Climate News Round-Up

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

• “Chinese wind turbine maker urges Burnham to overturn security ban” – Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang is pressing the Government to overturn a security-based ban, arguing it can help boost Andy Burnham’s “reindustrialisation” plan, says the Telegraph.

• “Green Party councillor charged with assaulting five people” – A Green Party councillor has been charged with assaulting five people, including three police officers, after West Midlands Police were called to reports of disorder in Edgbaston, reports the Mail.

• “‘I’m not ashamed’ of funding Extinction Rebellion, says City billionaire” – Hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn is standing by his support for Extinction Rebellion, insisting he’s “not ashamed” of backing the group despite its highly disruptive protests, says the Telegraph.

• “Fahnbulleh refuses to accept reality” – On his Substack, David Turver argues that the new Energy Secretary is refusing to accept that Net Zero policies are increasing energy bills.

• “UK ‘at higher risk of blackouts’ because of money-saving scheme” – Britain faces an increased risk of nationwide blackouts due to an electricity system rule change designed to hit Net Zero targets, reports the Times.

• “An extreme lightning event started the recent Northwest wildfires: did global warming play a role?” – A closer look at the extreme lightning event behind recent US wildfires raises fresh questions about whether global warming played a role, writes Cliff Mass on his weather blog.

• “When will the climate liars stop lying?” – The global warming scare may be finally beginning to fade, but the misinformation keeps pouring out, says Issues & Insights.

• “Euphemisms abound” – The language of rationing is being dressed up in ever more evasive euphemisms, notes Mark Hodgson at Climate Scepticism.

• “How parents are failing to protect their children from climate hysteria” – Schools and social media are fuelling young people’s climate fears and leaving parents to deal with the consequences, warns Kate Wills in the Telegraph.

• “Jeremy Clarkson says Diddly Squat harvest ‘f*****’ ahead of heatwave” – Jeremy Clarkson has posted a gloomy weather forecast for Chipping Norton to Instagram, captioning it “Harvest already f*****. May as well just enjoy it now”, according to the Mail.

• “BBC Weather presenters are ‘considering leaving the channel’” – BBC Weather’s longtime presenters including Tomasz Schafernaker and Louise Lear are reportedly considering leaving the channel over plans for huge cuts by bosses, reports the Mail.

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“Is the Met Office a serious scientific organisation any longer? (part II)” – The Met Office has bamboozled us with phantom heat deaths, a fake 45°C forecast and a buried study that showed cleaner air – not CO₂ – drove European warming. Does it have any credibility left? asks Paul Homewood.