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ICSF/Clintel lecture by Lars Schernikau: Wind and Solar Cannot Power Europe

By Clintel Foundation|September 20, 2026|Tags: backup power, CLINTEL, data centres, electricity prices, electricity supply, Energy security, energy storage, Energy transition, European energy policy, Germany, Grid reliability, ICSF, Lars Schernikau, Nuclear energy, solar energy, Wind energy|

Europe is facing a growing energy challenge that cannot be solved by simply adding more wind and solar power, said energy economist Lars Schernikau in his recent ICSF/Clintel lecture. “Germany could see serious power shortages before the end of the decade.”

OECD and Brussels Still Want Banks to Pick ‘Climate Winners’

By Clintel Foundation|September 17, 2026|Tags: banking regulation, Climate finance, Climate policy, De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB, ESG, European Commission, European Union, green finance, Net Zero, OECD, Tilak Doshi|

The OECD is risking US wrath by pushing ahead with green finance initiatives despite Washington calling time on Net Zero, says Tilak Doshi. Its new report on climate regulation has Brussels's fingerprints all over it.

Trump tells US power plants to emit as much CO2 as they want

By Clintel Foundation|September 16, 2026|Tags: Clean Air Act, Climate policy, CO2 emissions, coal power, Donald Trump, EPA, gas power, greenhouse gas regulations, Jo Nova, Lee Zeldin, Major Questions Doctrine, power plants, US energy policy|

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has announced that they will scrap the limits set for ‘climate pollution’ from US power plants. Jo Nova thinks that the mission creep of bureaucrats may finally be coming to an end: Slaying the Bureaucratic Blob.

How Much of a Threat Are Melting Ice Sheets and Glaciers?

By Clintel Foundation|September 15, 2026|Tags: Antarctic ice sheet, Climate change, glacier retreat, Greenland ice sheet, Himalayan glaciers, ice sheets, melting glaciers, Ralph Alexander, Sea level rise, West Antarctica|

The recent tragic Himalayan flash flood (the source was actually a landslide of the underlying bedrock) has brought to the fore an important question, says Ralph Alexander. How much do we need to be concerned about melting ice, from both glaciers and ice sheets?

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ICSF/Clintel lecture by Lars Schernikau: Wind and Solar Cannot Power Europe

By Clintel Foundation|September 20, 2026|Tags: backup power, CLINTEL, data centres, electricity prices, electricity supply, Energy security, energy storage, Energy transition, European energy policy, Germany, Grid reliability, ICSF, Lars Schernikau, Nuclear energy, solar energy, Wind energy|

Europe is facing a growing energy challenge that cannot be solved by simply adding more wind and solar power, said energy economist Lars Schernikau in his recent ICSF/Clintel lecture. “Germany could see serious power shortages before the end of the decade.”

OECD and Brussels Still Want Banks to Pick ‘Climate Winners’

By Clintel Foundation|September 17, 2026|Tags: banking regulation, Climate finance, Climate policy, De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB, ESG, European Commission, European Union, green finance, Net Zero, OECD, Tilak Doshi|

The OECD is risking US wrath by pushing ahead with green finance initiatives despite Washington calling time on Net Zero, says Tilak Doshi. Its new report on climate regulation has Brussels's fingerprints all over it.

Trump tells US power plants to emit as much CO2 as they want

By Clintel Foundation|September 16, 2026|Tags: Clean Air Act, Climate policy, CO2 emissions, coal power, Donald Trump, EPA, gas power, greenhouse gas regulations, Jo Nova, Lee Zeldin, Major Questions Doctrine, power plants, US energy policy|

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has announced that they will scrap the limits set for ‘climate pollution’ from US power plants. Jo Nova thinks that the mission creep of bureaucrats may finally be coming to an end: Slaying the Bureaucratic Blob.

How Much of a Threat Are Melting Ice Sheets and Glaciers?

By Clintel Foundation|September 15, 2026|Tags: Antarctic ice sheet, Climate change, glacier retreat, Greenland ice sheet, Himalayan glaciers, ice sheets, melting glaciers, Ralph Alexander, Sea level rise, West Antarctica|

The recent tragic Himalayan flash flood (the source was actually a landslide of the underlying bedrock) has brought to the fore an important question, says Ralph Alexander. How much do we need to be concerned about melting ice, from both glaciers and ice sheets?

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