{"id":350872,"date":"2024-11-11T16:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350872"},"modified":"2024-11-11T16:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:54:20","slug":"mad-miliband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350872","title":{"rendered":"Mad Miliband"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Philip Bratby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How on Earth did this moronic idiot ever get near the levers of power?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Britain\u2019s wind generation is set to plummet to virtually zero this week as Ed Miliband presses ahead with plans to <\/em>increase the nation\u2019s reliance on renewable energy<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of the UK has seen zero hours of sunshine this month, and the first part of this week will see already-light winds hit fresh lows in many areas, according to Met Office forecasters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dark and windless weather comes as Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, fly to the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, to pledge massive cuts in UK greenhouse gas emissions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are expected to pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 240m tonnes, or 60pc of their 2022 levels, by 2035.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will also confirm <\/em>plans to \u201cdecarbonise\u201d the UK electricity system<\/em><\/a> by 2030, by ending the use of the UK\u2019s 32 main gas-fired power stations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sir Keir\u2019s speech, expected on Tuesday, <\/em>coincides with a record \u201cdunkelflaute\u201d spell<\/em><\/a> of low winds and sunshine that have already slashed output from renewables.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wind speeds are expected to fall again this week, making gas more essential than ever to keep the lights on.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany of our weather stations have recorded zero sunshine so far this month,\u201d said a Met Office forecaster. It\u2019s very unusual.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those weather stations are spread across the southern UK, with zero sunshine readings from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, Ross on Wye, near the Welsh borders, St Athan, west of Cardiff, Liscombe in Devon and Wittering, near Peterborough.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Met Office said: \u201cMonday and Tuesday will see unusually light winds. There\u2019s an area of high pressure across the UK and Europe which makes for very settled and calm weather.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather readings and forecasts have become increasingly important for UK power generation because of growing reliance on wind and solar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last week solar generated just 0.7pc of the nation\u2019s electricity and wind just 10.6pc, according to grid data.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, on sunny and windy days renewables have generated more than 87pc of UK power needs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neso, the UK\u2019s National Energy System Operator, which runs the grid, expects the UK to have its first periods of complete decarbonisation, when no gas is needed, in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, such data also underscore the problem of intermittency, with the grid needing some means of supplying low carbon power all the time, not just when the wind is blowing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Miliband said the UK\u2019s willingness to pledge such massive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions was a sign of \u201cclimate leadership.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cThe only way to protect our children and future generations is by leading global climate action. At the Cop29 climate talks, we will work with other countries to step up ambition on tackling the climate crisis.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/11\/10\/britain-wind-power-fall-zero-miliband-prepare-cut-gas-use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve run out of words to describe this idiot. But here are some of the Telegraph\u2019s commenters\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n

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