climatedepot--2020-10-01--A Message from Mother Earth to Nancy Pelosi – ‘How dare you speak in my name?’

Thunder shattered the evening quiet and lightning lit up the sky outside my office .
I stayed at my computer feeling secure that the surge protector would manage the extra load .
Suddenly my screen lit up with a strange message : This is Mother Earth and you ’ ve defamed me , something I will not tolerate .
This week you said , How dare you speak in my name ?
How dare you defame me to deflect from the miscalculations and loony policies of your California Democrat colleagues ?
In ancient times I was known as the Goddess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave California plenty of water to nourish the land and people , I gave you rain , but you threw it away , letting it drain into the sea instead of capturing it and treating it .
Not only would you have lots of water if you did this , but you ’ d save money and electricity costs of pumping the water in from other states .
What dams you do have , you let deteriorate so they pose an extreme hazard to those living near them , and you have not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Davis Hanson , a true friend of mine , lays it out clearly .
Just as California ’ s freeways were designed to grow to meet increased traffic , the state ’ s vast water projects were engineered to expand with the population .
Many assumed that the state would finish planned additions to the California State Water Project and its ancillaries .
But in the 1960s and early 1970s , no one anticipated that the then-nascent environmental movement would one day go to court to stop most new dam construction , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ River near Maxwell ; the Los Banos Grandes facility , along a section of the California Aqueduct in Merced County ; and the Temperance Flat Reservoir , above Millerton Lake north of Fresno .
Had the gigantic Klamath River diversion project not likewise been canceled in the 1970s , the resulting Aw Paw reservoir would have been the state ’ s largest man-made reservoir .
At two-thirds the size of Lake Mead , it might have stored 15 million acre-feet of water , enough to supply San Francisco for 30 years .
California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ double what it is today had these plans come to fruition .
It was just as difficult to imagine that environmentalists would try to divert contracted irrigation and municipal water from already-established reservoirs .
Yet they did just that , and subsequently moved to freeze California ’ s water-storage resources at 1970s capacities .
[ snip ] The Green dream was not simply river restoration and beautification , however .
Bay Area environmentalists also believed that vastly increased freshwater inflows would help oxygenate the San Francisco Delta , thereby enabling the survival of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while ensuring that salmon could be reintroduced into the San Joaquin River watershed .
Ah yes , the delta smelt must be saved , even if the earth dies and the people on it must starve or flee to better-managed places .
You let rich donors and green nitwits destroy what I gave you , picking a species here and there to “ save ” at the cost of human lives and welfare , and you are very selective about it .
While ignoring the high energy demands of aluminum and glass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar collectors , unconcerned about the amount of water needed to keep them functioning : 1200 million gallons of water a year for just two of California ’ s solar power generating facilities .
Nor have you considered the cost to bird life — 6,000 birds a year are fried in midair over just one of your plants in the Mojave Desert .
And then there are the bird-pâté-creating wind farms .
The Altamont wind farm in your state alone has killed tens of thousands of birds since put into operation .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the kestrels and bald eagles ?
Like everything else I , Mother Nature , gave you , you have mismanaged it , responding instead to the rich but dumb donors who replenish the coffers of your “ green ” supporters and those who hope to profit from government-sponsored projects which promise far more than they deliver , while underplaying the costs to consumers and to the earth itself .
You let your forests get overgrown so they can not help conserve water supply .
The overgrown forests reduce forest supply , preventing water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reservoirs .
In fact , it is you and your Democrat colleagues — not climate change — that harm the forests I gave you .
I gave you lush forests to provide you and all animal life with shelter .
What did you do ?
You managed it badly , refusing to clear the undergrowth .
You blocked timber harvesting , underbrush removal , and controlled burns , leaving the forests with an excess of dried biomass so every lightning strike creates a danger of vast fires .
You turned the hillsides and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now from San Diego to Seattle the skies are dark with soot from forest fires that need not have been so disastrous .
Doubt me ?
You shouldn ’ t .
“ The U.S. Forest Service used to be a profitable federal agency , ” McClintock told Grimes .
Up until the mid-1970s , we managed our national forests according to well-established and time-tested forest management practices .
But 40 years ago , we replaced these sound management practices with what can only be described as a doctrine of benign neglect .
Ponderous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a growing cadre of ideological zealots in our land management agencies promised to save the environment .
The advocates of this doctrine have dominated our law , our policies , our courts and our federal agencies ever since .
But these zealots have not protected the forests .
They have destroyed them .
The consequences are far-reaching .
Did you or Governor Newsom look at the North American fire map ?
James Woods did and asks why does “ climate change ” stop at the Canadian border ?
I gave you ample supplies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve done everything possible to refuse , instead stupidly buying electricity from elsewhere and pretending that solar energy and windmills will supply the difference though , of course , they can not .
( I must say with the electrical grid now holding on with a wing and a prayer and rolling blackouts I ’ m laughing at folks who can not fuel up their electric cars .
Like Iowahawk , I suppose they can cut just cut holes in their floorboards and peddle along by foot like a Fred Flintstone car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very clean San Onofre nuclear power generating station to save the planet while using electricity provided from outside the state produced by the very fossil fuels you abjure . )
Don ’ t imagine I ’ ll venture into a California courtroom to sue you for defamation .
I have other plans .


