Climate News Round-Up

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

• “Biden’s offshore wind dreams drowning as Trump guts industry” – In the Daily Caller, Audrey Streb reveals how Trump is killing Biden’s offshore wind dream, slashing subsidies and halting projects.

• “Reality check for Gen Z: ‘green’ energy requires wealth” – In WUWT? Ethan Watson warns Gen Z that ditching fossil fuels risks killing the wealth that funds green tech.

• “AI is power hungry, but it could cut emissions” – In WUWT? Eric Worrall blasts claims that AI will cut more emissions than it causes.

• “Electric cars crash in value with some worth just a third of original price after one year” – Electric cars are crashing in value with some worth as little as a third of their original price after just 12 months, reports the Mail.

• “Punish electric car owners who charge at peak times, Miliband urged” – UK electric vehicle owners could face higher electricity bills for charging their cars during peak times under radical new proposals, says GB News.

• “Heatwaves and excess deaths – the facts” – Following the Guardian’s absurd claim that “last week’s heatwave killed 600 people”, Paul Homewood revisits ONS data from the 2022 heatwaves in Not a Lot of People Know That.

• “If climate change is coming for Britain, why can’t we get air conditioning?” – As we brace for a week of sweltering weather, a cheap and easy fix to make life more comfortable is being ignored, writes Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“Trees get bigger around the world thanks to higher CO₂ levels” – Trees are getting bigger around the world thanks to higher CO₂ levels, scientists have found. Little wonder, says Chris Morrison: they evolved to thrive in CO₂ levels three times higher than they are today.