Climate News Round-Up
The latest science-driven news and analysis to counter the cult of climate catastrophe
“No, USA Today, 4th of July heat was not ‘climate change’” – At ClimateRealism, Linnea Lueken argues that the Washington DC heatwave over the July 4th holiday was just a spell of hot weather, not the sign of runaway climate change that USA Today claimed.
“EU buys record amount of Russian gas” – Shipments from a key Siberian plant have surged 16% as Europe scrambles to beat a looming Brussels ban on Russian energy imports, reports the Telegraph.
“Europe’s hypocrisy over Russian energy is shameful” – Despite EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen declaring that the bloc does not want to re-import Russian energy, record purchases of Russian gas expose a glaring contradiction at the heart of European policy, says Ben Marlow in the Telegraph.
“Brussels is beating a retreat from Net Zero orthodoxy” – Brussels looks set to exempt an increasing number of industries from Net Zero rules, beginning with defence and extending to green energy and public infrastructure, writes Hans van Leeuwen in the Telegraph.
“What is the European Climate Foundation?” – On Substack, Charlotte Gill investigates the extraordinarily well-funded European Climate Foundation and its mission to “broaden political and public support for Net Zero”.
“Net Zero isn’t conservatism. It has more in common with communism” – Net Zero shares far more with collectivist ideology than with genuine conservatism, and Conservative candidates must make their opposition clear, says David Frost in the Telegraph.
“Grid operator to investigate claims of ‘cover-up’ amid blackout fears” – Britain’s grid operator has launched an independent investigation into claims that staff covered up system failures that could have led to blackouts, reports the Telegraph.
“EV owners taxed for driving abroad under pay-per-mile plan” – Electric vehicle owners face being charged for miles driven on foreign roads under Labour’s proposed pay-per-mile scheme, according to This is Money.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“Policy Exchange suddenly wakes up to the tentacles of the Green Blob” – After years of pushing Net Zero on the back of green billionaires, Tory-leaning think tank Policy Exchange has suddenly woken up to the far-reaching tentacles of the Green Blob. Better late than never, says Ben Pile.