Few subjects have generated more misinformation in the UK than arguments about the price of electricity. If we are so good at producing renewable energy, the argument goes, why is it that electricity is so expensive in the UK? It seems simple. If renewables were as cheap as it is claimed that they are, and … Continue reading If Renewables are so Cheap, why is the UK’s Electricity so Expensive?
Month: Mar 2026
Things that keep me awake at night (2)
Forests could soon be drivers of climate change The carbon cycle consists of a set of natural mechanisms that together process huge quantities of carbon dioxide. These mechanisms involve both the capture of carbon dioxide and its conversion to organic molecules in photosynthesis, and its release into the atmosphere through natural processes (respiration). Carbon sinks … Continue reading Things that keep me awake at night (2)
I think everything will be OK
I got into conversation with a taxi driver recently. He asked me what I did for a living, and when I said that I was a chemistry professor, he asked me what I thought about climate change. This man was intelligent, but had no scientific training and he wanted to hear a scientist's perspective. I … Continue reading I think everything will be OK
The Electrification Revolution
The fossil fuel industry has mounted a massive campaign to portray renewable energy as an unrealistic, unaffordable fantasy promoted by woke elites. It has the support of the US Government: the President recently re-stated his claim that climate change is a hoax, and in Munich in February the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that … Continue reading The Electrification Revolution
Things that keep me awake at night (1)
Global warming will make some of us a lot colder Northern Europe is warmer than it should be, all other things being equal, thanks at least in part to ocean currents. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), of which the better-known Gulf Stream is a part, is an important convection current that moves warm water … Continue reading Things that keep me awake at night (1)
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