In Egypt, John Kerry whoops it up with Venezuela’s narco-dictator at COP27 global warming summit
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/11/meanwhile_in_egypt_john_kerry_whoops_it_up_with_venezuelas_narcodictator_at_cop27_global_warming_summit.html By Monica Showalter In the annals of diplomatic idiocy, John Kerry is right up there with some of the worst of them. At a United Nations global warming conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, Biden’s global warming czar, John Kerry, did some gladhanding with Venezuela’s Marxist narco-dictator, Nicolás Maduro, successor to the late Hugo Chávez. Here’s the […]
‘It takes trillions’ annually: John Kerry claims no country has enough money to stop climate change – ‘We desperately need money’
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/10/world/cop27-john-kerry-interview-intl-climate/index.html By David McKenzie, Ingrid Formanek, Chris Liakos and Ivana Kottasová, CNN CNN — US climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday defended his plan to raise cash for climate action by selling carbon emission offsets to companies, telling CNN there was “not enough money in any country in the world to actually solve this problem.” Speaking to CNN at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, […]
Judicial Watch Sues State Department for John Kerry’s Calendars & Travel Costs as Biden Climate Envoy
https://www.judicialwatch.org/john-kerrys-calendars-and-travel/ Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for details of climate envoy John Kerry’s office, including his calendars, the identities of its staff members and its cost of his travel (Judicial Watch Inc. V. U.S. Department of State ((No. 1:22-cv-02844). […]
John Kerry gives ‘a huge thanks to the Dem. Rep. of Congo for hosting’ UN climate meeting – Ignores child labor issues in cobalt mining
Thanking the most corrupt government in the world with child labor issues and more. All because John Kerry wants their cobalt. Nice. https://t.co/E5i3ZHQpRG — Robert Hefner (@RobertHefnerV) October 4, 2022 # Flashback: Green Killers: Congo’s Miners Dying to Feed World’s Hunger for Electric Cars – Exploited by Chinese firms, workers as young as nine risk their lives […]
WSJ: US Emissions Cuts Will be ‘Swamped’ by Indian and Chinese Growth
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/09/23/wsj-us-emissions-cuts-will-be-swamped-by-indian-and-chinese-growth/ Essay by Eric Worrall h/t M; China’s new coal capacity since Chinese Premier Xi Jinping signed the Paris Agreement almost matches the USA’s total coal capacity. China’s Coal Power Boom Beijing is building more coal-fired capacity than the rest of the world combined, U.S. climate lectures notwithstanding. By The Editorial Board Sept. 12, 2022 6:26 […]
Kerry: Inflation Reduction Act ‘amazing’ bill but ‘I’m not sure how much it has to do with inflation’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kerry-inflation-reduction-act-amazing-bill-im-sure-how-much-inflation U.S. special presidential climate envoy John Kerry praised the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it an “amazing” bill due to its climate-related impact while acknowledging that it does not seem to do much for inflation. Speaking at the International Energy Agency’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum, Kerry called the bill “a completely misnamed piece of legislation,” […]
Climate czar John Kerry warns Africa not to rely on natural gas to bring power to millions
This is neither moral or just. Just plain nuts.https://t.co/QinUhgDfP6 — Judith Curry (@curryja) September 19, 2022 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-czar-john-kerry-warns-africa-natural-gas-bring-power-millions U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said natural gas projects could be a short-term solution as Africa transitions to cleaner energy By Bradford Betz | Fox News U.S. climate envoy John Kerry warned African nations last week not to rely too heavily on […]
John Kerry’s climate office rife with ties to far-left green groups
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerrys-climate-office-rife-ties-far-left-green-groups By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry’s office is filled with officials who have previously held high-ranking positions at various global green energy institutions. Kerry’s office has scooped up individuals who have had past leadership positions at groups like the United Nations Foundation, World Resources Institute, International Monetary Fund, […]
Analysis: Biden’s 50% emissions reduction target for 2030 (if achieved) would have a ‘nearly unmeasurable’ impact on overall global CO2 emissions
Via Michael Shellenberger: What about its impact on climate change? Roger Pielke ran the numbers and found that, even if it achieved Biden’s 50% emissions-reduction target for 2030, which it almost certainly won’t, the impact on overall global emissions would be nearly unmeasurable. “In fact, that small level of emissions impact is well within both emissions measurement […]
Kerry vows US will meet climate goals despite Supreme Court setback
https://www.lodivalleynews.com/kerry-vows-us-will-meet-climate-goals-despite-supreme-court-setback-international/ By Wilfrid Hunter US climate envoy John Kerry vowed on Friday that the US would meet stated UN targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite a Supreme Court ruling limiting the federal government’s powers. “We are determined to achieve our goals. We can achieve our goals,” Kerry told AFP. “But if the […]