“Bearing in mind the failure of Copenhagen and the current weather cycle, which clearly indicates a cooling trend [Laughter] will the Prime Minister reconsider the proposed wasteful expenditure of £100 billion on offshore wind farms, which will be incapable of delivering sufficient energy but will result in excessively exorbitant charges for electricity users?”

Ann Winterton, a Conservative MP, is greeting with laugher when she becomes another politician in the British Parliament to cite the country’s current chill (pictured right) as disproving global warming (Hansard, see also John Redwood’s comments from yesterday).

“The unnecessary imprisonment of these four peaceful activists has effectively been punishment without trial.”

Mads Christensen, executive director of Greenpeace Nordic, comments on the release of the ‘red carpet’ protesters arrested during the Copenhagen meeting (Reuters).

“We recommend treatment with these products to hundreds of patients every month in our hospital alone. If we cannot help these people, some will die. It’s as simple as that.”

Gholamreza Pourmand, a doctor at a Tehran hospital, comments on how patients are at risk in Iran because international sanctions may cause a shortage of medical radioisotopes (Spiegel).

Image: NEODAAS/University of Dundee