Climate change
George Monbiot’s Alternative Universe
George Monbiot isn’t everyone’s cup of char, not least in these parts. I don’t write much about climate change because the subject* bores me and so I’m happy for Monbiot… Continue reading
9 CommentsI blame Bono for the Copenhagen failure
So who or what is to blame for the failure of the Copenhagen gathering to achieve what most people hoped for? Polly Toynbee says that the nature of politics is… Continue reading
34 CommentsThe relevance of politics
This morning’s papers share a unifying theme: the failure of political leadership to secure a deal at Copenhagen. Now, I applaud politicians for not succombing to enormous pressure and making… Continue reading
30 CommentsThe spectre at the climate change feast
Today the TaxPayers’ Alliance is releasing a new report which sets out the huge and excessive burden that green taxes impose on families and business across the UK. At the… Continue reading
26 CommentsShould Prince Charles be getting involved in the Copenhagen debate?
I’m of the view that climate change is happening and that the evidence suggests that man’s actions are playing a significant role in this. I’m even in favour of a… Continue reading
49 CommentsMy week as a climate change denier
The Spectator’s Global Warming special is only in the shops for a couple more days. If you’ve missed it – or if you still need convincing to buy it –… Continue reading
40 CommentsCopenhagen dispatch
I make my second foray into the climate debate with trepidation. But visiting Denmark a few days before COP 15, it is impossible to escape the subject. Whether I speak… Continue reading
31 CommentsThe truth about global warming
Anyone interested in climate change should buy The Spectator today. We don’t normally make such naked plugs here on Coffee House, but our global warming special has a line-up of… Continue reading
38 CommentsWhat happens when you try to debate climate change…
Sky News invited me around for what I expected would be a civil debate on climate change at 2:30pm today – but for people like Bob Ward, there’s no such… Continue reading
124 Comments"Saboteur" or realist?
Lord Lawson is Andrew Neil’s guest on this week’s BBC Straight Talk and, among other topics, the former chancellor rebuffs Ed Miliband’s accusation of climate change heresy. Lawson said: “I… Continue reading
17 CommentsWhy the Maldives aren’t sinking
The President of the Maldives recently held a Cabinet meeting underwater, saying his islands may be submerged. In an open letter, taken from the climate change supplement in the latest… Continue reading
41 CommentsCountdown to Copenhagen
How seriously are we to take Lord Stern on the economics of climate change? At the LSE yesterday, he rather hysterically claimed that the Copenhagen summit will be "the most… Continue reading
46 CommentsThe political case for environmentalism weakens
The Politics Show conducted a fascinating poll into the concerns of voters aged under 20. The Recession Generation are primarily concerned with, well, the recession. Economic recovery, public spending and… Continue reading
33 CommentsHas dead aid taken on a green hue?
We’ve got £800 million to spare, haven’t we? Don’t be so cynical – of course we do. After all, it’s the amount of UK cash that Gordon Brown is prepared… Continue reading
27 CommentsOsborne’s recycling giveaway is actually an Age of Austerity measure
I don’t want to be a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to an idea which is actually quite promising, but it’s worth pointing out that George Osborne’s plan to pay people… Continue reading
13 CommentsIs the world cooling or not – and what is to blame?
The Financial Times supplement this weekend contained profiles of the world’s leading climate experts, including – the magazine promised – the world’s leading sceptic. I quickly leafed through the pages… Continue reading
46 Comments