# net zero (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 21 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover net zero. Page: Feed: --- ## [Climate News Round-Up](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/climate-news-round-up-bed) _2026-08-21 · Toby Young · The Climate Skeptic_ The latest science-driven news and analysis to counter the cult of climate catastrophe ## [A Tribute to Scott Lathrop: Bridging Tribal Sovereignty and Nuclear Opportunity](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-scott-lathrop-bridging) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [Whetstone Brook Flood Resilience: My Response to the Blaby Local Plan](https://www.jelfs.org/blog/local-news/whetstone-brook-flood-resilience-my-response-to-the-blaby-local-plan/) _2026-08-20 · Mike Jelfs · My blog_ Whetstone Brook Flood Resilience: My Response to the Blaby Local Plan I have now submitted my personal response to the Regulation 19 consultation on the proposed Blaby Local Plan 2025–2042. My response focuses on flood resilience, particularly Policies CC2 and S8 and the proposed development at Whetstone Pastures. The Local Plan contains important measures intended \[…\] The post Whetstone Brook… ## [When Are We Going to Stop Treating the Green Industrial Complex Like the Fourth Branch of Government?](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/when-are-we-going-to-stop-treating-5c5) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [The Cover-Up of Winter Excess Death Data](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/the-cover-up-of-winter-excess-death) _2026-08-20 · Paul Homewood · The Climate Skeptic_ The ONS quietly axed its annual excess winter death reports after 2022. Could it be because they vastly outstrip the number of people that die during summer heat waves? ## [Hottest July Evah!](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/hottest-july-evah/) _2026-08-20 · Paul Homewood · 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 experienced extreme cold. In particular, all of those areas surrounding Britain and France were affected by temperatures well below normal in July. Does not look like global warming to me! ## [The Disastrous Results of Governing by Discretionary Orders Instead of Rules](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/the-disastrous-results-of-governing) _2026-08-19 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ KARL POPPER’S WARNING ## [Europe’s Hospitals Roast While Policymakers Quibble and Asia Builds Coal: The Inhumanity of Net Zero](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/europes-hospitals-roast-while-policymakers) _2026-08-19 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [The Climate Debate Was Never About Saving the Planet vs Doing Nothing – it Was Always About Statism vs the Free Market](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/the-climate-debate-was-never-about) _2026-08-19 · Ted Newson · The Climate Skeptic_ Net Zero was never presented to us as a choice ## [News Round-Up: Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy; BMJ Retracts Vaccine Death Study; Billions to Switch Off Wind Farms](https://www.freedom-research.org/p/news-round-up-fauci-adviser-pleads) _2026-08-19 · Epp Tuul · Freedom Research_ Twice a week, the editorial team of Freedom Research compiles a round-up of news that caught our eye – or what felt like under-reported aspects of news deserving more attention. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jiuSNoVbdvve) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [A Tribute to Ken Yagelski: From Purdue to the Power Grid](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-ken-yagelski-from-purdue) _2026-08-19 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [New Report Says Miliband’s Clean Power Plan Will Cost £320 Billion](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/new-report-says-milibands-clean-power-plan-will-cost-320-billion/) _2026-08-19 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood h/t Doug Brodie A new bombshell report destroys the case for Net Zero: Executive Summary The UK’s expensive electricity is weighing on the nation. Rising bills are repressing the discretionary income of British households and high industrial electricity prices are discouraging inbound investment. This paper quantifies the logical failures that \[…\] ## [HHIC and HWA welcome revised SSES implementation timeline](https://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/hhic-and-hwa-welcome-revised-sses-implementation-timeline-19-08-2026/) _2026-08-19 · Ella Mackenzie · Heating and Ventilation News_ Heating and Ventilation News HHIC and HWA welcome revised SSES implementation timeline The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) and Hot Water Association (HWA) have welcomed confirmation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) that the implementation date for the Smart and Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme’s Energy Smart Appliance (ESA) Regulations will be…… ## [Energy Humanism’s Most Valuable Player Award — Week of August 18, 2026](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/energy-humanisms-most-valuable-player) _2026-08-18 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ Inaugural Recipient: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ## [The Times They Are a-Blobbin’](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/the-times-they-are-a-blobbin) _2026-08-18 · Ben Pile · The Climate Skeptic_ No, Hugo Rifkind, climate sceptics have not gone quiet ## [Announcing the Energy Humanism’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/announcing-the-energy-humanisms-most) _2026-08-18 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ Weekly recognition of the individual who did the most to advance energy humanism that week. ## [Rising temperatures are bringing “new” marine life to Britain](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/rising-temperatures-are-bringing-new-marine-life-to-britain/) _2026-08-18 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness More bunkum in today’s Telegraph: Sunfish, Risso’s dolphins, Balearic shearwaters and whales are appearing in greater numbers off the Devon coast. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/rising-temperatures-exotic-newcomers-british-waters/ As two readers point out, there is nothing new about any of these arrivals: Sunfish, for example, are native… ## [The Climate Caper by Garth W Paltridge](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/the-climate-caper-by-garth-w-paltridge) _2026-08-18 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ EXTENDED SUMMARY 2014 ## [Climate NGOs and Foundations: The Hidden Conflicts of Interest](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/climate-ngos-and-foundations-the) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant ## [Net Zero prison to be £150million overbudget and deliver just 200 jail places](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/net-zero-prison-to-be-150million-overbudget-and-deliver-just-200-jail-places/) _2026-08-17 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood From GB News: One of Britain’s first Net Zero prisons is set to be £150million overbudget, 10 years’ delayed and deliver just 200 new jail places. HMP Highland, located on the outskirts of Inverness, is due to open up in spring 2027 and is already costing the taxpayer around £209million. The \[…\] ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oAexCnypB19U) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Welcome to the Third World! Emergency Blackout Rules Expose the True Cost of Britain’s Renewables Gamble](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/welcome-to-the-third-world-emergency) _2026-08-17 · Paul Homewood · The Climate Skeptic_ Britain’s grid is starting to look more like the Third World ## [A Tribute to Marc Morano: The Relentless Archivist of Climate Realism](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-marc-morano-the-relentless) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [I am fundraising to bring energy humanism to the world at GoFundMe](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/i-am-fundraising-to-bring-energy) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-stephens-energy-mission ## [The Drax Delusion: How EU and UK Net Zero Accounting Defies Physics and Logic](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/the-drax-delusion-how-eu-and-uk-net) _2026-08-16 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [A Tribute to Paul H. Tice: Wall Street Veteran, Truth-Teller, and Champion of Energy Realism](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-paul-h-tice-wall-street) _2026-08-16 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [Do the Tories Really Need Tim Stanley?](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/do-the-tories-really-need-tim-stanley) _2026-08-16 · Paul Homewood · The Climate Skeptic_ Ditching Net Zero and leaving the ECHR should be non-negotiables for the Tories. So why should the party contort itself to win over one Cambridge-educated Telegraph columnist? ## [Just as Hot in 1911](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/just-as-hot-in-1911/) _2026-08-16 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood Hottest day of the year in the urban heat ravaged London, where temperatures are generally around three degrees higher than elsewhere: Back in 1911 temperatures in London hit 37.8C (100F): In those days, London was known as “The Smoke” for good reason. Coal power stations, gas works, steam trains and pretty much \[ \] ## [The Legless Green Energy Transition](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/the-legless-green-energy-transition-b23) _2026-08-16 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ WINDLESS NIGHTS WILL KILL THE SUICIDAL NET ZERO PROGRAM Revised 16 August 2026 ## [Another New Study Links Climate Change To Natural Cloud Cover Changes—Not CO2](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/another-new-study-links-climate-change-to-natural-cloud-cover-changes-not-co2/) _2026-08-16 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood It was the sun wot dun it!! A July 2026 Environmental Research Letters paper by Bellocchi et al. attributes ~80% of the rise in Earth’s absorbed solar radiation since 2000 to a decline in highly reflective cloud cover, largely due to circulation-driven contraction of storm-cloud zones. \[some emphasis, links added\] The study \[ \] ## [News Round-Up: Danish PM Calls Islamists In Europe A Threat; Norway's False Immigration Identity Networks; French Court Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban](https://www.freedom-research.org/p/news-round-up-danish-pm-calls-islamists) _2026-08-16 · Epp Tuul · Freedom Research_ Twice a week, the editorial team of Freedom Research compiles a round-up of news that caught our eye – or what felt like under-reported aspects of news deserving more attention. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3HulngKelQaz) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [A Tribute to “Energy Realities” Podcast: The Unfiltered Pulse of Energy News](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-energy-realities-podcast) _2026-08-15 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ A Tribute to “Energy Realities” Podcast: The Unfiltered Pulse of Energy News ## [The Greens Kicking Back Against the Anti-Green Backlash](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/the-greens-kicking-back-against-the) _2026-08-15 · Ben Pile · The Climate Skeptic_ The Green Blob is running out of road ## [Beyond the Smoke: Rethinking Wildfires and Climate Change](https://josephfournier.substack.com/p/beyond-the-smoke-rethinking-wildfires) _2026-08-15 · Joseph Fournier, Ph.D. · Dr. Joseph Fournier’s Substack_ Global Greening, Fire Ecology, and the Failure of Simplistic Attribution. ## [Repetition normalises radical environmentalism](https://netzeroscandal.substack.com/p/repetition-normalises-radical-environmentalism) _2026-08-15 · Ben Pile · The Net Zero Scandal_ Well, that's the theory and the practice. But does it work? ## [Too Hot For Oak