𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) are documents utilities must file with public utility commissions, often viewed as mere political exercises to satisfy regulators. However, they offer a window into utility management’s

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 The Trump administration has dealt a major blow to the wind energy sector by halting all activity on the massive Revolution Wind project off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. This

“𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗨𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲… 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗩𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘁, 𝗢𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 A U.S. Department of Energy report, authored by scientists under the Trump administration, is challenging mainstream climate

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 Many claim gas prices are "high," driving up electricity costs. But data tells a different story. According to OFGEM, wholesale gas prices hit 86.28p/therm in June 2024, up 87% from January 2015. However, inflation (RPI) rose 58% over

Moral supremacy cleanup needed on aisle 5!

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 WHO and WMO have teamed up to warn that global warming is causing dangerous heat stress for workers, especially in agriculture, construction, and fisheries. Their new report

𝗪𝗨𝗪𝗧 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 Big news for the WUWT community! We're gearing up for a major upgrade next week, updating our internal systems and switching to a fresh web theme. Our current setup is nearly a decade old and isn't

𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 Australia's opposition party is seeing a strong backlash against the net zero emissions target, with three state branches—Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia—voting to abandon the 2050 goal.

𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗲 𝗝𝗿. --𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗖𝗖 Roger Pielke Jr. delivers a stark warning in his latest piece: the IPCC is undergoing a fundamental shift, abandoning its rigorous Detection and Attribution (D&A) framework for the advocacy-driven Extreme Event

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 Check out the latest Open Thread on Watt's Up With That! This space is dedicated to open discussions on climate science, energy issues, and current events. Readers are invited to share their thoughts, ask questions, and engage in debates. It's a hub for

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼-𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗿𝗮 This analysis of CERES satellite data from 2007 to 2024 highlights a decline in Earth's reflected solar radiation, with land areas showing a 1.06 W/m²

𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 The Jakarta Post editorial highlights Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious goal to achieve 100% renewable energy in power generation within 10 years.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡’𝘀 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗞𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled on a petition from climate-vulnerable nations like Vanuatu, declaring that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions create an "existential climate crisis."

𝗡𝗼, 𝗪𝗖𝗔𝗫 𝟯, 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗮 “𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲” WCAX 3 shared an AP article claiming owning a dog is a "wrong climate choice" due to meat consumption and methane emissions. This is nonsense. According to EPA data, livestock

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘅𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲 Britain's climate policy is a masterclass in folly, with the UK throwing billions at carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC)—technologies that have flopped spectacularly worldwide.

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽 #𝟲𝟱𝟱 This week's roundup challenges the climate alarm narrative with sharp scientific scrutiny. The Climate Working Group report to the U.S. Energy Secretary highlights flaws in climate sensitivity

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗨𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 New ONS data reveals a surge in green jobs, but the reality is far from the "green prosperity" promised by politicians like Ed Miliband. In 2023, total green jobs hit 690,900, up from 513,300 in 2015. This includes 45,200 in

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁: "𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀" A New Scientist article claims that US mine waste contains enough critical minerals to meet nearly all domestic needs for clean

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗥 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲❓ Big Tech is pouring billions into AI, with investments projected to hit $300 billion in 2025 and add $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030. But this AI boom is fueling a

𝗨.𝗦. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗵, 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗵 The Trump administration has ordered a halt to construction on the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm, a 704-MW project off Rhode Island, just as it was 80% complete. This move echoes an earlier