Central Banks Double Down on Climate Regulation Despite Collapse of...

Central Banks Double Down on Climate Regulation Despite Collapse of...

The ECB’s latest manoeuvre, and Elderson’s accompanying rhetoric, amount to a rear-guard action by a green priesthood that senses the ground shifting but cannot bring itself to abandon the faith. Central banks need to be restored to their proper, limited mandates — low inflation, currency convertibility and financial conditions that help bring about low interest rates supportive of enterprise and economic growth. The post Central Banks Double Do…

No, Climate Central, Rising Cooling Costs Aren’t Due to Climate Change

Climate Central’s latest report, Warming U.S. Cities Face Higher Cooling Demand and Energy Bills, argues that climate change is driving increased cooling demand and higher electricity costs across America. The report is mistaken, overlooking several important factors that explain the increased use of cooling better, factors endemic to growing cities. Climate Central describes “cooling degree...

No, Climate Central, Rising Cooling Costs Aren't Due to Climate Change - ClimateRealism

Climate Central’s latest report, Warming U.S. Cities Face Higher Cooling Demand and Energy Bills, argues that climate change is driving increased cooling demand and higher electricity costs across America. The report is mistaken, overlooking several important factors that explain the increased use of cooling better, factors endemic to growing cities. Climate Central describes “cooling degree days as a temperature-based metric used to estimate th…