News Round-Up
5 May 2025
If you’ve not come across the term, 'degrowth' is exactly what it sounds like – reducing output in a bid to reduce emissions and hasten our pursuit of Net Zero. Alarmingly, it now appears to be Government policy.
There's been a big push to insulate old homes to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. But is this causing harm to health as humidity rises in homes not designed to be insulated?
Three recent days – November 16th, 17th and 18th – have recorded a daily record of extreme cold at the South Pole. Inexplicably, these records have escaped reporting in the mainstream media.
When you see how the sausage is made, no wonder climate models are always wrong. Computer modeller Greg Chapman walks us through the literally impossible task that climate modellers set for themselves.
The Left collaborated unquestioningly with the authoritarian programmes and regulations of the emerging Global Biosecurity State because it long ago lost its commitment to freedom and the working class, says Simon Elmer.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast, the talking points are the climate 'reparations' shakedown of the West, woke advertisers vs free speech on Twitter and the hounding of Christians by the Church of England.
A huge recent rise in electric vehicle battery fires and explosions has led to new concerns about safety, even as experts point out the seemingly insurmountable challenges of sourcing the battery raw materials.
The UK has backed a $1 trillion climate 'reparations' initiative that would require it to hand over huge sums to poorer countries due to its alleged culpability for their 'extreme weather'.
Elon Musk has accused activist groups of “trying to destroy free speech in America” by pressuring advertisers to boycott Twitter, saying Twitter has suffered a “massive” drop in advertising revenues after the campaign.
It's time to face the fact that COP27 is an expensive exercise in futility as CO2 emissions climb ever higher and the technology just isn't there yet to replace fossil fuels, write Jordan Peterson and Bjørn Lomborg.
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