Al Jazeera Wrongly Hypes a Climate Connection to Recent European Heatwaves
Al Jazeera Wrongly Hypes a Climate Connection to Recent European Heatwaves By Linnea Lueken A recent article at Al Jazeera, titled “Wildfire risks as climate change fuels extreme heatwave in Southern Europe,” claims that recent heatwaves in parts of southern Europe are due to climate change, which the publication says is making them more intense, […]
European Commission Pres. Ursula von der Leyen doubles down: ‘Climate change is still on top of the global agenda’
The most important ten words that you will read today?: “Climate change is still on top of the global agenda”. This is a Jan 2025 quote from Ursula von der Leyen, selected (not elected) President of the European Commission. What global agenda? Specifically who decided that… pic.twitter.com/Y0TuU3VrsD — Tom Nelson (@TomANelson) July 12, 2025 […]
Netherlands rations electricity to ease power grid stresses as it shifts to ‘greener economy’ – ‘Early indicator of what other European countries are likely to suffer’ trying ‘to meet the bloc’s ambitious decarbonisation targets’
Financial Times – July 13, 2025: More than 11,900 businesses are waiting for electricity network connections, according to Netbeheer Nederland, the association of Dutch grid operators. On top of that are public buildings such as hospitals and fire stations as well as thousands of new houses.
Dutch officials and companies said lengthy waits for connections were holding up economic growth and could force businesses to rethink their investment plans. Despite efforts to invest in new cables and substations, new connections in some areas of the country will only become available in the mid-2030s, according to network operators.
Although the bottlenecks in the Netherlands are particularly acute, analysts say it is a harbinger of what is likely to occur in other EU countries, as the speed of electrification increases to meet the bloc’s ambitious decarbonisation targets. …
The Hague has also put out a “more conscious use of energy” advertising campaign across TV and social media that asks consumers to charge bikes and cars outside of the 4pm-to-9pm peak, when the grid comes under greatest strain. …
Eefje van Gorp, spokesperson for Tennet, said that other countries should beware. “Belgium is in trouble. The UK is in trouble. In Germany there’s lots of trouble because in Germany all the wind is in the north and the demand is in the south.”
POLITICO: ‘The far right’s climate power grab’ in Europe – ‘Centrist & left-leaning Members of Parliament were aghast’ as fears the ‘far right’ would ‘delay & sabotage the 2040’ Net Zero target
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-far-right-climate-power-grab-green-deal-climate-neutrality/ The Patriots for Europe, a new far-right force in Brussels, has won the right to lead the European Parliament’s 2040 climate target discussions. BY ZIA WEISE AND MAX GRIERA BRUSSELS — For years, the extreme right was content pooh-poohing the European Union’s climate efforts from the back benches. No longer. On Tuesday, the far-right […]
In Bid To Curb Outflow Of Wealthy Citizens, Green-New-Deal Europe Levying Exit Taxes
In Bid To Curb Outflow Of Wealthy Citizens, Green-New-Deal Europe Levying Exit Taxes By P Gosselin on 5. July 2025 As political, social and economic conditions rapidly deteriorate across misgoverned Europe – stemming mainly from climate hysteria policies and open borders – the wealthy are packing up and taking their lives and capital elsewhere. High energy prices, […]
President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen doubles down on imposing climate agenda: ‘We stand firmly by our commitment to decarbonise Europe’s economy by 2050’
As Europeans increasingly feel the impact of climate change, they expect Europe to act. Industry and investors look to us to set a predictable direction of travel. Today we show that we stand firmly by our commitment to decarbonise Europe’s economy by 2050 ↓ — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 2, 2025
Gullible Europe has signed the death warrant for its own car industry – The Government has made its mind up that it’s not going to abandon the all-electric dogma
We have all underestimated the long game that China is playing. It has convinced the West to dispose of its advantage in internal combustion engines for what one automotive critic calls “glorified golf carts” that only China can make cheaply. Labour will hide behind free trade and consumer welfare arguments as domestic industries suffer.
“The damage has been done – it devalued the car companies we had”, says Emissions Analytics’ Molden. “Governments have forced on the marketplace a technology where only non-European countries can succeed in a competitive market.”
The suicidal EV mandate is handing hundreds of millions in subsidies to Chinese EV makers, encouraging their invasion of the UK market. Orlowski sees a future where the European motor industry is merely an assembly line of imported parts.
‘Net Zero Is An Engineering Fantasy’ – ‘Net Zero is unachievable by 2050 due to insurmountable barriers in cost, workforce, materials, & infrastructure’
Net Zero Is An Engineering Fantasy–Michael Kelly By Paul Homewood h/t Doug Brodie Prof Michael Kelly is back with this damning analysis of Net Zero: There is also a useful summary of his interview here. https://ianbrighthope.substack.com/p/net-zero-we-in-great-britain-dont By Ian Brighthope Michael Kelly, an Emeritus Professor of Technology at the University of Cambridge and former government scientist, […]
‘Fast’ EV charging more expensive than gasoline in U.S. & Europe
EV hoax laid bare: Fast EV charging is more expensive than gasoline in the US and Europe and is only cheaper than gasoline in China because of coal-fired electricity generation. https://t.co/kd6Wd2cb9w pic.twitter.com/Ne4Tm6gp3J — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 18, 2025
Media finally gets it: ‘The dimming future of U.S. EV sales’ – ‘Analysts are slashing estimates for U.S. EV sales’ after Trump/GOP ‘scuttle tax credits & emissions rules’
Data: BloombergNEF; Note: Covers fully electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; Chart: Axios Visuals https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-generate-6d5434d0-4b74-11f0-87f4-5f6cce2ae8c1.html By Ben Geman Excerpt: Analysts are slashing estimates for U.S. EV sales in coming years as GOP lawmakers and Trump officials scuttle tax credits and emissions rules. Why it matters: Transportation is the biggest U.S. share of CO2. And dimming sales forecasts […]