From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

h/t Ian Magness

From the Telegraph:

Labour is considering making it illegal to work when it is too hot as part of the drive for net zero.

Emma Reynolds, the Environment Secretary, has said she will “carefully consider” proposals including a maximum working temperature that would force firms to let workers down tools during heatwaves.

The measure, recommended by the influential climate change committee (CCC), would aim to “incentivise” businesses to protect workers by keeping their workplaces cool.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the workplace regulator, is developing plans for extra protection during hot weather, but is expected to stop short of setting a specific legal maximum.

The controversial recommendation for an upper limit is set out in a new report from the CCC advising ministers on the risks posed by climate change in the UK and how best to manage them.

It calls for a raft of measures to protect people against worsening heat, floods and droughts, including the rollout of air conditioning in hospitals, care homes, schools and prisons.

In a list of key proposals to help the UK adapt to more intense heat, the CCC urged the Government to “set maximum temperature regulations for workplaces”.

Full story here. 

I’m working on the CCC report, which is the usual load of baloney. As ever it warns about summers being several degrees hotter in the next two decades. The usual fantasy stuff, in other words.

The GMB are suggesting a limit of 25C, which truly is mad. Such a regulation would mean several days a year off work. And what happens when temperatures start to drop back in mid afternoon, or the rain clouds appear?

As for workplaces, a 25C regulation would immediately shut down every steel works in the country!

But going back to the CCC’s fantasy claims:

The CCC report warned that by 2050 summers in the UK were predicted to become “significantly warmer” – with temperatures potentially exceeding 40C regularly in the south of England and even hitting 45C in some cases.

Heatwaves in Britain are also expected to become more frequent and last longer, posing increased risks to health, agriculture and infrastructure.

The CCC makes a big play of a single day when temperatures hit 40C at poor quality, junk weather stations. But no serious outfit makes long term projections based on one day’s weather.

Looking at the underlying position, however, heatwaves are not getting significantly worse. Bear in mind, as well, that cleaner air since the 1980s has undoubtedly increased temperatures on sunny days: