Climate News Round-Up

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

• “Nuclear proliferation might be the way to keep Putin at bay: Clark” – Ross Clark in the Mail argues that allowing more countries to acquire nuclear weapons may be the only way to deter Vladimir Putin from further aggression in Europe.

• “Greens’ Zack Polanski is most popular party leader” – A new Opinium poll has found Green leader Zack Polanski edging ahead of his rivals on approval, a result that underscores Keir Starmer’s struggles to connect with voters, according to the Mail.

• “Labour’s nutty EV policies are pushing us towards economic catastrophe” – Labour’s electric-vehicle rules are pushing the UK car industry towards collapse, writes Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.

• “Tories pledge to scrap Net Zero car subsidies” – Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap Labour’s subsidies for electric vehicles, says the Telegraph.

• “Banks under fire for using flawed Net Zero study” – Major lenders have been accused of relying on a flawed climate-risk model that overstates the economic damage from global warming, reports the Telegraph.

• “Wicked films leave big carbon footprint on yellow brick road” – New analysis shows that Universal’s Wicked prequels have generated more UK emissions than other recent blockbusters, according to the Times.

From the Climate Skeptic today:

“Delaying Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Targets ‘Could Save UK £350 Billion’” – A new report from the National Energy System Operator shows how much money the mad dash to Net Zero is costing the country, according to Paul Homewood.