# climate politics (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover climate politics. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Scandinavia Can Become the Next Epicenter of Global Data Centers](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/27/why-scandinavia-can-become-the-next-epicenter-of-global-data-centers/) _2026-08-27 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ The Nordics are not just positioning themselves to win the data center race. They are assembling the energy, climate, and governance advantages that will anchor the next era of AI deployment. The question for American policymakers is whether they will notice before it is too late. The post Why Scandinavia Can Become the Next Epicenter of Global Data Centers appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Kathleen Stock is Right About UK’s Role in Climate – But Wrong About What’s Making Things Worse for Brits](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/27/kathleen-stock-is-right-about-uks-role-in-climate-but-wrong-about-whats-making-things-worse-for-brits/) _2026-08-27 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ There is indeed a great deal of work to be done, as Stock says. It begins with accurate description rather than mood music, with cost-benefit accounting rather than moral symmetry between a rigorous empirical literature and its caricature and with the plain recognition that a country responsible for roughly 1% of global emissions cannot save the planet by impoverishing itself first. Localism… ## [We’re Teaching Kids Scarcity in an Age of Abundance](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/were-teaching-kids-scarcity-in-an-age-of-abundance/) _2026-08-27 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Students shouldn't be left to form a worldview based on TikTok videos. We should teach them where energy comes from, how it impacts their futures, and what it will need from them. Fear is a lousy career counselor. A generation convinced the future is already finished will not build the grid that future requires. The post We’re Teaching Kids Scarcity in an Age of Abundance appeared first on Watts… ## [Climate NGOs and Foundations: The Hidden Conflicts of Interest](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/climate-ngos-and-foundations-the-hidden-conflicts-of-interest/) _2026-08-27 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ We must prioritize human flourishing over alarmist dogma. Only then can we harness energy for all, not just the elite-funded few. The post Climate NGOs and Foundations: The Hidden Conflicts of Interest appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [End of ‘Green’ Enslavement in Latin America](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/end-of-green-enslavement-in-latin-america/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ For two decades, a global coalition of nonprofits, international bodies, and financial institutions stigmatized fossil fuel projects regardless of their environmental safeguards or economic necessity. That green shackle is finally breaking as nations choose prosperity and sovereign security over hollow promises of climate collectivists. The post End of ‘Green’ Enslavement in Latin America appeared… ## [Wyoming needs eagle death numbers before it approves more wind projects](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/wyoming-needs-eagle-death-numbers-before-it-approves-more-wind-projects/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Wyoming needs to decide how many eagles it is willing to kill. The post Wyoming needs eagle death numbers before it approves more wind projects appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Hollywood’s Climate Change Campaign Falls Flat with Voters?](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/hollywoods-climate-change-campaign-falls-flat-with-voters/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ A new poll shared by CNN says that only 3 percent of respondents said Climate Change is their top issue heading into the 2026 midterms. The post Hollywood’s Climate Change Campaign Falls Flat with Voters? appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The Future of Climate Science with Roger Pielke, Jr.](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/26/the-future-of-climate-science-with-roger-pielke-jr/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ This week we cover unemployment data, stadium subsidies, and how Americans feel about the U.S. economy right now. Our interview is with climate scientist and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Roger Pielke, Jr. We talk about climate science, academic politics, fossil fuels vs. renewables, and the future of energy policy. The post The Future of Climate Science with Roger Pielke, Jr.… ## [California is running out of refineries – and running out of time](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/california-is-running-out-of-refineries-and-running-out-of-time/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ California is not proactively supporting the reanimating of the closed Valero Refinery in Benicia or the closed Phillips Refinery in Wilmington. In addition, California government is not making the necessary policy changes to avert the hemorrhaging loss of one or more of the remaining California Refineries. The post California is running out of refineries – and running out of time appeared first… ## [Now That’s (Public) Service!](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/now-thats-public-service/) _2026-08-26 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Apparently the public universities supply the credentials, elected officials provide