Climate & Climate Change

"It’s an assertion repeated by politicians and climate campaigners the world over – ‘2,500 scientists of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agree that humans are causing a climate crisis’. "But it’s not true. And, … [Read more...] about How Many Scientists Really Subscribe to the IPCC Climate Crisis?

I'm off to Reading in Berkshire for my wife's employer's annual Christmas party - so much to my wife's delight, I'll be well over 100 miles away from my laptop for most of the weekend. Meanwhile, here are a few bits and bobs: Magma May Be Melting … [Read more...] about Something for the Weekend

Climate Rationalists have assembled an open letter to the Bali climate conference. Signatories include Bob Carter and Lord Lawson of Blaby. The letter begins: Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dec. 13, 2007 His Excellency … [Read more...] about Open Letter to Bali: Give Up Futile Attempts to Combat Climate Change

Australia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol. This was Kevin Rudd’s first official act as the new Australian Prime Minister. But according to an international law expert, Donald Rothwell, without domestic legislation in place the new government could … [Read more...] about New Australian Prime Minister Wrong to Fast Track Kyoto Ratification?

Reality seems to be obstructing any meaningful deal in Bali - looks like another holiday, sorry, I mean conference, will be needed, somewhere else 'nice.' In public, climate scientists and European politicians are generally optimistic that rising … [Read more...] about Reality Arrives in Bali

If you thought global warming hysteria couldn't get any worse, think again: A WEST Australian medical expert wants families to pay a $5000-plus "baby levy" at birth and an annual carbon tax of up to $800 a child. Writing in today's Medical Journal … [Read more...] about Baby tax needed to save the planet