Climate News Round-Up

The latest science-driven news and analysis to counter the cult of climate catastrophe

• “Britain can’t afford Ed Miliband” – Ed Miliband’s socialist approach to Britain’s energy mix is putting the country’s carbon-free future at risk, warns Tom Tugendhat in the Telegraph.

• “Ed Miliband derailed plan to use North Sea oil to fund defence” – The Energy Secretary allegedly ‘vetoed’ a plan to pay for military programmes by increasing North Sea oil revenues, reports Energy Voice.

• “Burnham considers tax rise to end green levies on energy bills” – Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham is preparing to set out a vision for economic reform that would replace green levies on energy bills with a tax rise, says the Telegraph.

• “Britain paying 1,500% more to import energy from Europe during heatwave” – Britain has been forced to pay 17 times more to import energy from Europe during the heatwave, reports the Telegraph.

• “These are the signs that your solar panels could burst into flames” – As temperatures soar, experts warn that the risk of solar panel fires is rising – but there are steps homeowners can take to reduce the danger, says the Mail.

• “Huge queues outside Lidl for air-con on hottest June day ever” – Dozens of people have queued across a Lidl car park in Southampton for over an hour to buy £149 discount air-conditioning units, according to the Mail.

• “Labour encourages farmers to swap beef for lentils” – Labour is poised to encourage farmers to give up beef production and plant lentils to help combat climate change, says GB News.

• “How Natural England paralysed Britain” – In the Telegraph, Matt Oliver accuses the environmental quango Natural England of tunnel vision, excessive caution and mission creep that have brought development across Britain to a standstill.

• “High energy prices force Playmobil to end production in Germany” – High energy prices are forcing Playmobil to shut its Dietenhofen manufacturing site, putting around 350 jobs at risk, reports Brussels Signal.

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“Rebranding Net Zero as ‘electrification’ won’t save it” – UN Secretary General António Guterres has proclaimed that the “age of electrification” is here. But this new wrapper for the global Net Zero agenda won’t save it, says Ben Pile.