Pledge to limit global warming to 1.5°C could be dropped ENTIRELY from COP27 treaty amid pressure from China
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11426309/Historic-pledge-limit-global-warming-1-5-C-dropped-ENTIRELY-insiders-claim.html The historic pledge to limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) could be abandoned First drafts of the COP27 pact are expected to be issued tonight But the promise that the Earth will not be allowed to warm by more than 1.5°C (2.7°F) could be dropped, with China pushing for the wording to be dropped […]
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 […]
Pelosi calls it! Celebrate! The ‘climate crisis’ is officially over! Pelosi Declares ‘We Saved the Planet’ w/ pork-barrel federal spending bill! — But wait…Not so fast…
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/nancy-pelosi-declares-we-saved-planet By Craig Bannister “We saved the planet,” House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declared Thursday. Pelosi made the claim at her weekly press briefing, touting the passage of Democrats’ $360 billion Inflation Reduction Act: “And we saved the planet. We’re saving the planet with record $360 billion to save the planet, generating jobs and cleaner air […]
China has enough coal reserves to last another five decades – Consumes over 4 billion tons of coal a year
https://www.mining.com/web/china-has-enough-coal-reserves-to-last-another-five-decades/ China has enough coal reserves to last another five decades Bloomberg News: China has enough coal for the next five decades and sufficient oil to last at least 18 years at current rates of production, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The latest annual tally of reserves released on Wednesday shows an endowment […]
Pakistan’s climate minister demands climate ‘reparations’ due to bad weather
Pakistan's climate minister sees extreme weather and flooding as an existential threat to her country, and the planet as a whole — demands reparations. Rich countries must pay for climate breakdown affecting Pakistan. https://t.co/uufhy4lXu1 — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 5, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/04/pakistan-floods-reparations-climate-disaster?CMP=share_btn_tw Rich nations owe reparations to countries facing climate disaster, says Pakistan minister Rich […]
India plans U-turn on coal plant closures in blow to climate pledges
India plans U-turn on coal plant closures in blow to climate pledges Economic Times of India, 18 August 2022 India’s government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years and potentially stall efforts to hit climate […]
Watch: Morano on Newsmax TV on pending ‘climate emergency’ declaration: ‘Biden will have literally 130 new executive powers’ & ‘This is a COVID-like power grab for the climate’
Marc Morano Appears on ‘Wake Up America’ on Newsmax To Discuss Climate Change – Broadcast July 24, 2022 Rough Transcript: Newsmax host: Former senior Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee, the founder of ClimateDepot.com and author of best sellers, the Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change and 2021’s Green Fraud. Marc Morano. Marc, always a […]
‘Climate pledges abandoned’ as gas & coal make comeback in Europe – ‘A striking reversal of commitments’
https://mailchi.mp/196becb351d2/its-all-over-climate-pledges-abandoned-as-putin-sparks-global-coal-crunch-189543?e=0b1369f9f8 It’s all over Climate pledges abandoned as Putin sparks global coal crunch 1) Climate pledges abandoned as Putin sparks global coal crunch The Daily Telegraph, 25 June 2022 2) Coal makes unwelcome return as energy crisis engulfs Germany and Europe The Sunday Times, 26 June 2022 3) Back to black: Germany pushes for […]
Analysis: ‘The pretense that ending fossil fuel use would come at no cost’ is OVER – ‘A long-duped public will never support so-called ‘green’ policies again
https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2022/06/09/greens-unlikely-to-survive-the-coming-winter/ Key excerpts: For as long as climate change was off in the distant future, governments have been able to trade warm words for concrete action. In a similar vein, a certain kind of green politician has been able to trade on the pretense that ending fossil fuel use would come at no cost…At the […]
Germany will likely ‘miss its 2022 and 2023 climate targets’, Vice-Chancellor says
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-will-likely-miss-its-2022-and-2023-climate-targets-vice-chancellor-says/ Germany missed its climate target for 2021 and is likely to miss them again this year and next, according to Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck who said the country “must triple the pace of emission cuts” to reach its 2030 goals. 2021 was a bad year for Germany’s climate ambitions. Renewable electricity generation hit a two-year […]