Climate News Round-Up

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

• “How the Trump AI action plan will wreck green energy” – In WUWT?, Eric Worrall argues that Trump’s new AI Action Plan will wreck green energy by prioritising reliable power over flakey renewables.

• “California Dems scramble to find buyer for refinery after running owner out of town” – California Democrats are reportedly scrambling to save a refinery they helped drive out with strict green regulations, says the Daily Caller.

• “New record set for deaths from climate and weather disasters” – On Manhattan Contrarian, Francis Menton points out that, contrary to media panic, the first half of 2025 saw the lowest number of climate and weather disaster deaths this century – possibly in recorded history.

• “Climate change is reducing, not increasing food costs, mainstream media” – Several media outlets are reporting on a study claiming that food costs are rising due to climate change – but the study is misleading, says Linnea Lueken in Climate Realism.

• “The climate change cult is encountering more resistance these days” – On TEA, Gary Abernathy argues that the climate change movement is losing ground as public scepticism grows and brave scientists challenge the “cult-like” consensus with facts.

• “Climate activism in judicial drag” – In WUWT?, Willis Eschenbach slams the UN’s top court for swapping legal reasoning with climate zealotry.

• “When science fails, they call the lawyers” – On Substack, Dr Matthew Wielicki exposes the UN’s plan to criminalise climate dissent.

• “Miliband’s ‘eye-watering’ wind power price increase to hit energy bills” – Ed Miliband has unveiled plans to offer “eye-watering” sums to offshore wind developers in a bid to lure them into UK waters, reports the Telegraph.

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“Wind power price soars 11% as government’s promise to cut bills by £300 fails to materialise” – The price of offshore wind power has soared by 11% in the latest renewables subsidy package as the Government's promise to lower energy bills by £300 fails to materialise once again, says Ben Pile.