A new report: The Anti-Development Bank: The World Bank’s Regressive Energy Policies by the London-based Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) finds that the World Bank has abdicated its primary mission of tackling poverty in the developing world. The report, written by author and former Treasury adviser Rupert Darwall, with a foreword by the distinguished economist […]

The Honourable Tony Abbott MP delivers the 2017 Annual GWPF Lecture in London, 09 October.

The Honourable Tony Abbott MP, former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered the 2017 Annual GWPF Lecture. London 9 October 2017 Full lecture

2017 Annual GWPF Lecture

The Global Warming Policy Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2017 Annual GWPF Lecture will be delivered by   The Honourable Tony Abbott MP Former Prime Minister of Australia on ‘Daring to Doubt’   When: Monday 9 October 2017 — 7:00pm Where: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ Attendance is by […]

Spin put on the government’s recently announced strike prices to three large offshore wind farms has misled many into thinking that the costs of offshore wind are falling. However, no actual capital cost figures have been provided for the three windfarms (Hornsea, Moray East, or Triton Knoll), and the strike prices are a poor guide […]

Offshore wind data (Excel)

Linking hurricanes to climate change is not based on empirical science and threatens to misdirect policies.   Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to strike the USA since 2005. The storm made landfall in Houston, causing widespread damage, mostly from flooding. And then Harvey was followed by Hurricane Irma, which landed in Florida. The return […]