Biden rejoins the Paris climate accord via executive order in ‘first move to tackle global warming’
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/biden-inauguration-us-rejoins-paris-climate-accord.html President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order rejoining the U.S. into the Paris climate accord, his first major action to tackle global warming. Nearly every country in the world is part of the Paris Agreement, a landmark nonbinding accord among nations to reduce their carbon emissions. Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2017. […]
Biden’s inaugural speech claims he hears planet Earth speaking to him: ‘A cry for survival comes from the planet itself’
A talking planet. Science! https://t.co/bo0tDrC0CO — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) January 20, 2021
How Biden’s Return To The Paris Climate Accord Benefits Beijing
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/epa-xijinping-mccarthy/2021/01/19/id/1006285/ By Larry Bell As part of his $2 trillion “Equitable Clean Energy Future” agenda, President Biden has pledged to recommit America to the Paris Climate Agreement (drafted in 2015, signed in 2016) that proposes to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity by 2035, and shift from oil, natural gas and coal to achieve “net-zero carbon” […]
Morano: COVID-19 Lockdowns Set Precedent for Climate Lockdowns – The left’s ‘ticket to a Soviet-style regulatory state’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/20/marc-morano-covid-19-lockdowns-set-precedent-for-climate-change-lockdown/ Screenshot By ROBERT KRAYCHIK 20 Jan 20214 Marc Morano, founder of Climate Depot and author of the forthcoming Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse than You Think, warned “climate change” would be used as a pretext for lockdowns as is being done with coronavirus. “They want to use the COVID lockdown as the […]
‘Every agency is a climate agency now’ – ‘How Biden could use his whole government to take on climate change’ – Education Dept to fund teachers ‘to raise awareness of climate’
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-climate-policy-explainer-idUSKBN29O260 By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Incoming U.S. President Joe Biden has promised an “all-of-government” approach to fight climate change that would require federal agencies from the Defense Department to the Treasury to help the administration achieve its goal of sharply slashing nationwide greenhouse gas emissions. The strategy marks a departure from past Democratic […]
Biden to use first 100 days to ‘set U.S. on the path to tackling climate change’
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/biden-to-use-first-100-days-to-jump-start-climate-change-agenda-62101500 By Molly Christian & Esther Whieldon U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to move quickly to execute his energy and climate change agenda during his first 100 days in office, both through executive action and the launch or rollback of agency rulemakings. The incoming president will also work closely with the Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress […]
Biden to reveal comprehensive day-one climate agenda – ‘Will unveil sweeping action to combat climate change’
https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/1/20/biden-to-reveal-comprehensive-day-one-climate-agenda By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY AND ARI NATTER WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) –Joe Biden will unveil sweeping action to combat climate change hours after becoming president, moving to rejoin the Paris accord and imposing a moratorium on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environmentalists said Biden’s actions — some of which could take years to […]
China’s economy expands at faster rate than before coronavirus – powered by rising coal output
Surprise! Chinese Coal Output has Risen to 2015 Levels, Undermining Climate Pledges China’s economy expands at faster rate than before coronavirus – powered by rising coal output https://t.co/VUEkziZGiq via @financialtimes pic.twitter.com/WhsnObzmPt — Net Zero Watch (@NetZeroWatch) January 18, 2021 https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/China-s-economy-is-growing-faster-now-than-before-15878690.php China’s economy is growing faster now than before pandemic By Gerry Shih – The […]
Surprise! Chinese Coal Output has Risen to 2015 Levels, Undermining Climate Pledges
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/01/18/surprise-china-coal-output-rises-to-2015-levels-undermining-chinese-climate-pledges/ by Eric Worrall h/t Viv Forbes; Who could have imagined the possibility Chinese President Xi Jinping’s climate rhetoric does not exactly accord with what is happening on the ground? China’s 2020 coal output rises to highest since 2015, undermining climate pledges CONTRIBUTORS Muyu Xu Reuters Shivani Singh Reuters PUBLISHED JAN 17, 2021 11:22PM EST BEIJING, Jan […]
Climate activist Holthaus excited: Biden is ‘best chance we’ve ever had to make transformational changes throughout society’
https://thephoenix.substack.com/p/a-preview-of-the-biden-harris-presidency President Biden has a climate mandate By Eric Holthaus This is the moment that climate advocates have been waiting decades for: A president who campaigned on climate change, is planning to make it a centerpiece of their governing strategy, at a moment when the stars are aligned in Congress and in the country for […]