climatedepot--2020-10-01--Academics face flying restrictions as Cambridge heads for carbon neutral future

Cambridge academics face permanent restrictions on flying to conferences after the university vowed to become carbon neutral and end investments @ @ @ @ @ university said that its £3.5 billion endowment fund would have no “ meaningful exposure ” @ @ @ @ @ and it would cut greenhouse gas emissions to “ net zero ” by 2038 , @ @ @ @ @ be offset by reductions elsewhere .
Cambridge , which was reacting to a five-year campaign @ @ @ @ @ also stop taking donations and research funding from donors which could not “ demonstrate compatibility @ @ @ @ @ It aims to achieve the net zero target by cutting the carbon footprint of its @ @ @ @ @ reducing flights and stopping burning gas to heat buildings .

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climatedepot--2020-10-01--Trump: Green New Deal Democrats ‘Are Crazy – No More Cows, No More Airplanes, No More Nothing’

If politicians like Joe Biden who want to implement the Green New Deal get their way , Americans won ’ t have cows , planes – or anything else , President Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in Duluth , Minnesota on Wednesday .
Trump disputed Joe Biden ’ s claim during Tuesday ’ s presidential debate that he , and not the radical Democrats , controls the party .
“ I am the Democrat Party , ” Biden twice declared during the debate when challenged about the dominance of environmental extremist Democrats : “ Joe Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremism in his party , that he owns it .
“ You know it ’ s not his party .
It ’ s not Joseph ’ s party .
You got Crazy Bernie , you got AOC plus three – you got all these crazy people , these maniacs .
You ’ ve got the Green New Deal.
” A Biden administration would rob Americans of everything from airplanes to cows – and might even tear down the Empire State Building – Trump warned : “ How about the Green New Deal ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ No , I agree with it.
’ I said , ‘ Joe , it ’ s a hundred trillion dollars .
That ’ s more money than this country can make in the next hundred years if perfect.
’ It ’ s so crazy .
“ He wants to rebuild every building in the village .
Take it down and rebuild every building .
Let ’ s see , does that include the Empire State Building .
Let ’ s take it down and rebuild it .
These people are crazy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more airplanes , no more nothing .
”


climatedepot--2020-10-03--Joe Biden Can’t Decide If He Supports the Green New Deal

