Climate News Round-Up

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

• “East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coastal areas – but climate change isn’t the cause” – In WUWT?, Anthony Watts reports that East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coasts, driven not by climate change but by warmer air currents from the Southern Indian Ocean.

• “Global warming threatens to make you eat more ice cream” – New research warns that hotter days and sugary treats – especially for the less well-off – could pose a growing health risk, according to Medical Xpress.

• “The neighbour illusion” – On Substack, Dr Matthew Wielicki explains why a single global number props up the climate crisis story.

• “Global warming exaggerated, say soaring number of Britons” – Research for the Times has uncovered a huge rise in scepticism over climate change as voters turn against Net Zero policies.

• “Net Zero’s dirty secret risks costing Britain billions” – Ed Miliband’s vision has hit an unexpected snag – and experts say it could become much worse, writes Matt Oliver in the Telegraph.

• “Ed Miliband in hypocrisy row over gas boiler at his constituency home” – Ed Miliband has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged he still has a gas boiler in his constituency home despite his heat pump push, reports the Express.

• “Britain can’t afford to keep Ed Miliband in office any longer” – Miliband is putting the country’s prosperity in danger, warns Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.

• “Another big Aussie renewable project bites the dust” – BHP has scrapped plans for a major renewable energy project at its flagship iron ore site, fuelling claims it’s backing away from decarbonisation, reports ABC News.

From the Climate Skeptic today

“Octopus CEO blames Miliband’s ‘broken energy system’ for high energy costs” – Octopus CEO Greg Jackson has blamed Ed Miliband’s “broken energy system” for Britain’s sky-high energy costs. Too right, says Paul Homewood. So why does he still back renewables?