“When media on the Left and Right agree that data centre attacks are unfair, maybe we should listen” – With data centres becoming a flashpoint in US political attack ads this election season, the rare cross-partisan consensus that such attacks are unfair deserves serious attention, says Gary Abernathy in TEA.
“Bombshell report claims Miliband’s clean power plan will cost £320 billion” – A new Tory-commissioned report has found that Ed Miliband’s Clean Power 2030 Plan will cost an extra £320 billion by 2050, writes Paul Homewood on his Not a Lot of People Know That blog.
“New report into the refineries sector concludes we need to abolish the UK ETS” – In a new report on the UK refinery sector, Kathryn Porter says on her Watt-Logic blog that the UK Emissions Trading Scheme is doing more harm than good and should be scrapped entirely.
“Summer was hotter than 1976, Met Office confirms” – British climate records have been broken this summer, with an average daily maximum temperature of 21.3°C surpassing levels set 50 years ago, reports the Telegraph.
“2026: a record summer?” – On the Right Times Substack, Ivor Williams argues that Britain’s 0.7% share of global emissions should not carry the can for China’s 29% – and that “hottest since records began” headlines mean far less than the public is led to believe.
“Time is running out to rescue Europe’s car industry from its ‘Made in China’ folly” – With one-in-seven new cars sold in Britain now manufactured in China, the clock is ticking on Europe’s self-inflicted industrial catastrophe, warns Tom Tugendhat in the Telegraph.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“Green taxes are decimating British industry – and my new report proves it” – Green taxes are decimating British industry and driving up energy prices, with nothing to show for it as emissions are merely pushed offshore, says Kathryn Porter, who has a new report setting out the damning details.