Biden waffled in the first presidential debate of the general election season on whether his climate plan was the “ Green New Deal ” or the “ Biden plan ” despite his campaign website saying , “ Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face.
” Democratic nominee Biden said , “ The Green New Deal is not my plan.
” But a moment later , he said : “ The Green New Deal will pay for itself as we move forward .
You ’ re not going to build plants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” After the debate , Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey said , “ The liberal left is with Joe Biden , and we will pass a Green New Deal.
” Markey made that claim despite Moderator Chris Wallace asking Biden , “ You support the Green New Deal ?
” and Biden replying “ No , I don ’ t support the Green New Deal.
” Mr. Biden is setting aside $ 2 trillion for his climate plan , which is supposed to replace fossil fuels on the electrical grid by 2035—10 years earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 .
During the debate , Biden vowed to rejoin the Paris climate accord and to pressure Brazil to stop land clearing in the Amazon .
President Trump then told the viewers that the estimated cost of the Green New Deal was more like $ 100 trillion .
The cost of transforming the U.S. electrical system , which currently gets 62 percent of its power from coal and natural gas plants that are in perfectly good operating condition and replacing them with non-carbon emitting generating resources—most likely wind and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the back-up battery power needed when the wind isn ’ t blowing and the sun isn ’ t shining would be an immense and expensive task in just 14 years .
Add to that the further transition to carbon neutrality that Biden ’ s platform expects to achieve by 2050 , which means transforming the entire transportation and industrial sectors in the United States to non-carbon fuels , and one can easily see how the costs add up .
The United States currently gets 80 percent of its energy from fossil fuels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Last year , the United States produced more energy than it consumed for the first time in over 60 years .
Transforming the transportation sector that includes 280 million light duty vehicles and gets over 90 percent of its energy from petroleum products to non-carbon and adding all the infrastructure needed would be a phenomenal undertaking that must occur in 30 years , according to the Biden plan .
In fact , a new study found that 90 percent of America ’ s light-duty cars will need to be electric by 2050 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in line with climate mitigation targets set out in the Paris agreement .
That might mean requiring all of the nation ’ s new car sales to be electric as early as 2035 , the target recently established for California by Governor Gavin Newsom .
The study estimated that if California ’ s target is adopted nationally , and current trends in car use and ownership continue , 350 million electric vehicles would be on America ’ s roads in 2050 , using up the equivalent of 41 percent of the nation ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which would create problems for the nation ’ s electrical grid .
To change those numbers , more Americans would need to use public transportation , which they have shied away from recently due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Biden on the Cost of Renewable Energy At the debate , Biden said , Much of the reason that solar and wind energy costs have declined is due to federal subsidies that were put into place way before Biden was Vice President and due to the technology ’ s forced construction because of individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ renewable portfolio standards .
The wind Production Tax Credit was created by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and provides operators with a tax credit per kilowatt-hour of renewable electricity generation for the first 10 years the facility is in operation .
The U.S. Treasury estimates that the existing form of the Production Tax Credit will cost taxpayers $ 40.12 billion from 2018 to 2027 , making it the most expensive energy subsidy under current tax law .
The Investment Tax Credit for solar was set at a permanent 10 percent rate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Policy Act raised its value to a temporary 30 percent rate , which is being phased out , returning the credit to 10 percent in 2022 , unless Congress extends it again .
This means taxpayers paid 30 percent of the cost of solar energy installations for many years .
State mandates forced utilities to build wind and solar plants .
Between 2009 and 2019 , the share of wind and solar power in the U.S. generation system increased from 2 percent to 9 percent , but average residential electricity prices increased by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for electricity was fairly flat so little new capacity needed to be built .
Instead , the state mandates and federal subsidies gave wind and solar preferential treatment forcing coal , natural gas and nuclear plants to prematurely retire .
The purpose of the lucrative tax subsidies for wind and solar energy by federal and state governments is ostensibly to establish these industries and lower their costs , making them competitive with other existing technologies .
But , there is a fundamental flaw in the logic in that wind and solar energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining .
As a result , backup power is needed to supply electricity at the touch of a light switch , 24 hours a day and seven days a week .
That backup power can take on different forms such as natural gas plants , hydroelectric dams , batteries , or some other form of standby power .
But these backup costs are not attached to the cost of wind or solar power that most organizations report or that Joe Biden referenced , nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar producer .
They are paid for by taxpayers and energy consumers , typically without public disclosure of the costs .
The Institute for Energy Research did a study that calculated the cost of back-up power and recalculated the levelized costs of wind and solar incorporating the extra cost .
Including the cost of the back-up power , a new wind plant or a new solar plant would be almost twice as expensive on the electric system as a new natural gas combined cycle plant .
At the debate , Biden said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transition from oil and gas to renewable energy would result in lower pay for blue-collar workers and possibly lower benefits as well .
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2019 , the median annual pay for petroleum engineers was $ 137,210—three times that for solar panel installers ( $ 44,890 ) and 2.6 times higher than the average salary for a wind turbine technician ( $ 52,910 ) .
Even petroleum pump system operators and refinery operators ( $ 72,570 ) made more than solar and wind technicians by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers who have completed an apprentice program or otherwise dedicated years of their lives in a profession do not want to see their skill sets devalued or be thrown into junior positions in a new occupation .
Laid-off workers will not be able to immediately find a new job at the same wage , but will likely spend a significant amount of time searching for work , and will most likely need to accept a lower wage in the new job market that may also mean relocation and the expenses that relocation entails @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website , he promises union jobs , but the renewable energy sector largely lacks union representation .
According to a January 2017 report by the U.S. Department of Energy , only 3.4 percent of solar photovoltaic workers were unionized and only 4 percent of workers in wind power generation were unionized , compared to a national workplace average of 11 percent .
Biden ’ s plan calls for spending $ 2 trillion over four years to eliminate carbon emissions from the power sector by 2035 through a set of mandates and to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would entail much greater costs .
Biden promises to transition to cleaner energy creating an economic boon and good jobs by making sure the environment is clean .
But those good jobs are actually lower-paying , the cost of the transition is more than allocated by Biden ’ s $ 2 trillion that comes from taxpayers and the result will increase energy prices for Americans , limit their choices for transportation and the type of vehicle they can purchase and increase the likelihood that Americans have unreliable energy as California provides an example @ @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-03--Michael Mann: ‘A second Trump term is game over for the climate – really!’

