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One of the most persistent claims in (European) climate politics is that weather disasters are becoming increasingly expensive because climate change is making extreme weather worse. But a new analysis by Roger Pielke Jr. shows that once economic growth is properly accounted for, Europe’s weather-related disaster losses have remained essentially flat since 1990. The post Europe’s weather losses are not rising (once adjusted for growth) appeared first on Clintel.

One of the most persistent claims in (European) climate politics is that weather disasters are becoming increasingly expensive because climate change is making extreme weather worse. But a new analysis by Roger Pielke Jr. shows that once economic growth is properly accounted for, Europe’s weather-related disaster losses have remained essentially flat since 1990. The post Europe’s weather losses are not rising (once adjusted for growth) appeared first on Clintel.

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The highly touted renewables provided only 6% of the world’s primary energy supply last year, according to the Statistical Review of World Energy, released earlier this week. Robert Lyman analyses the important overall statistical trends for the Friends of Science Society. The post Renewables still provided only 6% of global primary energy in 2025 appeared first on Clintel.