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14 January 2025
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Does Michael Mann's libel victory over Mark Steyn mean we're saddled with his hockey stick climate chart forever, asks Tony Morrison. Or will good science eventually triumph over bad?
The Met Office has admitted it is unable to back up a claim by its senior meteorologist on BBC Radio that storms in the U.K. are "more intense" due to the effects of climate change.
The Net Zero crisis deepens as the Government says it is only planning to build just over a quarter of the carbon capture capacity the Climate Change Committee says is needed to hit the green target.
Where are all the green jobs that were promised, asks Chris Morrison. All there seems to be is make-work for activists in operations funded by green billionaires pushing a ruinous decarbonisation agenda.
Don't be surprised Sadiq Khan is spending £150 million developing pay-per-mile road charging for London. It's all part of the C40 Cities plan, which states the ambitious target of zero private vehicle ownership by 2030.
Mark Steyn's libel loss to 'hockey stick' climate chart creator Michael Mann – with $1m in punitive damages – is a travesty of justice, says Chris Morrison. Freedom and fairness are dying in Democrat America.
Arctic sea ice continues its stonking recovery with January's extent the 24th highest in a 45-year record. Time for the Net Zero blob to stop all the fudges, omissions and outright deceptions.
"Everyone starts a Leftie then goes to the Right when you grow up and realise how crap all their ideas are": ex-Neighbours star Holly Valance comes out as Conservative as she declares "there is no climate crisis".
Hysteria reigned supreme as recent global mainstream media headlines blamed last year's drought in the Amazon basin on human-caused climate change. But the actual data show little rainfall change in 300 years.
The European Union has backed down on Net Zero targets for agriculture, including drastic cuts in fertiliser and pesticide use and a recommendation that people eat less meat, following widespread protests from farmers.
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