Mann : “ A second Trump term is game over for the climate – really !
” - “ If we are going to avert ever more catastrophic climate change impacts , we need to limit warming below a degree and a half Celsius , a little less than three degrees Fahrenheit , ” Mann said .
“ Another four years of what we ’ ve seen under Trump , which is to outsource environmental and energy policy to the polluters and dismantle protections put in place by the previous administration … would make that essentially impossible.
” “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of American citizens , ” he says .
“ It ’ s up to us .
The way we end this national and global nightmare is by coming out and voting for optimism over pessimism , for hope and justice and progress over fear and malice and superstition .
This is a Tolkienesque battle between good and evil , and Sauron needs to be defeated on election day here in the United States.
” According to Michael Mann , the upcoming US Presidential election is “ a Tolkienesque battle between good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be defeated on election day here in the United States.
” .
But Mann claims he is not being partisan .
A second Trump term would be ‘ game over ’ for the climate , says top scientist Michael Mann , one of the world ’ s most eminent climate experts , says Earth ’ s future ‘ is in the hands of American citizens ’ This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now , a collaboration of 400-plus news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story .
The Guardian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Mann , one of the most eminent climate scientists in the world , believes averting climate catastrophe on a global scale would be “ essentially impossible ” if Donald Trump is re-elected .
A professor at Penn State University , Mann , 54 , has published hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers , testified numerous times before Congress and appeared frequently in the news media .
He is also active on Twitter , where earlier this year he declared : “ A second Trump term is game over for the climate – really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview with the Guardian and Covering Climate Now .
“ If we are going to avert ever more catastrophic climate change impacts , we need to limit warming below a degree and a half Celsius , a little less than three degrees Fahrenheit , ” Mann said .
“ Another four years of what we ’ ve seen under Trump , which is to outsource environmental and energy policy to the polluters and dismantle protections put in place by the previous administration … would make that essentially impossible.
” Mann denies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say that four more years of Trump would mean “ game over ” for the climate .
“ It is a political statement , because it speaks to the need to enact policies to deal with climate change , ” he says .
“ But it isn ’ t partisan to say that we should act on this crisis.
” “ The future of this planet is now in the hands of American citizens , ” he says .
“ It ’ s up to us .
The way we end this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and voting for optimism over pessimism , for hope and justice and progress over fear and malice and superstition .
This is a Tolkienesque battle between good and evil , and Sauron needs to be defeated on election day here in the United States.
” Last time I checked President Trump did not resemble an immortal wizard who is busy trying to recover his lost magical ring , which would grant him eternal dominion over the entire world .
But comparing President Trump to Tolkien ’ s premier villain probably makes as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To be fair , famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov once suggested in his essay “ The ring of evil ” that the One Ring represents technology : “ … it is the lure of technology , the seduction of things done more easily ; of products in greater quantity ; of gadgets in tempting variety .
It is gunpowder , and the automobile , and television ; all the things that people snatch for if they don ’ t have them ; all the things that people can ’ t let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … “ .
If Tolkien ’ s irrational yearning for a fantasy age of pre-industrial agrarian bliss is Michael Mann ’ s inspiration , this is not a vision I share .
I choose the comforts of the industrial age , over the grim pre-industrial reality of back breaking toil , hardship , misery , bone chilling cold , disease , and an early death .
It should be possible to enjoy a breath taking fantasy like Lord of the Rings , without confusing fantasy with reality .
Please remember though , Mann @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , technically Morgoth is Tolkien ’ s premier villain .
But you would have to be a real LOTR geek to know that .
Prof. Michael Mann to President Trump : Withdrawing from UN Paris climate pact is ‘ a crime against the planet ’ – Warns Trump ’ s ‘ legacy ’ will be ‘ a charred planet ’ Warmist Michael Mann warns of ‘ madhouse effect ’ : Declares Trump could destroy the world !
Trump is a ‘ threat to the planet ’ , claims Michael Mann – ‘ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie in the balance ’


