Climate change
Ocean acidification: yet another wobbly pillar of climate alarmism
Another pillar of climate alarmism is looking distinctly wobbly
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on windmill-slaying, North Sea oil and the EU
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on ending green rackets, supporting Scottish oil and staying in the EU
I’m putting my money where my mouth is and betting against climate change
‘As oil crashes, is it time to short solar stocks?’ Gosh, I wish I’d read that headline a year ago.…
The joy of winter birdwatching (and how it’s changing)
Our harsh December days are a temperate escape for some gorgeous birds
Spectator Christmas letters: from Daesh to zakuski
Just call them Daesh Sir: I was interested to read Sam Leith’s article in which he appears to argue that…
Lefties, liberals and warmists behave like a different species
Because I used to go to venues like Bataclan an awful lot myself, I’ve been dwelling a great deal on…
An age of climate realism is upon us
The age of climate realism is upon us
The climate change agenda is a conspiracy against the poor
In trying to protect ‘our grandchildren’ from climate change, politicians are hurting the poor. They shouldn’t
The many fights over the Lord’s Prayer
Amen corner Digital Cinema Media, a company which distributes adverts to cinemas, refused to allow an advert which involves the…
Get ready: these climate change talks might actually do something
The Prince of Wales is right, and I appreciate that this isn’t something people say very often. Now and again,…
‘I was tossed out of the tribe’: climate scientist Judith Curry interviewed
Meet Professor Judith Curry, the sceptical climate scientist rarely quoted in Britain’s media
The climate summit in Paris will feature a lot of hot air
The delegates who will gather for the star-studded Paris climate summit include celebrities, presidents and perhaps even the Pope. Among…
A Supreme Court justice and the scary plan to outlaw climate change
How do you make an imaginary problem so painfully real that everyone suffers? It’s an odd question to ask, you…
The Volkswagen diesel scandal was driven by carbon obsession
A fixation on carbon emissions will produce many more scandals like the one that has shamed Volkswagen
The people who really need the Pope's help
On Tuesday, Pope Francis set foot in the United States for the first time in his life. His plane touched…
How many party leaders get nearly 60% in their membership vote? More than you’d think
It’s their party Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership contest with 60% of the vote among four candidates in the…
The birth of the plastic bag (blame Sweden)
Old bags The government announced details of a compulsory 5p charge for single-use plastic bags in shops. Plastic bags have…
All that postwar anxiety about being vaporised by a nuclear bomb was a complete waste of emotion
When I was growing up in the 1970s, my three main fears were: being blown up by the IRA; being…
Charles Moore’s notes: Grexit isn’t like Brexit (and that’s why it won’t be allowed to happen)
People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…
In being suckered into climate alarmism, the Pope risks backing policies that hurt the world's poor
In his latest encyclical Pope Francis will apparently describe global warming as a ‘major threat to life on the planet’.…
Ipso: a great new way for bullies to muzzle the press
One of the fundamental principles of English common law is that you are innocent until proven guilty. And rightly so,…
Matt Ridley’s diary: Why a Guardian contributor wants me beheaded
Martin Williams, former head of the government’s air quality science unit, has declared that the reason we have a problem…
My part in a masterpiece of political correctness
Damien Hirst, Grayson Perry, James Delingpole: all winners of major art prizes. I was awarded mine last week by Anglia…
Nigel Lawson’s diary: Escaping election tedium in la France profonde
I have escaped this rather depressing election campaign by retreating to my home in la France profonde — to be…
Welcome to Miliband country: how Labour would wreck rural life
A ‘progressive alliance’ would be a profound threat to rural life