the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s lawyer supplies the money, other elected representatives run cover to protect the litigation, and the finished product returns to the lawyer’s advocacy file. The post Now That’s (Public) Service! appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FsCTSqOGDA6S) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [California Lawmakers Chase Unicorns While Real Crises Mount](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/california-lawmakers-chase-unicorns-while-real-crises-mount/) _2026-08-25 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ As typhus hits Los Angeles, wildfires incinerate our cities, and our water infrastructure deteriorates, our state legislators more about gene-edited pets. From Legal Insurrection Posted by Leslie Eastman In perhaps one… The post California Lawmakers Chase Unicorns While Real Crises Mount appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Wrong, Deutsche Welle, There Is No Such Thing as a “Super El Niño,” Nor is it on Team Climate](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/wrong-deutsche-welle-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-super-el-nino-nor-is-it-on-team-climate/) _2026-08-25 · Anthony Watts · Watts Up With That?_ Deutsche Welle (DW) claims in “How climate change is teaming up with ‘Super El Nino” that a developing “Super El Niño,” combined with climate change, could make 2026 one of the… The post Wrong, Deutsche Welle, There Is No Such Thing as a “Super El Niño,” Nor is it on Team Climate appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Fair Question: Who’s Paying for Climate Reporting in the Mainstream Media?](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/fair-question-whos-paying-for-climate-reporting-in-the-mainstream-media/) _2026-08-25 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ By Gary Abernathy This article was originally published at The Empowerment Alliance and is re-published here with permission. Anyone following my career knows that whether writing for newspapers or commenting… The post Fair Question: Who’s Paying for Climate Reporting in the Mainstream Media? appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The BBC’s El Niño Apocalypse Friday](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/25/the-bbcs-el-nino-apocalypse-friday/) _2026-08-25 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ From THE DAILY SCEPTIC By Guy de la Bédoyère Friday, August 21st 2026 was a slow news day. You could tell because the BBC’s Radio 4 6 O’Clock News led with the vacuous… The post The BBC’s El Niño Apocalypse Friday appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Net zero grid upgrade costs spiralling out of control](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/24/net-zero-grid-upgrade-costs-spiralling-out-of-control/) _2026-08-25 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Remember as well that this £70 billion is just the first tranche of grid upgrades necessary for Net Zero. NESO have already stated that another £89 billion will need to be spent “beyond” 2030. The post Net zero grid upgrade costs spiralling out of control appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Do I Believe in Global Warming?](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/24/do-i-believe-in-global-warming/) _2026-08-25 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ A very strange question. Scientists rarely, if ever, use the term believe. The post Do I Believe in Global Warming? appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [AI: Peak Demand and Peak Supply Postponed (fossil future)](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/24/ai-peak-demand-and-peak-supply-postponed-fossil-future/) _2026-08-24 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Age-old fears of declining fossil fuel supply and falling demand have, once again, been upended by the engines of progress. The anti-CO2 crusade, futile and wasteful, has been set back again. Tsvetana Paraskova’s “AI Could Make Big Oil Even Bigger” (OilPrice.com: August 18, 2026) gives the supply-side story: The post AI: Peak Demand and Peak Supply Postponed (fossil future) appeared first on Watts… ## [2026 Atlantic Cyclone Energy Index Running At 85% Below Normal!](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/24/2026-atlantic-cyclone-energy-index-running-at-85-below-normal/) _2026-08-24 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Not surprisingly, there are lots of natural reasons explaining why dramatic storms aren’t materializing. But when ther storms do show up, the natural reasons disappear and it all gets blamed on human GHG. The post 2026 Atlantic Cyclone Energy Index Running At 85% Below Normal! appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Hottest July Evah!](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/hottest-july-evah/) _2026-08-23 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood https://www.climate4you.com/images/EQUATOR%20202607%20vs%20last%2010yr%201200km%20AIRSv6.gif While Britain and parts of NW Europe have baked in recent weeks, large regions of the world have… The post Hottest July Evah! appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [America Is Selling AI Subscriptions. China Is Selling Ownership.](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/america-is-selling-ai-subscriptions-china-is-selling-ownership/) _2026-08-23 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Export promotion is in the national interest. Policies that increase the supply of American compute, enable open models, encourage private investment, and broaden access for startups, researchers, and allies will generate far greater long-term returns than quixotic efforts to close off intelligence for the benefit of a few at the expense of the many. The post America Is Selling AI Subscriptions.… ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b1YCMPTzHWTj) _2026-08-23 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [No, MIT, ‘clean energy’ isn’t the future — nor is it actually clean](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/no-mit-clean-energy-isnt-the-future-nor-is-it-actually-clean/) _2026-08-22 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ These not-so-clean, weather-dependent energy sources will never be more than bit players in today’s fast-moving, technology-driven industrial revolution. The post No, MIT, ‘clean energy’ isn’t the future — nor is it actually clean appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Claim: China is Considering Hosting COP33 in 2028](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/claim-china-is-considering-hosting-cop33-in-2028-2/) _2026-08-22 · Eric Worrall · Watts Up With That?_ The private jets will fly climate delegates to the center of the world's largest source of industrial CO2, to congratulate China on their emissions reduction progress? The post Claim: China is Considering Hosting COP33 in 2028 appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Wrong, Honolulu Civil Beat, One Hurricane Doesn’t Prove Climate Change](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/wrong-honolulu-civil-beat-one-hurricane-doesnt-prove-climate-change/) _2026-08-22 · Anthony Watts · Watts Up With That?_ The Honolulu Civil Beat claims in the article “How Is Climate Change Shaping Tropical Storm Lala?” that (then) Tropical Storm Lala demonstrates how climate change is making hurricanes stronger and that Hawaii should expect… The post Wrong, Honolulu Civil Beat, One Hurricane Doesn’t Prove Climate Change appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The Green Con Exposed](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/22/the-green-con-exposed/) _2026-08-22 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood Great analysis by the Mogg. It’s a shame he was not exposing this years ago, when May, Johnson and… The post The Green Con Exposed appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The 1970s Oil Crisis: Never Forget](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/the-1970s-oil-crisis-never-forget/) _2026-08-22 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ From MasterResource By Robert Bradley Jr. Ed. Note: This week marks the 55th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s 90-day wage and price order of August 15, 1971. With extensions, maximum… The post The 1970s Oil Crisis: Never Forget appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Climate News Worth Celebrating: The Earth Is Getting Greener.](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/climate-news-worth-celebrating-the-earth-is-getting-greener/) _2026-08-22 · Anthony Watts · Watts Up With That?_ Originally posted at RedState By The Heartland Institute The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Global greening is not a new… The post Climate News Worth Celebrating: The Earth Is Getting Greener. appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Deployable Energy’s new compact nuclear reactor](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/deployable-energys-new-compact-nuclear-reactor/) _2026-08-21 · Andy May · Watts Up With That?_ By Andy May I first read about Deployable Energy on Joanne Nova’s website and was very interested in their innovative small modular nuclear reactor and how it worked. The reactor… The post Deployable Energy’s new compact nuclear reactor appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Aussie Renewables Win Tax Concessions the Government Claims Other Businesses Don’t Need](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/aussie-renewables-win-tax-concessions-the-government-claims-other-businesses-dont-need/) _2026-08-21 · Eric Worrall · Watts Up With That?_ Australia's shock capital gains tax rises will apparently not negatively affect any part of the economy except renewables. The post Aussie Renewables Win Tax Concessions the Government Claims Other Businesses Don’t Need appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [NOAA Proposes Amending the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5)](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/noaa-proposes-amending-the-fifth-national-climate-assessment-nca5/) _2026-08-21 · Charles Rotter · Watts Up With That?_ Its answer amounts to: go back and check the work. The post NOAA Proposes Amending the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Comparison Of Two German Weather Forecasts: From 25 Years Ago and From Today](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/21/comparison-of-two-german-weather-forecasts-from-25-years-ago-and-from-today/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Escalating climate language: 25 years ago, 28°C was “pleasant”…today it is called “extremely dangerous”. The post Comparison Of Two German Weather Forecasts: From 25 Years Ago and From Today appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FdL82jiLzh8H) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [The Data Center Backlash Has a Practical Fix](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/the-data-center-backlash-has-a-practical-fix/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ The third rail was never the data center. It was the leader who reached for the easy win and forgot whose backyard it landed in. The post The Data Center Backlash Has a Practical Fix appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Psychedelics for Climate Action (12,000 