climatedepot--2020-10-03--Send your cash now! ‘Cuba wants to get paid to reduce emissions’ – Despite socialist skepticism, Cub

Send your cash now! ‘Cuba wants to get paid to reduce emissions’ – Despite socialist skepticism, Cuba shows interest in carbon trading –

Some green campaigners argue carbon trading is a distraction from reducing emissions and could encourage countries to set low reduction targets in order to sell more credits .
In an updated climate plan submitted to the UN this month , Cuba says it “ intends to use cooperative approaches that involve the use of mitigation results of international transfer ” under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement .
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This concept has long been controversial , particularly with left-wing governments allied to Cuba like Venezuela and Bolivia .
They prefer “ non-market measures ” .
Winston Churchill : The best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the free world .
🙂 https : //t.co/GqxeGrmT3z Cuba has suggested it wants to get paid to reduce emissions , if a controversial global carbon credit scheme is set up .
In an updated climate plan submitted to the UN this month , Cuba says it “ intends to use cooperative approaches that involve the use of mitigation results of international transfer ” under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement .
An international carbon market to put Article 6 into practice is still under negotiation .
It would allow countries to sell any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for other countries or corporations to count towards their carbon-cutting commitments .
This concept has long been controversial , particularly with left-wing governments allied to Cuba like Venezuela and Bolivia .
They prefer “ non-market measures ” .
Some green campaigners argue carbon trading is a distraction from reducing emissions and could encourage countries to set low reduction targets in order to sell more credits .
Gilles Dufrasne , a policy officer at Carbon Market Watch , told Climate Home that carbon markets “ leave the door open for big polluters to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s supporters though say it incentivises countries , especially poorer ones , to make deeper emissions reductions .
Emily Morris , a Cuba expert at University College London , told Climate Home that Cuba ’ s statement on Article 6 was “ ambiguous ” .
The Cuban environment ministry did not respond to repeated requests for clarification .
“ My guess is that this should not be read as an intention to participate in the carbon credits market as currently proposed , ” Morris said , “ but rather as a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the responsibility for financing climate change is resolved through a ‘ satisfactory covenant ’ , Cuba would participate , as net recipient of such transfers.
” Morris added that Cuba is restructuring its economy and reviewing its relationships with international finance .
While Cuba is committed to reducing carbon emissions , she said , it is also insistent that the richest and most polluting countries should pay the poorer countries ( like Cuba ) , which are suffering most from climate change .
Kelly Levin is an expert in tracking climate action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Climate Home that Cuba was one of many vulnerable countries interested in Article 6 – although they would wait and see how it is negotiated before committing .
“ Article 6 has the potential to be able to finance mitigation if it is done well but we also need to ensure that it ’ s done in a way that has environmental integrity and avoids double-counting and strengthens ambition and commitments over time , ” Levin said .
In its climate plan , Cuba admitted it doesn ’ t have a measurement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in line with the Paris Agreement , but said this is an “ objective ” it is working on .
Levin said that such a system is vital if Cuba is to trade carbon credits , although there is some flexibility for small island developing states .
An international carbon trading scheme called the Clean Development Mechanism ( CDM ) was set up under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol .
It lost momentum when the European Union stopped buying credits , making them worth a lot less .
Levin said the Kyoto scheme only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries behind .
Cuba has two projects registered under the CDM in 2007 and 2009 , to upgrade a gas-fired power station to more efficient turbines and capture methane from landfill sites , respectively .
