Net Zero Watch Samizdat: Sunak's Gamble

 

The headlines: 

‘I won’t make you change car prematurely for net zero’, Sunak vows
The Telegraph, 30 May 2024

New Zealand government takes axe to climate policies
The Guardian, 30 May 2024

Net Zero Watch Samizdat: Green Suicide

The headlines: 

British government to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
The Guardian, 2 May 2024

Bank of England's climate change remit is 'ridiculous' and 'needs to be culled'
Daily Mirror, 3 May 2024

Net Zero Watch Samizdat: EV Retreat

 

The headlines:

Net zero Britain is already hopelessly hooked on China
Daily Telegraph, 6 April 2024

Apple Axes 600 Staff In First Layoffs Since Pandemic
Silicon, 5 April 2024

Net Zero Watch Samizdat: Soaring Energy Bills

The headlines:

EU climate plan is shelved following farmer protests across Europe
Fox News, 25 March 2024

Climate fatigue: EU hits roadblocks in reaching green milestone as elections loom
Financial Times, 28 March 2024

Net Zero Watch: Climate doomsday theory goes up in smoke

 

In this newsletter:

1) Supervolcanoes won’t trigger an ice age, new research finds
Interesting Engineering, 3 March 2024
 
2) 'The science is settled by 12 to 4': Panel of scientists vote down the ‘Anthropocene’ 
The New York Times, 5 March 2024

Net Zero Watch: Apple pulls the plug & kills its electric car

 

In this newsletter:

1) Apple kills its electric car after 10 years development
The New York Times, 27 February 2024
 
2) Mercedes Benz ditches plan to sell only EVs by 2030
Business Insider, 23 February 2024

GWPF: Calls for Met Office to retract false ‘more intense storms’ claim

London, 13 February – The UK Met Office has been accused of seriously misleading the public about climate-driven storms in the UK.
 
On 22nd January, the day after Storm Isha, a senior meteorologist from the Met Office stated on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast that “when we see these storms they are more intense and that’s down to climate change”.

Net Zero Watch: Germany's Green Suicide

 

In this newsletter:

1) Germany's days as an industrial superpower are coming to an end
Bloomberg, 10 February 2024

2) Britain’s Labour Party moves right on climate
The Wall Street Journal, 9 February 2024

Net Zero Watch: UK government's Environment Agency delays net zero targets

 

In this newsletter:

1) UK government’s Environment Agency delays net zero targets
Current News, February 2, 2024

2) Another Net Zero retreat? Tories ditch ‘boiler tax’
The Sunday Times, 4 February 2024

Net Zero Watch: What a second Trump term could mean for US oil and gas

 

In this newsletter:

1) What a second Trump term could mean for US oil and gas
Oil & Company News, 16 January 2024

2) 'Drill, baby, drill!' Americans by wide margin back Trump's greenlighting of oil and gas projects
Daily Mail, 12 January 2024

Net Zero Watch: Britain is on the brink of another 1973-style disaster

 

In this newsletter:

1) Britain is on the brink of another 1973-style disaster
The Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2024
 
2) Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers
The Guardian, 17 January 2024

Net Zero Watch: Hertz to sell 20,000 EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars

 

In this newsletter:

1) Hertz to sell 20,000 EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars
Bloomberg, 11 January 2024
 
2) China set to overtake Japan as the world's top auto exporter
Fortune, 10 January 2024

Net Zero Watch: France drops renewable energy targets in new energy bill

 

In this newsletter:

1) Winning! France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill
France 24, 9 January 2024

2) Net Zero Germany: Industry shrinks for sixth month as recession looms
Bloomberg, 9 January 2024

Net Zero Watch: EU Net Zero target in doubt

 

In this newsletter:

1) EU Net Zero target in doubt as governments struggle to meet climate commitments
Euro News, 3 January 2024
  
2) Bangladesh triples its coal power output in 2023, easing shortages
Reuters, 3 January 2024

Net Zero Watch: Net Zero will hamper West and boost China, warns CEBR

 

In this newsletter:

1) Told you so! Net Zero will hamper West and boost China, warns CEBR
The Daily Telegraph, 26 December 2023
 
2) China’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s biggest electric vehicle seller
Semafor, 29 December 2023

Net Zero Watch - 2023: Global temperature, statistics and hot air

 

In this newsletter:

1) 2023: Global temperature, statistics and hot air
Net Zero Watch, 20 December 2023
 
2) Winning! EU Commission postpones heat pump plan until after the EU elections
Renewable Energy Magazine, 20 December 2023

Net Zero Watch - Elon Musk: Climate alarm is exaggerated

 

In this newsletter:

1) Elon Musk: Climate alarm is exaggerated, we should not demonise oil and gas
Reuters, 17 December 2023

2) Divided public means Net Zero risks becoming ‘wedge issue’, UK poll suggests
The Independent, 18 December 2023

Net Zero Watch: Net Zero’s dirty secret

 

In this newsletter:

1) Net Zero’s dirty secret: Britain’s green transition is powered by Chinese coal
New Scientist, 8 December 2023

2) The truth about Net Zero, at last
Editorial, The Wall Street Journal, 8 December 2023

Net Zero Watch: COP28 Dead in the Water

 

In this newsletter:

1) Donald Trump would gut Joe Biden’s landmark IRA climate law if elected
Financial Times, 24 November 2023

2) Trump likely to pull US out of Paris Climate Agreement if elected
Nation World News, 24 November 2023

Net Zero Watch: Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable

 

In this newsletter:

1) Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable
The Daily Telegraph, 21 October 2023 

2) Nearly 50% of EV owners chose ICE vehicle for subsequent purchase, S&P Global Mobility study shows
RDN News, 19 October 2023