“Cold weather health alerts issued as Arctic blast hits Britain” – Health alerts have been issued across the UK as a blast of Arctic air brings a sharp drop in temperatures, reports the Mail.
“Minister refuses to say if UK will hit 2030 clean energy target” – The Energy Secretary has described the 2030 clean energy pledge as a “stretch target” and refused to say whether the UK will hit it, according to the Times.
“PM boasts of Net Zero credentials to half-empty climate summit hall” – Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told a half-empty hall at COP31 in Turkey that he wants a “new era of British leadership over the next decade”, reports the Mail.
“Burnham burns 70 tonnes of CO2 flying 4,200 miles to preach Net Zero” – Andy Burnham is set to rack up 70 tonnes of CO2 emissions by flying 4,200 miles to attend COP31 in Antalya, notes Guido Fawkes.
“Japan’s COP31 snub is a lesson for world leaders” – Japan has been handed the “Fossil of the Day” booby prize at COP31 in Turkey by the Climate Action Network after PM Sanae Takaichi chose to skip the event, writes Philip Patrick in the UnHerd.
“Mercedes-Benz halts German investments as plant closures loom” – Mercedes-Benz is halting all investments in its German plants and exploring site closures to tackle the high cost of car manufacturing in the country, reveals Reuters.
“The economy-wrecking incoherence of Net Zero” – Hopes that economic reality would finally force the world to ditch Net Zero are fading fast, laments Douglas Brodie in Think Scotland.
“No Russian oil tanker has docked in US since Trump deal hits the rocks” – Hundreds of thousands of barrels of Russian diesel bound for the US are drifting in the Atlantic with no willing buyers or a port to go to, reports the Telegraph.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“No, ‘extreme drought’ is not on the rise” – Droughts once killed hundreds of thousands of people a year, but now the figure is almost zero. Why, then, is the Lancet claiming that “extreme drought” has greatly increased in the last 30 years? asks Ben Pile.