cultists)](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/psychedelics-for-climate-action-12000-cultists/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ “Our psychedelic-climate leaders are active today, creating change and doing compelling transformational work in this space.” The post Psychedelics for Climate Action (12,000 cultists) appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/californias-new-tire-mandate-could-drive-up-costs/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ If California’s leaders truly wanted to lower costs at the pump, they’d start by getting out of the way of refining capacity instead of dictating the chemistry of your tire rubber. The post California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Claim: “Natural Variability” Hid the Real Magnitude of Global Warming Between 1981 and 2014](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/claim-natural-variability-hid-the-real-magnitude-of-global-warming-between-1981-and-2014/) _2026-08-20 · Eric Worrall · Watts Up With That?_ When the observations disagree with the model, claim the model is right anyway? The post Claim: “Natural Variability” Hid the Real Magnitude of Global Warming Between 1981 and 2014 appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The Financial Times Says War and Climate Change Spiked Shipping Costs: War, Yes; Weather, Yes; Climate Change, NO!](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/the-financial-times-says-war-and-climate-change-spiked-shipping-costs-war-yes-weather-yes-climate-change-no/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ It is unfortunate that these weather conditions have coincided with at war in the Middle East that has resulted in multiple bottlenecks or closures of major shipping lanes at the same time, but that has nothing to do with climate change. The Financial Times stepped outside their area of expertise in making the climate change assertion, and by doing so has badly misinformed its readers. The post… ## [New Report Says Miliband’s Clean Power Plan Will Cost £320 Billion](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/20/new-report-says-milibands-clean-power-plan-will-cost-320-billion/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ The indisputable facts they have put forward must be the strongest argument yet about abandoning Ed Miliband’s mad dash to decarbonise the electricity system. The post New Report Says Miliband’s Clean Power Plan Will Cost £320 Billion appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Blue States. High Rates ($0.55/gallon premium)](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/blue-states-high-rates-0-55-gallon-premium/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ The political signal in gasoline prices is real, but it is a signal of accumulated policy choices: fuel taxes, carbon taxes, and regulatory environments built over decades, rather than of who happens to hold office right now. The post Blue States. High Rates ($0.55/gallon premium) appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Washington Lit the Fuse for Africa’s Energy Explosion](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/washington-lit-the-fuse-for-africas-energy-explosion/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ The boy in Cabo Delgado and the girl in Rivers State are the first generation with a plausible route out of poverty their grandparents never had, and that pathway runs through the hydrocarbons their economies require. The post Washington Lit the Fuse for Africa’s Energy Explosion appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Woke 1.0 Is Still Alive in the Democrats’ Energy Agenda](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/woke-1-0-is-still-alive-in-the-democrats-energy-agenda/) _2026-08-19 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ People can change their minds. But voters are entitled to ask a harder question: What happened when these politicians actually had power? The post Woke 1.0 Is Still Alive in the Democrats’ Energy Agenda appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Aussie Climate Minister turns to International Labor Unions to Fill Seats at his No Show Fiji Climate Conference](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/aussie-climate-minister-turns-to-international-labor-unions-to-fill-seats-at-his-no-show-fiji-climate-conference/) _2026-08-19 · Eric Worrall · Watts Up With That?_ Could this taxpayer funded climate conference possibly get more embarrassing? The post Aussie Climate Minister turns to International Labor Unions to Fill Seats at his No Show Fiji Climate Conference appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [Hydrogen: Not Market Ready](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/hydrogen-not-market-ready/) _2026-08-19 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Recent setbacks with the above in-process projects all but ensure that the original goal of 76 “green” hydrogen projects, part of the Biden-era goal of Net Zero by 2050, will not be reached. The post Hydrogen: Not Market Ready appeared first on Watts Up With That? . ## [The Climate Policy Trap: Why Failure So Often Leads to More of the Same](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/08/19/the-climate-policy-trap-why-failure-so-often-leads-to-more-of-the-same/) _2026-08-19 · Guest Blogger · Watts Up With That?_ Group identity, social status, and a credential-dominated policy establishment make the climate narrative increasingly immune to disappointing results, argues Evert Doornhof of Clintel. The result is a climate policy trap in which failure doesn’t lead to reconsideration, but to even more climate policy. The post The Climate Policy Trap: Why Failure So Often Leads to More of the Same appeared first…