Ministry: €400 million cost of not reaching 2020 renewable targets 'hypothetical' | MaltaToday

The island would have to fork out over €400 million by 2020 if it fails to generate 10% of its energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar, or water and biomass.
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As an EU Member State, Malta is required to produce 10% of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2020. Additionally, Malta must establish a minimum 10% target of renewable energy in the transport sector.

C3: Climate Change Meltdown: The Rejection of 50-Yr Old 'Conveyor Belt' Consensus Theory Knee-Caps Climate Models

The long and wide acceptance of the oceans' conveyor belt theory was, until recently, a confirmed scientific consensus. The conveyor belt theory was also a foundational cornerstone of all climate models. But, as oceanographers did more research and scrutinized the empirical evidence, they determined the popular, consensus conveyor belt theory was no longer sustainable, nor valid.

Where's that leave the IPCC's climate models then? Up a certain creek, without the proverbial paddle.

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » OMFG Everyone Panic! Climate Scientists Say Global Warming “Tipping Point” Will Happen Around the Year… 2200…

Begs the obvious question: Why does the left claim “we can’t wait to act” and pass Cap and Trade?…

The Foreign Office moves out of the climate change business – Telegraph Blogs

I note that defensive second sentence. But I can’t help but conclude that, in these straitened times, Mr Hague takes the view that climate change lobbying is a luxury the FCO can’t afford.