The Doomsday Clock is About to Strike Midnight!

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just set the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before. I say let's run the clock out and call their bluff!Re Posted From: The Doomsday Clock is About to Strike Midnight!Watts Up With That . . . [More]

The Doomsday Clock is About to Strike Midnight!

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just set the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before. I say let's run the clock out and call their bluff!Re Posted From: The Doomsday Clock is About to Strike Midnight!Watts Up With That . . . [More]

California’s Latest Climate Lawsuit Scheme: Sue Oil Companies for Wildfires, Ignore Reality

Ah, California lawmakers are at it again, pushing the boundaries of legal absurdity with a bill that would allow victims of natural disasters to sue oil companies for damages. Yes, you read that correctly—wildfire victims could now take ExxonMobil to court as if hurricanes and forest fires suddenly started appearing the moment someone filled up their SUV​.Re Posted From: California’s Latest Climate Lawsuit Scheme: Sue Oil Companies for Wildfires, Ignore RealityWatts Up With That . . . [More]

California’s Latest Climate Lawsuit Scheme: Sue Oil Companies for Wildfires, Ignore Reality

Ah, California lawmakers are at it again, pushing the boundaries of legal absurdity with a bill that would allow victims of natural disasters to sue oil companies for damages. Yes, you read that correctly—wildfire victims could now take ExxonMobil to court as if hurricanes and forest fires suddenly started appearing the moment someone filled up their SUV​.Re Posted From: California’s Latest Climate Lawsuit Scheme: Sue Oil Companies for Wildfires, Ignore RealityWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Green on Green? Climate Activists Assault Sigourney Weaver with Confetti

I guess even climate activists like Sigourney Weaver aren't safe from the green mob. Re Posted From: Green on Green? Climate Activists Assault Sigourney Weaver with ConfettiWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Green on Green? Climate Activists Assault Sigourney Weaver with Confetti

I guess even climate activists like Sigourney Weaver aren't safe from the green mob. Re Posted From: Green on Green? Climate Activists Assault Sigourney Weaver with ConfettiWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus Boss

But Jackson did not seem to realise the irony when he commented that it was competition rather than subsidies that should be driving the UK’s energy transition. Does he not know that subsidies for renewable energy have cost close to £100 billion already, and will continue to rise?Re Posted From: Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus BossWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus Boss

But Jackson did not seem to realise the irony when he commented that it was competition rather than subsidies that should be driving the UK’s energy transition. Does he not know that subsidies for renewable energy have cost close to £100 billion already, and will continue to rise?Re Posted From: Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus BossWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Record £2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024

Hot on the heels of the record payments made under the Feed-in-Tariff scheme in the year to end March 2024, the data is now available for subsidies paid under the Contract for Difference Scheme (CfDs) in calendar year 2024. The data comes from the Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC). The data is subject to minor revision and the data snapshot for this piece was taken on January 14th, 2025.Re Posted From: Record £2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Record £2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024

Hot on the heels of the record payments made under the Feed-in-Tariff scheme in the year to end March 2024, the data is now available for subsidies paid under the Contract for Difference Scheme (CfDs) in calendar year 2024. The data comes from the Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC). The data is subject to minor revision and the data snapshot for this piece was taken on January 14th, 2025.Re Posted From: Record £2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Another Ocean Warming Scare: Bad Models, Bad Data, and a Clear Agenda

The next time you see a breathless headline about “accelerating ocean warming”, remember: bad models, biased assumptions, and agenda-driven science are the real drivers behind these claims—not reality.Re Posted From: Another Ocean Warming Scare: Bad Models, Bad Data, and a Clear AgendaWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Another Ocean Warming Scare: Bad Models, Bad Data, and a Clear Agenda

The next time you see a breathless headline about “accelerating ocean warming”, remember: bad models, biased assumptions, and agenda-driven science are the real drivers behind these claims—not reality.Re Posted From: Another Ocean Warming Scare: Bad Models, Bad Data, and a Clear AgendaWatts Up With That . . . [More]

China’s AI Sputnik Moment Just Changed the World

Green energy is dead - China just fired the opening shot in a new high energy cold war race to build the ultimate AI.Re Posted From: China’s AI Sputnik Moment Just Changed the WorldWatts Up With That . . . [More]

China’s AI Sputnik Moment Just Changed the World

Green energy is dead - China just fired the opening shot in a new high energy cold war race to build the ultimate AI.Re Posted From: China’s AI Sputnik Moment Just Changed the WorldWatts Up With That . . . [More]

The Scourge of Prosocial Censorship

At its most extreme, prosocial censorship could involve a “wilful blindness of authorities” covering up a heinous crime for fear of offending a section of society, or for fear of giving encouragement to a right-wing that is assumed to be looking for any excuse to destabilise. Re Posted From: The Scourge of Prosocial CensorshipWatts Up With That . . . [More]

The Scourge of Prosocial Censorship

At its most extreme, prosocial censorship could involve a “wilful blindness of authorities” covering up a heinous crime for fear of offending a section of society, or for fear of giving encouragement to a right-wing that is assumed to be looking for any excuse to destabilise. Re Posted From: The Scourge of Prosocial CensorshipWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Trump Truth Bombs ‘Green’ Energy (Five EOs)

Trump’s executive order bomb, followed by Congressional action to limit funds from the IRA and IIJA, promise to gut, or profoundly reshape, the U.S. green energy movement. January 2025 may begin a long decline for green energy and a return to sensible energy policy.Re Posted From: Trump Truth Bombs ‘Green’ Energy (Five EOs)Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Trump Truth Bombs ‘Green’ Energy (Five EOs)

Trump’s executive order bomb, followed by Congressional action to limit funds from the IRA and IIJA, promise to gut, or profoundly reshape, the U.S. green energy movement. January 2025 may begin a long decline for green energy and a return to sensible energy policy.Re Posted From: Trump Truth Bombs ‘Green’ Energy (Five EOs)Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #628

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.”—Thomas Jefferson (1823)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #628Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #628

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.”—Thomas Jefferson (1823)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #628Watts Up With That . . . [More]