MPs begin the Climategate whitewash - Telegraph

Arguably the most interesting revelation from this non-inquiry was the admission by Professor Julia Slingo of the Met Office that it uses the same computer models for short-term weather forecasting as it does to predict climate 100 years ahead. Three years running these models have come so unstuck with their predictions of "barbecue summers" and "milder than average winters" that the Met Office has now abandoned its seasonal forecasts. Had the MPs asked her why, therefore, the models' long-term forecasts should be regarded as any more reliable, they might have shown a spark of intelligence. As it is, when it comes to official inquiries into Climategate, we are now one pointless whitewash down with two more to come.

Climate Change Act has the biggest ever bill - Telegraph

One of the best-kept secrets of British politics – although it is there for all to see on a Government website – is the cost of what is by far the most expensive piece of legislation ever put through Parliament. Every year between now and 2050, acccording to Ed Miliband's Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc), the Climate Change Act is to cost us all up to £18.3 billion – £760 for every household in the country – as we reduce our carbon emissions by 80 per cent.

Arctic ice makes surprising, if temporary, comeback - The Globe and Mail

“This is weather,” said Mr. Serreze. “Don't conflate this with climate.” He notes that on the Atlantic side of the Arctic, ice is low.
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“Everyone’s on this now,” sighed Mr. Serreze. “What you’re seeing now from the usual suspects is that it's the end of global warming, and we don’t see it that way.”

Mr. Serreze points out that the satellite data his graph is based on offers no information on ice thickness. He suggests that most of the recent ice in the Bering Sea is likely to be very thin and won't last.