Negotiations on a new scheme have been held up by disagreement on how to implement it so as to avoid double-counting .
This is when a nation counts an emission reduction towards its own climate pledge but also sells a carbon credit so another country can count it towards its emissions target .
After coronavirus delayed further talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until December 2021 at the earliest , when the UK hosts Cop26 in Glasgow .
Cuba ’ s Article 6 comment came in its updated nationally determined contribution ( NDC ) to the Paris Agreement , which all signatories are due to submit by the end of 2020 .
Cuba ’ s previous plan covered only the energy sector but now it has added goals for agriculture , transportation and forestry .
This move was welcome by Patricia Espinosa , executive secretary of the UNFCC .
She tweeted that she was “ glad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commitment in expanding [ its ] mitigation goals by including agriculture , transportation and forestry sectors in addition to renewable energy and energy efficiency.
” Manuel Carmona Yebra , a policy officer at the European Commission ’ s directorate general for climate said it was “ excellent news ” .
On transport , Cuba aims to reduce fossil fuel consumption by land vehicles by 50 % by 2030 .
The country ’ s rail network is old , slow and unreliable and is being improved by Russian and Chinese investment .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of total land area by 2030 which it says will remove 170m tons of CO2 .
According to the World Bank , forest coverage was 31 % when last measured in 2016 .
In agriculture , it aims to treat 100 % of waste water from the pig farming sector .
Pig manure emits greenhouse gases but filtration and treatment can reduce the emission level .
Cuba reaffirmed a target to increase renewables from 4 % of the country ’ s electricity generation mix ( mainly biofuels ) to 24 % by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambitious than Caribbean neighbours like Belize , Jamaica and the Dominican Republic .
“ Moreover , the Cuban target refers only to electricity generation , rather than to total energy , and therefore excludes the use of hydrocarbons for transport , which accounts for a quarter of total energy consumption globally , ” she said .
According to the International Energy Agency , over 70 % of Cuba ’ s total energy comes from oil products – most of which is imported .
The country ’ s socialist government has traditionally imported oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Union and then from Venezuela and Mexico .
Morris said that Cuba has a “ very strong economic imperative ” to shift from fossil fuels to domestic renewables as fuel imports account for a “ major share ” , around 30 % , of its total import spending .
“ Not only does this represent a heavy burden for a foreign exchange-constrained economy , but it also generates vulnerability to economic crisis , due to the volatility of international oil prices ” and “ leaves Cuba exposed to supply interruptions ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International Renewable Energy Agency ( Irena ) , one barrier to achieving this “ ambitious ” goal is a lack of finance .
“ With the government ’ s renewable energy investment goal of $ 3.5 billion , foreign investment in the small island state is critical , ” Irena said .
Cuba used its climate plan as a chance to attack Donald Trump ’ s “ intensification ” of the US ’ s long-running blockade of Cuba .
They said this was the “ main obstacle to the achievement of major progress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and a “ fundamental barrier for Cuba to access international financial resources , supplies and technologies ” .
Morris said that most sources of finance were obstructed by US sanctions , but “ progress in developing programs to gain access to those limited international climate funds that are not blocked by US sanctions or mobilise domestic sources for investment in renewables has so far been weak ” .
Cuba made a similar attack on the blockade when submitting its original climate plan in 2015 – although they recognised then-president Barack Obama ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the embargo .
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has pledged to re-instate Obama ’ s relaxations if elected US president in November .
This article was amended to note that Cuba participated in the CDM .