Trees!](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/too-hot-for-oak-trees/) _2026-08-15 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness/Brian Catt More, truly juvenile reporting in the Telegraph: English oak trees are being replaced by foreign variants because they can no longer cope with the British heat, experts have warned. Searing temperatures across the UK have forced tree nurseries to import oaks germinated in southern Europe, which are \[ \] ## [Sometimes It Rains and Sometimes It Does Not!](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/sometimes-it-rains-and-sometimes-it-does-not/) _2026-08-14 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood Somebody (sorry, forgot who!) sent me this EA report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a74859c3a690e9ef0ea6cd4/Rainfall\_and\_river\_flow\_summary\_29\_July\_to\_4\_August\_2026.pdf It includes this useful table: Of course, it has been dry in the last few months. But the 12 month, and even 6 month figures, are a reminder that nothing much changes over time. ## [The Climate Skeptic Podcast | Episode 57](https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/the-climate-skeptic-podcast-episode-03d) _2026-08-14 · Chris Morrison · The Climate Skeptic_ The answer is no longer blowin' in the wind [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211172001/a544a26f56bd9731d55a3fc9abf4f225.mp3) ## [We must kill NET ZERO before it kills us!](https://thecanaries.substack.com/p/we-must-kill-net-zero-before-it-kills) _2026-08-14 · The Canaries - Covid & Climate · Canary In a Covid & Climate World_ by Mary-Jean Harris ## [🟢 AI Emissions Brought to Light](https://www.sustainabilitysimplified.eco/p/ai-emissions-brought-to-light) _2026-08-14 · Tim Mohin · Sustainability Simplified_ California is about to expose AI’s full footprint ## [Freedom Insights - Orwell, Rousseau, and Thatcher](https://www.freedom-research.org/p/freedom-insights-orwell-rousseau) _2026-08-14 · Freedom Research · Freedom Research_ Timeless insights on the nature of freedom. ## [Whitehall is turning England into tinderbox](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/whitehall-is-turning-england-into-tinderbox/) _2026-08-14 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood Ian Botham writes in the Telegraph: August 12 is the start of the grouse shooting season. But there’s not much talk about that this year. The North of England is much more concerned about when the next wildfire will break out. They are smoking out our cities and threatening the lives of \[ \] ## [BSRIA launches essential guide to Building Regulations](https://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/bsria-launches-essential-guide-to-building-regulations-14-08-2026/) _2026-08-14 · Ella Mackenzie · Heating and Ventilation News_ Heating and Ventilation News BSRIA launches essential guide to Building Regulations BG92 now includes essential changes for 2026 BSRIA launches essential guide to Building Regulations Ella Mackenzie ## [The Disastrous Doctrine of National Self-Determination](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/the-disastrous-doctrine-of-national) _2026-08-13 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ In 1956, Karl Popper wrote, “The latest example of this principle \[of national self-determination\] is the demand for a Palestinian nation-state which is used as a rationale for waging war on Israel.” ## [A Beneficial Effect of Warning? Challenging Alarmism.](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/a-beneficial-effect-of-warning-challenging) _2026-08-13 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ TRUST THE AUSTRALIANS TO DO THE HARD WORK! ## [News Round-Up: Trump Cuts Childhood Vaccines; Fauci Lied on COVID Vax Safety for Pregnant Women; BTP to Scan Faces on London Tube](https://www.freedom-research.org/p/news-round-up-trump-cuts-childhood) _2026-08-12 · Epp Tuul · Freedom Research_ Twice a week, the editorial team of Freedom Research compiles a round-up of news that caught our eye – or what felt like under-reported aspects of news deserving more attention. ## [Sesame Street Captured by The Mob](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/sesame-street-captured-by-the-mob) _2026-08-11 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS! ## [IS NET ZERO THE WORSE PUBLIC POLICY BLUNDER EVER?](https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/is-net-zero-the-worse-public-policy) _2026-08-11 · Rafe Champion · Rafe’s Substack_ WHAT COMES SECOND? ## [Retire the concept of residual emissions](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/retire-the-concept-of-residual-emissions) _2026-08-11 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ Either you accept carbon removal as a climate solution, or you reject it to avoid lock-in. Either way, residual emissions is not a thing. ## [Octopus Energy: Don’t use electricity during solar eclipse](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/octopus-energy-dont-use-electricity-during-solar-eclipse/) _2026-08-11 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Meanwhile, let’s all switch on our washing machines tomorrow night! Britain’s biggest energy supplier is urging people to avoiding using electricity during this week’s solar eclipse. Octopus Energy is asking customers to delay using washing machines, dishwashers and other plug-in devices between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday, when the \[ \] ## [Millions of households could face threat of emergency blackouts](https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/millions-of-households-could-face-threat-of-emergency-blackouts/) _2026-08-11 · Paul Homewood · NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT_ By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Cunningham We are rapidly turning into a third world country where our electricity grid is concerned: From the Telegraph: Emergency power cuts could be imposed on millions of households at short notice to avoid nationwide blackouts, under new rules introduced by grid bosses. Measures that came into effect this week \[ \]