“Net Zero airline fuel quotas to be eased” – Ministers are retreating on green airline fuel targets that would have added £25 to the price of a short-haul flight, reports the Telegraph.
“National Trust moves to cut ties with Barclays in climate push” – The National Trust is moving to cut ties with Barclays after eco-conscious members accused the bank of funding the fossil fuel industry, says the Telegraph.
“Electric car drivers will have mileage tracked under new tax” – EV motorists will either have their usage monitored or be forced to submit to an annual reading once the new tax-per-mile charging regime begins in 2028, reveals the Times.
“Low energy costs have pushed China to the top of the global chemical industry” – Europe is threatening China with anti-dumping investigations after its cheap energy helped it dominate the chemical industry. But in Watts Up With That?, Eric Worrall says the only thing Europe should be dumping is Net Zero madness.
“Wrong, Independent: a flood in Fiji is weather, not proof of a climate crisis” – The Independent points to a storm-driven flood in Fiji as proof of climate catastrophe, but Anthony Watts says the data tell a rather different story in ClimateRealism.
“Claim: the evidence climate change threatens human health is stronger than ever” – A kidney specialist has blamed climate change for hundreds of thousands of deaths but conveniently ignores the lives saved by warmer winters, writes Eric Worrall in Watts Up With That?
“A $28 trillion mistake” – On his Substack, Roger Pielke Jr exposes major flaws in the studies blaming fossil fuel companies for $28 trillion in climate damages
“Democrats’ hypocrisy on climate and energy” – In Townhall, Linnea Lueken claims Democrats’ climate and energy policies are hypocritical and are driving up electricity prices.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“At COP31 even the UN is giving up” – As 100,000 people fly into Turkey for COP31 to discuss saving the planet, Dr Tilak Doshi points out that the hosts are pursuing coal, oil and gas projects with abandon, and even the UN is giving up.