climatedepot--2020-10-04--Oregon State prof blames ‘White Christians’ for West Coast wildfires – ‘The White church is mostly c

Oregon State prof blames ‘White Christians’ for West Coast wildfires – ‘The White church is mostly complicit with the intersecting systems of racism and global capitalism that underlie climate change’

• Susan Shaw , a professor at Oregon State , claims that “ White Christians ” are responsible for the extent of the California fires based on their “ denial of climate science.
” • She additionally claims that “ the White church is mostly complicit with the intersecting systems of racism and global capitalism that underlie climate change.
” Oregon State University Women , Gender , and Sexuality Studies Professor Susan Shawclaims that the denial of climate change by “ White Christians ” is a contributing factor to the wildfires now ravaging California , Oregon , and Washington State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intensity and scope of these fires are a result of climate change.
” She then attributes the blame for the fires ’ potency on “ white Christians ” given that , as she claims , “ many Christians , especially white Christians , have embraced denial of climate science.
” “ The disturbing link between white evangelical support for Trump and disregard for climate change that disproportionately affects poor people of color around the world should probably not be all that surprising.
” Tweet This “ The West is burning while most white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the devastation , ” writes Shaw , before adding that “ White evangelicals continue to support Donald Trump overwhelmingly , even though the Trump administration has tried to roll back more than 100 environmental protection regulations.
” When Campus Reform asked Shaw about the language she used , she responded by saying , “ I don ’ t think that language is necessarily racially divisive or charged .
It ’ s descriptive , and it ’ s the language the research I cited uses to look at climate science beliefs across Christians.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans are ‘ craven , ’ ‘ evil , ’ calls ‘ Trumpism ’ a ‘ virus ’ of its own ] Shaw makes several assertions about White Christians including “ many white Christians believe God won ’ t let climate change destroy the earth , ” and “ the White church is mostly complicit with the intersecting systems of racism and global capitalism that underlie climate change.
” She adds that “ the system of white supremacy itself will have to be dismantled , if we have any hope of averting irreversible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to focus on White Christians , Shaw told Campus Reform that “ the research shows that among Christians , Whites significantly more than Blacks or Latinos deny , minimize , or ignore climate science , ” adding “ that race and social class , more than theological beliefs , contributes to White Christians ’ denial of climate science.
” The radical left will stop at nothing to intimidate conservative students on college campuses .
You can stand up for them .
Find out more » Shaw is also very critical of President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stating that “ the disturbing link between White evangelical support for Trump and disregard for climate change that disproportionately affects poor people of color around the world should probably not be all that surprising.
” Shaw then quotes Anthea Butler , Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania , as saying “ Modern evangelicals ’ support for this president can not be separated from the history of evangelicals ’ participation in and support for racist structures in America.
” Shaw also claims that “ the White church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ White Christians will have to change , ” and that “ the issue is ” one of “ whiteness.
” Shaw , largely attributing the intensity of the recent wildfires in Western states to the climate change denial of “ white Christians , ” noticeably fails to recognize any other contributing or primary causes to the severity of the fires .
Forest management , brought about in part by increasingly stringent environmental regulations , is often cited as a contributing factor to California ’ s fire crisis .
Chuck DeVore , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas Public Policy Foundation , writes in a Forbes article , that “ it ’ s not climate change that ’ s burning up the forests , killing people , and destroying hundreds of homes ; it ’ s decades of environmental mismanagement that has created a tinderbox of unharvested timber , dead trees , and thick underbrush.
” DeVore goes on to attribute this in part to the fact that , “ the tree harvest on federal lands is now one-tenth of what it was in 1988.
” Trump stated back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason for these massive , deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor.
” California Gov .
Gavin Newsom more recently told the president that “ no one disputes ” his claims that Western states ’ poor forest management has contributed to the fires .
When speaking to Campus Reform , Shaw admitted that the Western state ’ s “ fire suppression policies ” did contribute to the severity of the fires and said that if she were to rewrite the article , she ’ d “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributed to the problem , the drier and warmer weather has made the likelihood greater [ that ] the overgrowth will erupt into these incredible and destructive fires ” and “ that fire suppression policies have created a problem that is ripe for climate change to lead to these kinds of fires that are unlike what we ’ ve seen before.
” [ RELATED : Rutgers prof : ‘ We got an egomaniac…motherf**ker in the White House ’ ] In addition to blaming “ White Christians ’ denial of climate science ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coast , Shaw also attributes this for causing “ more powerful hurricanes and tornadoes.
” Her assertion comes despite the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finding that “ it is premature to conclude with high confidence that increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations from human activities have had a detectable impact on Atlantic basin hurricane activity .
”


