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

Net Zero Watch: Call to scrap woke Royal Navy ‘climate change’ training

PRESS RELEASE

London, 14 February - Campaigning group Net Zero Watch has called on the Defence Minister to scrap the government woke plans to force Royal Navy personnel to undergo ‘climate change’ training.

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

Net Zero Watch: Electric car owners may face shocking 1000% rise in insurance premiums

 

In this newsletter:

1) John Lewis stops insuring electric cars over repair cost fears
The Daily Telegraph, 30 September 2023
  
2) Electric car owners may face shocking 1000% rise in insurance premiums
Daily Express, 30 September 2023

Net Zero Watch: Net Zero is dead as Asia turns to coal-fired energy future

 

In this newsletter:

1) Net Zero is dead as Asia turns to coal-fired energy future
Reuters, 27 September 2023
 
2) New Rosebank oil and gas field will ‘secure Britain against tyrants,’ says Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho
The Daily Telegraph, 27 September 2023

Net Zero Watch: Why Europe is right to fear Chinese EV makers

 

In this newsletter:

1) Volkswagen cuts jobs as demand for EVs plunges
The Daily Telegraph, 14 September 2023
   
2) Why Europe is right to fear Chinese EV makers
Barron's 15 September 2023

Net Zero Watch: Tory splits deepen over Net Zero

 

In this newsletter:

1) Tory MPs warn pursuit of ‘cultish’ eco-policies could see customers paying more
The Independent, 6 September 2023
 
2) Jacob Rees-Mogg and more senior Tory MPs blast PM's 'un-conservative' energy bill
Daily Express, 5 September 2023