Author: cne4h

Guest post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on eX-Twitter) I saw that Mad Keith Starmer, the frontman of a grunge rock band who performed in the name of “Britain” at this UN Climate Conference of the Parties, unilaterally announced that the UK will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 81% from 1990 levels. % by 2035. I also note that the Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that it will cost the UK £321 billion (about $410 billion) to reach net zero emissions by 2050…and, I have to laugh, it's not £320 billion, it's pounds. 321 billion… Now, I've said many times that…

Iranian Vice President Hina Ansari on Wednesday used the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a platform to demand the relief of sanctions against Tehran for its support of the terrorist regime. [emphasis, links added] “We hope that the international community will come together to exchange knowledge, transfer technology and promote non-discriminatory access to financial resources without being hampered by political issues, Comprehensively lift unilateral sanctions against various countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran,Ansari said Wednesday. “However, we must not forget the fact that: The current state of the world's climate is the result of industrial policies in…

In a world where “decarbonization” dominates political and economic discourse, an upcoming debate promises to question whether ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions justify the huge economic, social and technological price tags they attach. This critical discussion will bring together leading experts in atmospheric science, economics and energy policy, creating a forum to explore the contentious trade-offs inherent in climate change mitigation strategies. expert panel The debate featured four distinguished speakers: Kerry Emanuel: As professor emeritus of atmospheric science at MIT, Emanuel has a deep understanding of climate dynamics and may argue for the scientific necessity of decarbonization. Robert Pindyk:…

Extreme heat events should be named to combat climate change, a spokesman at the United Nations climate change conference, also known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, said on Wednesday. [emphasis, links added] The summit kicked off on Monday with speakers proposing a tax on the meat and dairy industries and a “climate finance” initiative for less developed countries. One of the speakers was Helen Mountford, CEO of the ClimateWorks Foundation; Describes the need for “innovative approaches” to combating climate change. “This summer, in response to the Secretary-General’s call for action on the extreme heat, We initially offered $50 million to…

“Climate change is the challenge of our lifetime,” is what we often hear in energy-hungry Western countries when left-wing government officials and their allies promoting “net zero” religions lecture. [emphasis, links added] But what happens if much of the important data behind the threat of climate change is fabricated? As it turns out, a lot of it is. At least that’s what British science watchdog Daily Skeptic thinks. It recently detailed allegations made by an independent journalist suggesting 103 of 302 so-called “weather stations” The data that inform climate change predictions by UK government and academic scientists do not exist…

During his first term as president, Donald Trump rolled back a raft of environmental rules, withdrew from the Paris Agreement and boosted the fossil fuel industry. In his second term, the president-elect is expected to be downright hostile to clean energy and climate action, pledging to eliminate remaining funding from Joe Biden's landmark climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) . The $891 billion law gives any household thousands of dollars to switch to appliances like heat pumps, install solar panels and buy electric vehicles. Looking beyond the IRA, Trump vowed to increase fossil fuel production and withdraw from the…

Over the past decade, an abandoned golf course in Houston's Clear Lake area has been transformed into an urban oasis called Discovery Green. Community members go there to walk and bike along six miles of trails, past ponds and wetlands filled with birds and other wildlife. But essentially, the area was designed to serve a more practical purpose: protecting homes from flooding. David Sharp is with the Exploration Green Conservancy, a nonprofit that helps support the project. Sharp: “We have a lot of homes in the neighborhood and any heavy rain can cause flooding, water intrusion, which of course is…

Francis Menton The climate and energy fields are large enough to merit providing the incoming Trump administration with its own ideas. The Bidens are off track here, and the topic is far beyond what I can cover. I have to stick to some highlights. communication. As I pointed out in my last article, changing the previous administration’s communications approach should be a simple and obvious priority. However, the Trump team did a poor job on this issue the first time. Climate and energy topics are ubiquitous on the websites of dozens of federal agencies. Let's look at just a few…

Steve Gorham “In 2015, NASA scientists predicted that the ozone hole would be half closed by 2020. But that didn’t happen. Other scientists predicted that the hole wouldn’t start disappearing until 2040 or later. But this The longer the hole lasts, the more likely it is that the ozone layer is dominated by natural factors, rather than human CFC emissions. Another year has passed, and the stubborn ozone hole over Antarctica still hasn’t disappeared. Data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) show that the ozone hole is roughly the same size as it was over the past 30…

NWS National Weather and Climate Forecast Center, Maryland From MSE Creative Consulting Guest post by Mike Smith I wish to provide President-elect Trump with recommendations regarding NOAA and the National Weather Service (NWS) as significant changes are needed in the future. Some types of NWS forecasts are getting less In terms of accuracy, the quality of our weather computer models has dropped to fourth place. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may have seemed like a good idea in 1970, it was actually a disaster for meteorology. There hasn’t been a weather-oriented administrator in 50 years (!). The…