Not the LSE
Yes, Heatwave Clive is here. Or it would be, if the London School of Economics has anything to say about it.The Times – opting for the marginally more exciting "Alan" – reports that the university's Grantham Research Institute
The 'Grantham Research Institute' is a PR/lobbying outfit that rents space at the LSE and is bankrolled by Jeremy Grantham, aka 'the Bubble King'. He made a lot of money spotting bubbles, and currently 'green' spending like renewables is a very hot one. Hence why the GRI spends a lot of time issuing press releases saying we really need to spend even more money on renewables. It's also home to a chap called 'Bob Ward', who spends a fair bit of time complaining to editors and the PCC about the 'accuracy' of sceptical news articles, and generally loses. The sadly departed Booker was a frequent target.
But why not name warm spells as 'Summer'? Naming them is a bit pointless, but then there's pressure to keep 'global warming' in the news.. And the BBC does a remarkable job of doing just that. So expect headlines of 'hottest evah!'.. Which may well end up being Heathrow again because there are no UHI effects from airports.
Bigger challenge is managing energy, as NY discovered with it's recent blackouts. Increased demand, reduced supply, and why anyone's suprised is a mystery. So is our energy policy in general. So solar's currently doing nicely, but being a hot, calm summer's day, wind.. is not-
http://gridwatch.co.uk/Wind
So if summer is the new norm, we decarbonise our economy, have a million EVs and more air conditioning... Where does the electricity come from? Intermittent generators like windmills were never the answer.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
