BINGO! UN advisor turns on UN: COP climate conferences have become ‘meaningless rituals which don’t actually deliver anything’
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jayati-ghosh-cop-1.7387605 By Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio Jayati Ghosh signs open latter calling for overhaul of annual UN climate conference It’s time for the United Nations to completely re-think its annual climate change conference, says economist Jayati Ghosh. Ghosh, a frequent advisor to the UN, is one of several prominent climate experts and former UN and world leaders who have […]
Update: UN Sec. Gen. imagines the fate of the planet depends on COP29: ‘Never forget that the future of humanity is at stake’
My appeal to negotiators & ministers at the #COP29 climate conference: Soften hard lines. Navigate a path through your differences. Keep your eyes on the bigger picture. Never forget that the future of humanity is at stake. pic.twitter.com/bJOb1LHURI — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) November 21, 2024 UN Sec. Gen. (Former head of Socialists International) "Never forget […]
If UN Were Serious About Environment, It Would Move Climate Conferences Online
If UN Were Serious About Environment, It Would Move Conferences Online By Michael Rubin Washington Examiner More than 67,000 delegates are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend the United Nations’ annual climate summit. Brazil alone sent nearly 2,000 people, and Turkey more than 1,800. Both China and the United Arab Emirates credentialed close to 1,000 delegates. The United Nations itself sent hundreds […]
Lead scientist of the U.S. National Climate Assessment promotes a ‘block list’ on social media for censoring dissenting climate views
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shrinking-the-tent Shrinking the Tent By Roger Pielke Jr. Excerpt: This week I was invited by a colleague to try out the BSky app as an alternative to X/Twitter. They told me that it is far more welcoming for discussion about energy and climate. Sure, I thought, I’ll give it a try. I actively posted there […]
Roger Pielke Jr. on Chris Wright: Energy Realism & Climate Pragmatism at the Dept of Energy – ‘Wright pulls no punches when characterizing the state of public discussion of climate change, & he is not wrong’
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/energy-realism-and-climate-pragmatism By Roger Pielke Jr. Excerpt: He’s a climate denier! That is the standard reaction of many in the climate lobby when encountering views on climate and energy deviating from the monomaniacal view that climate is the world’s single-most important issue. Reactions from climate advocates to the nomination of Chris Wright,1 CEO of Liberty Energy, to serve […]
Climate activist laments: ‘Trump’s 2nd term will devastate the US climate agenda’ – The world ‘will suffer’
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4993135-trump-climate-change-impact/ By William S. Becker – William S. Becker is executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project and a former senior official at the U.S. Department of Energy. One of the best things about America is that everyone is entitled to their own opinions. However, what happens when an incoming leader has an opinion so […]