UK government advisors say smart water meters should be made compulsory.

On Thursday, the National Infrastructure Commission published its latest assessment of the UK government’s progress in implementing its commitments on infrastructure. 

The report has suggested that compulsory smart meters are crucial to fight the “real and growing risk” of drought.

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The National Infrastructure Commission is an Executive Agency of HM Treasury and its commissioners are appointed by the Chancellor.  Currently, there are 10 commissioners. 

The Commission aims to provide the government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges.

Although it’s not the subject of this article, perhaps we should question how independent the commissioners’ advice is and whose advice they are giving. 

For example, its deputy chair Julia Prescot is also co-chair of the Global Infrastructure Facility – a G20, World Bank and multilateral bank-promoted organisation.

Professor Jim Hall Freng, another commissioner, is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. NIC commissioner Nick Winser is on the Board of Greencoat UK Wind, an investment company that invests in UK wind farms.

Reporting on the Commission’s infrastructure assessment report released on Thursday, 16 May 2024, The Telegraph said:

Smart water meters must be made compulsory across all households to protect the UK against climate change, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned.

The government agency is urging ministers to ramp up the rollout of devices, as it claims water supplies were becoming one of the country’s biggest challenges.Without smart water meters, the NIC said the UK is at heightened risk of drought.In its latest report, NIC officials said water companies should have the power to compel all homes to accept smart meters as part of a “concerted campaign to reduce water demand”.

The UK used about 10bn litres of water a day in 1960 but that has since risen to around 15bn.The NIC says the nation must reduce water supplies to protect itself against surging demand, extreme droughts and a growing population.Compulsory smart meters crucial to fight ‘real and growing risk’ of drought, experts warn, The Telegraph, 16 May 2024

Even though the article was exclusively about NIC’s report and the UK, The Telegraph shared the graphic below about global water demand.

Last year, the World Economic Forum (“WEF”) and the United Nations (“UN”) joined forces to initiate the next crisis – water.  In March 2023, the UN held its first Water Conference in 46 years.

According to an article published by WEF, the Special Envoys for Water from the Conference’s two host countries, Netherlands and Tajikistan, said: “We hope it could result in a ‘Paris moment’ for water – with outcomes as critical for water as the Paris Agreement has been for climate action.”

On the Conference’s website, the UN notes: “Water is a dealmaker for the Sustainable Development Goals … But our progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track, jeopardising the entire sustainable development agenda.”

Is it merely a coincidence that water alarmism is appearing in reports just a little over a year after the UN Water Conference?

Referring to The Telegraph’s report and the claims NIC made about water, Not a Lot Of People Know That shared what was happening in the real world by displaying two graphs from the UK Meteorological Office (“Met Office”).

As noted by The Telegraph, the NIC report also criticised the Government’s progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, especially from the domestic boilers relied on by 25 million homes for heat and hot water. It urged ministers to bring in radical new measures to persuade households to replace boilers with heat pumps.

So many “tipping points” and false predictions have been made over the decades by climate alarmists and now net zero zealots that Watts Up With That has dedicated a section on its website to keep track of them. 

Titled the ‘Failed Prediction Timeline’, there are 12 pages, each containing several failed predictions. 

You can filter the predictions for a particular topic, such as heatwaves, hurricanes or famine.  Or you can filter by year or who made the prediction.

You can access the ‘Failed Prediction Timeline’ HERE.

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