. Most of us do not know anything about this. The problem for the government is they don't know how we will react. We may not be prepared to go along with it.

 Govt Wants To Switch Your Heat Pumps Off | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

NET ZERO POLICY - ANSWERS FROM THE MINISTER DON'T ADD UP

Claire Coutinho is the UK Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) In the link below she replies to a letter from  a constituent, written by Paul Homewood. Sadly she seems to have no real answers to the serious issues that the country will be facing in the next decade. This is the unfortunate consequence of using short term governments to plan long term projects. By the time the errors become clear the people who put the policy in place have left office 

 Claire Coutinho Replies! | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LISTEN TO JACOB REES-MOGG

Here is a link to the latest words from the former minister and  influential back bench MP. The government do not have time to make a credible change of direction before the election, sadly. But it is interesting to hear them at last speaking out.  

 Jacob Rees-Mogg: We can delay the net zero fantasy and make cheap energy Britain's reality (gbnews.com)

ELECTRIC CAR TIME BOMB

It has become apparent for a long time that the most expensive part of an EV is the battery which has a limited life. This fact is becoming widely known and is a major factor in putting people off buying one. This has now been picked up by the major national press here in the UK, see the link below: 

The used electric car timebomb -  EVs could become impossible to sell on because battery guarantees won't last - find out if you are affected | Daily Mail Online

NET ZERO AT ALL COSTS

 The madness continues with an announcement that the UK will never reach its target of net zero emissions by 2050, according to the report by Energy Systems Catapult, a government-funded body that promotes innovation (and net zero). The Climate Change Committee, which advises the Government, has described direct air capture as “a necessity, not an option”, for the UK to meet its net zero targets. This comes at a cost of £30 billion at a time when the country has no money to properly fund our roads, schools, prisons etc.

Read more here:

Britain must spend £30bn to strip CO2 from atmosphere and hit net zero, experts warn | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER LOSING HUGE SUMS

You might think that electric vehicles would be a good investment with all the political pressure for doing away with petrol and diesel vehicles, and yet we see that the manufacturers are losing large sums, as the bulk of the public are not buying them. Governments can interfere in the market, but it can have unintended consequences.   

Ford lost $1.3 billion in a quarter, a loss of $132,000 on every EV sold « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE - WEAK AND INACCURATE - HERE'S WHY

This new video by Paul Burgess clearly explains how the poor standard of temperature data makes accurate measurements impossible and yet the whole climate change narrative depends on this data. This inherent weakness is never mentioned and is completely ignored by those who are desperate to keep the public believing, and hence willing to put up with the restrictions that are to be put on them.  

The Heart of Climate Deception Temperature (youtube.com)

TIME FOR PACKHAM TO APOLOGISE OR PAY DAMAGES

I am sorry to say it, but Chris Packham comes across as a condescending smart-arse in this debate, when he says, without any evidence, that "the science" is on his side, and that his opponent relies on information from those paid by the fossil fuel industry. He blusters because he cannot recite any actual evidence because there is none. 

When will the BBC apologise to Toby Young? | The Spectator

More on this here: Why won’t Chris Packham have a real debate on climate? | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

24973 HITS TODAY! (SO FAR)

 I could not believe the figure for the number of viewings for today. Maybe the hit counter is playing up. I usually get about 1000 to 2000 on a good day, but this figure is way off the chart. 

You are all welcome and keep coming back for the important news on climate change. I will get the final figure at midnight. My best month was around 73,000, so I doubt if that will be beaten, but you never know. 

UPDATE:

Final figure for 25th was 28,947

26th (so far) 13,504

Monthly total so far : 71,616

CENSORING "CLIMATE - THE MOVIE" IS DEBUNKED

The climate alarmists are desperate to discredit the new film "Climate - The Movie" which has attracted a lot of attention on the internet. The following article looks at some attempts and debunks them.  

Facebook Censorship of "Climate: The Movie" due to a Science Feedback “Fact Check” - Clintel

You can view the movie here:

Climate: The Movie - Clintel

FAST CHARGER MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY GOES INTO LIQUIDATION

Here is a warning for all those who think that green technology is a sure-fire winner. 

Another day on the road to Green Energy Ruin, and the posterchild of Green Manufacturing collapsess « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY PRICES COMPARED

According to research by Eurostat in the race to the most expensive electricity in the world, this week the UK is the winner.  The bottom line is that from 2008 the price of electricity in China fell from €100 down to €80 per megawatt hour. While in Australia it rose from €125 to €300 and in the UK prices rose from €150 to €360.

 Effectively, the price of electricity fell 20% in China at the same time as it rose 240% in Australia and the UK.  the percentage of wind and solar power penetration on each national grid pretty much predicts the order of the price graphs the EU collated. Among this pool, the nation with the highest penetration of wind and solar power is the UK which gets 29% of its electricity from wind and solar power.  Australia is second at 26%, and the EU collective third at 22%. 

The most expensive electricity on Earth is in countries with “cheapest sources of electricity” « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

NET ZERO IS "TOTALLY UNNECESSARY" SAYS LEADING SCIENTIST

Even if you believe that CO2 is causing a climate emergency there is absolutely no need to try and reach net zero. The fact is that atmospheric CO2 levels will start to fall even if we carry on emitting most of the CO2 we are currently emitting.

The reason is due to something called the CO2 “sink rate”. It has been observed that the more CO2 there is in the atmosphere, the more quickly nature removes the excess. The NASA studies showing “global greening” in satellite imagery since the 1980s is evidence of that. According to Roy Spencer each year nature removes an average of 2% of the atmospheric excess above 295ppm. 

