{"id":339867,"date":"2024-08-17T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T14:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=339867"},"modified":"2024-08-17T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T14:43:53","slug":"u-k-swimming-against-the-tide-as-europe-pulls-back-on-netzero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=339867","title":{"rendered":"U.K. swimming \u201cagainst the tide\u201d as Europe pulls back on NetZero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"412\" data-attachment-id=\"339868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=339868\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?fit=2340%2C1335&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2340,1335\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?fit=723%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=723%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=2048%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?resize=1200%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Rucker-on-Pelle-Neroth-Show.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/08\/16\/u-k-swimming-against-the-tide-as-europe-pulls-back-on-netzero\/#\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Craig Rucker on the Pelle Neroth Taylor Show<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind and solar are intermittent and erratic. 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