Heavy Metal: ‘Is an energy system transformation even possible?’ – To meet ‘the metals requirements of a net zero energy transition, the world will need to produce another 700 million tonnes of copper over the next 22 years’
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/heavy-metal By Roger Pielke Jr. More than 7,000 years ago, humans first began mining copper. Since then, humans have mined more than 700 million tonnes. According to a fascinating study of the metals requirements of a net zero energy transition, the world will need to produce another 700 million tonnes of copper over the next 22 years. ~700 […]
Lomborg: Environment improves as more nations prosper — the greatest polluter is poverty
https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/opinion/environment-improves-as-more-nations-prosper-the-greatest-polluter-is-poverty/ By Bjorn Lomborg As we approach Earth Day this Tuesday, it’s tempting to believe that the world is on the brink of environmental collapse. We are constantly inundated by dire predictions of climate catastrophe and warnings about the planet’s imminent destruction. But this is misleading. Rather than spiraling into panic, we should take a […]
Lomborg: ‘Hunger keeps declining, even with climate change’ – ‘Over the past century, hunger has declined dramatically’
Over the past century, hunger has declined dramatically. In 1928, the League of Nations estimated that more than two-thirds of humanity lived in a constant state of hunger. By 1970, malnutrition afflicted just one-quarter of all people. Since 2008, fewer than one in ten people have been chronically hungry, although both COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have increased the percentage from a low of just over seven per cent in 2017 to nine per cent in 2023.
Hunger is way down because incomes have risen dramatically and humanity has become much better at producing food. We have more than quintupled cereal production since 1926, and more than halved global food prices. At the same time, extreme poverty has dropped sharply, allowing parents to buy their children more and better food.
Bjorn Lomborg: India mustn’t follow the ruinous climate policies of other nations – Do NOT pursue ‘climate policies that help little but undermine future prosperity’
#India has immense potential. It should avoid the singular climate focus of some Western countries and invest its resources based on rigorous economic science in areas where it can make the most impact and greatest progress.#Raisina2025https://t.co/1FtG3AsxLd pic.twitter.com/RjNi4reVTQ — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) March 18, 2025 Lomborg argues that India should not fall into the same […]
Trump’s Energy Secretary Offers Africa Freedom From Biden’s Climate Imperialism – Wright: We have ‘no desire to tell you what to do with your energy system’ – Rejects ‘paternalistic post-colonial attitude’ towards African development
https://dailycaller.com/2025/03/18/opinion-trumps-energy-secretary-offers-africa-freedom-bidens-climate-imperialism-vijay-jayaraj/ By VIJAY JAYARAJ U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has signaled a change that could mean the difference between life and death for millions in Africa. Speaking at the “Powering Africa Summit” in Washington, D.C., Wright told leaders of a continent of 1.5 billion people that the Trump administration “has no desire to tell you what to […]
POLITICO: ‘The end of climate funding is just beginning at USAID’ – ‘The ax is already falling on climate programs’ including ‘multimillion-dollar effort to expand’ renewable energy in Africa
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/02/21/the-end-of-climate-funding-is-just-beginning-at-usaid-00205413 By SARA SCHONHARDT The ax is already falling on climate programs as the Trump administration attempts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. At least 10 climate and clean energy programs have gotten the chop, including support for Nepal’s power sector and a multimillion-dollar effort to expand electricity access through renewable sources in southern […]
Trump moves to roll back environmental rules blamed for holding up construction
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3818741701732-trump-moves-to-roll-back-environmental-rules-blamed-for-holding-up-construction By Callie Patteson The Trump administration is swiftly moving to reform environmental reviews required by federal law in an effort to expedite permitting and approvals for energy projects, infrastructure upgrades, and more. Over the weekend, the Council on Environmental Quality submitted an interim final rule titled “Removal of National Environmental Policy Act,” which seemingly would undo all current regulations […]
USAID’s green energy programs have maximized harm to the developing world, according to former official
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/usaids-green-energy-programs-have-maximized-harm-developing-world-according-former-official By Morgan Phillips Fox News USAID’s green energy programs may have done more “harm” to developing nations than anything else, according to a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development. “I can’t think of anything that’s harmed the developing world more than the climate agenda,” said Max Primorac, a top USAID official under President Donald […]
Trump’s UN Paris Climate Pullout Saves U.S. Billions & Liberates Third World
Trump’s Paris Pullout Saves U.S. Billions and Liberates Third World By Vijay Jayaraj Climate policy being given to financial imprudence, Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement is not only a geopolitical shift likely to have positive effects abroad but also a monetary relief for American taxpayers. The pecuniary implications of Trump’s withdrawal […]
Watch: Report: Biden ‘building rail lines that connect mines so African kids can dig up the minerals we need for the Green New Deal’
The media won’t tell you this, but here’s the REAL reason @JoeBiden is in Africa. He’s building rail lines that connect mines so African kids can dig up the minerals we need for the Green New Deal. All so we can have windmills that pockmark our coastlines and subsidize electric… pic.twitter.com/Aequ25QgzI — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) […]