Climate News Round-Up

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

• “Power failure causes rail delays across much of England” – A 90-second electrical outage brought down Network Rail’s control centre, triggering widespread disruption across England’s rail network, reports the Telegraph.

• “Claim: Potatoes are Endangered by Global Warming” – In What’s Up With That? Eric Worrall takes issue with the claim that global warming is threatening the world’s potato crop.

• “Solar eclipse to force Britain to fire up gas power stations” – An eclipse of the sun will force Britain to fire up its gas power stations as solar energy plummets, says the Telegraph.

• “I’m the Telegraph’s motoring expert and bought a used EV. What could possibly go wrong?” – Alex Robbins, a Telegraph motoring correspondent, decided to buy an EV as his family car and, incredibly, he doesn’t regret it.

• “Forget lab–grown meat! Scientists have come up with a way .to cultivate beef inside lettuce and tobacco plants” – Scientists from Imperial College London have come up with a way to cultivate muscle protein within lettuce and tobacco plants, according to the Mail

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“A Brief History of Labour’s ‘400,000 Green Jobs’ Scam” – Based on dubious Left-wing economics, these jobs – first promised in 2009 – will never appear, writes Ben Pile.