“Dogger Bank delays keep UK waiting on promise of cheap power” – The world’s biggest wind farm was meant to bring down energy bills, but no one knows when it’ll be finished, writes Emily Gosden in the Times.
“Stop dithering over Jackdaw gas field decision, Burnham told” – Andy Burnham has been told to stop “dithering” and approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank gas and oil fields as fears over winter blackouts grow, reports the Telegraph.
“You pay each month for closing coal power” – Coal keeps electricity prices low, enhances reliability and supports national security – yet consumers foot the bill for its closure, says Frank Clemente in Watts Up With That?
“Scrap ‘delusional’ electric car sales targets, Renault boss says” – Renault’s UK chief has warned that EV demand has “not kept pace” with government mandates and is calling for the targets to be scrapped, reports the Telegraph.
“Police car won’t charge: the reality of Ireland’s EV failure” – On YouTube, Derek Domino highlights the real-world consequences of Ireland’s EV rollout, after a Garda officer responding to a serious incident in County Galway ran out of charge and had to hitchhike for the final three miles.
“Claim: the French drought crisis should be addressed by cutting pesticide and switching to organic farming” – European climate activists appear determined to turn a bad season into a famine crisis by pushing organic farming as the answer to France’s drought, writes Eric Worrall in Watts Up With That?
“Germany’s green energy debacle: high energy costs force Kahla Porzellan to close after 182 years” – High energy costs driven by Germany’s green energy transition have forced historic porcelain maker Kahla Porzellan to shut down after 182 years in business, reports P. Gosselin in No Tricks Zone.
“Is there enough uranium for the nuclear renaissance?” – On his Substack, David Turver examines whether global uranium reserves can realistically meet the surging demand for a massive expansion of nuclear capacity.
“In-state solar mandates are bananas” – On Substack, Isaac Orr argues that in-state solar mandates rank among the most misguided energy policies in America.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“Exclusive extracts from Chris Morrison’s new book Implausible: How scientists, activist politicians and journalists invented a climate crisis” – Read an exclusive extract from the explosive new book by the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor Chris Morrison. It will send shock waves through the climate science community as it exposes scads of elite misinformation.