So now we know that net zero is not only massively expensive and impossible, but it is also quite unnecessary.

 

 Net Zero CO2 Emissions: A Damaging and Totally Unnecessary Goal « Roy Spencer, PhD (drroyspencer.com)

SCAREMONGERING NONSENSE BY NUTTY NAOMI

Apparently this crazy woman, Naomi Oreskes, is a Professor! If you want a good laugh then read the post linked below to get one. She has been writing this alarmist nonsense for years, so a lot of her "predictions" have already been disproved. Obviously it's not worth spending any money buying these books she has turned out. One word comes to mind - pathetic!

 Climate Change Killed Your Pets – Watts Up With That?

ROMAN OPTIMUM - NEW PAPER GIVES DETAILS OF TEMPERATURES

Ancient Rome had periods which were hotter than today, there is little doubt about that, as this article shows: 

In hot ancient Rome, it’s not the heat but the cold times that align with plagues « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CLIMATE TARGET TO BE DITCHED

Setting targets way into the future is an easy thing to do, but as the time passes it eventually becomes clear that these targets are not achievable. The Scottish government is the first to reach this point:

Scotland to ditch key climate change target - BBC News

It won't be the last! There are some completely ridiculous targets which have been set by councils. Obviously they are not as high profile as governments, but they deserve to be shown up for making such barmy claims. 

CLIMATE MODELS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH SAY THE MODELLING EXPERTS

Climate models are flawed and now even the experts are admitting as much. So why should the world's governments trust them?

 Bet the world, but not my superannuation on our climate models says modeler Prof Andy Pitman « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

CORAL BLEACHING PROPAGANDA

The "climate change emergency" requires a constant stream of scary headlines to try and keep the public believing and being ready to accept the increased costs and restrictions that will be introduced to attempt to meet net zero CO2 emissions. Here is a link to the article:

 BBC’s Coral Propaganda | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)

A TEN MINUTE VIDEO THAT GETS TO THE HEART OF THE CLIMATE DEBATE

I know there are some people out there who say there is no debate. Everything is  settled and we now simply have to stop emitting CO2. That is simply unscientific. Science works by looking at all the evidence, not just the bits which appear to support one particular argument. If any facts don't fit then a theory is wrong. On that basis the idea that CO2 controls the world's surface temperature is wrong, and yet there is no discussion in the main stream media about this. Here is a link to the video:

 Bonkers World V Sanity (youtube.com)

PAPER BAGS MAKE 5 TIMES MORE CO2 EMISSIONS AS PLASTIC ONES SAYS NEW STUDY

Yet another green myth is exposed!

 Bring back the plastic! New Study shows paper bags make five times more carbon emissions « JoNova (joannenova.com.au)

INTERESTING VIDEO BY AN ENVIRONMENTALIST WHO HAS BECOME A CLIMATE CHANGE SCEPTIC

This is quite a long interview with Adrian Hayes at 55 minutes but the main focus on his climate change views starts at 20 minutes in. His gradual realisation that the idea of CO2 controlling the world's temperature is far from certain is interesting and came after doing a detailed investigation. It is a journey that quite a lot of thinking people have made. What made this interesting for me was that I know Adrian's family, they were neighbours of mine.   

(3) Adrian Hayes: Net Zero or Sustainability? | Tom Nelson Pod #203 - YouTube

THE CO2 EFFECT ON CLIMATE EXPLAINED

 There is a new video out by Paul Burgess which explains the way in which greenhouse gases work in our atmosphere and why there is no need to fear the increase in CO2 or methane. Paul has a way of putting across the science in a clear and understandable way in just over 20 minutes. Here is the link;

Exposing the CO2 Myth (youtube.com)

FICTIONAL ARCTIC DATA EXPOSED

This video looks at how the hiding, tampering, cherry-picking and rewriting of data allowed government agencies to create a completely fictional story about the Arctic. 

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

MORE ON THE ABSURD DECISION BY THE ECHR

According to this article there are some parallels between the behaviour of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the German Courts under Hitler.  Both were captured by an ideology and so stopped being independent. A very dangerous situation!

Net Zero and the threat to the rule of law (netzerowatch.com)

More coverage in the Daily Mail:

Energy minister Claire Coutinho blasts European court over 'concerning' ruling (supported by Greta Thunberg) that politicians who fail to take enough action to tackle climate change are violating human rights | Daily Mail Online

And here:

Europe's highest court rules countries must 'protect citizens from climate change' after legal action by 2,000 Swiss women - paving the way for British eco mobs to force the government to implement green policies | Daily Mail Online

Apparently Switzerland produces 0.1% of world CO2 emissions, so any policy it enacts could not possibly have any measurable effect on the climate even if they eliminated all CO2 emissions tomorrow. The court's decision is completely irrational - the complete opposite of what a court should be.

There is also the point that it is weather which gives rise to heat waves and there have always been periods of uncomfortably hot weather and there is nothing that can be done to stop it.

SOLAR PANEL TOXIC WASTE

Those who are truly concerned for the environment and who also believe there is a climate emergency must be in a complete quandary over the use of solar panels and what happens to them at the end of their life. The following linked article gives details of the problem.

 If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste? (forbes.com)

TIME TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

A group of elderly women claimed they were vulnerable to heat waves! Has the world gone mad, I ask. There is no explanation of how they convinced the court that heat waves were increasing and this was definitely due to man made CO2 emissions. I have no doubt there will now be dozens more of these crackpot cases, costing tens of thousands in lawyer fees. I hope the UK will now leave this court which seems to have extended "human rights" way beyond what was originally intended when the court was set up.

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction - BBC News