According to a study by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics that is being covered by the Guardian, "UK climate change policies have not harmed economy." I see. And what exactly has happened to the UK's economy since the 2008 Climate Change Act? Well, it has gone directly into the toilet. Here are real per capita GDP trends for each of the G7 nations since 2007 up to the latest comprehensive year available (2012). Italy is barely beating out the UK for a master class in how to make your economy go backwards. Over this period, real per capita GDP in the UK has declined by 7 percent. But of course, we all must repeat that there is no chance the UK's climate policies harmed its economy. So the UK's economy is in freefall since "The Climate Change Act 2008." Nothing to see here. Everyone move along and let us keep pretending all is fine. How was the UK's economy doing...(Read Full Post)