climatedepot--2020-10-04--Jet Fuel Is Now So Cheap It’s Being Blended for Use by Ships – ‘Reflects the obliteration of demand

Jet Fuel Is Now So Cheap It’s Being Blended for Use by Ships – ‘Reflects the obliteration of demand the aviation industry has suffered’

By and September 20 , 2020 , 5:00 PM EDTUpdated on September 21 , 2020 , 1:13 AM EDT • @ @ @ @ @ expensive oil products • Straight-run kerosene being used for shipping fuel : JBC The fuel @ @ @ @ @ normally among the most expensive oil products , but in a sign of the times @ @ @ @ @ into a blending component for typically cheaper shipping fuel .
Straight-run kerosene , usually processed @ @ @ @ @ now being used to make very low-sulfur fuel oil for the maritime industry amid a @ @ @ @ @ .
Higher than normal amounts of diesel and vacuum gasoil are also finding their way @ @ @ @ @ shift , almost unthinkable just a year ago , reflects the obliteration of demand the @ @ @ @ @ the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic .
And with the International Air Transport Association not @ @ @ @ @ back to pre-virus levels until 2024 , it may be a feature of the market @ @ @ @ @ .


climatedepot--2020-10-04--Who is that masked crusader? Greta and friends are back on the streets skipping school and protestin

Who is that masked crusader? Greta and friends are back on the streets skipping school and protesting climate in the COVID Era

School strikers across the world are demanding urgent action on climate change in the movement ’ s first global action since the coronavirus pandemic struck .
Hamstrung by coronavirus lockdowns , frustrated school strikers have spent months staging digital protests against world leaders failing to act urgently on climate change .
Today they are taking to the streets once more .
The Fridays for Futures movement , which started with activist Greta Thunberg skipping school to sit alone outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 , has become a global youth force calling for climate justice .
But a surge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdowns closed schools and kept children at home .
The protest on Friday is the group ’ s first global action since the pandemic struck and follows meetings between prominent activists and world leaders .
Last month , Thunberg and three other climate activists presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a letter signed by nearly 125,000 people demanding EU leaders “ stop pretending that we can solve the climate and ecological crisis without treating it as a crisis.
” They have called for an immediate halt to investments and subsidies in fossil fuels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government to bring forward its deadline to phase out coal from 2038 to 2030 , and to go carbon-neutral by 2035 instead of 2050 .


climatedepot--2020-10-06--Medical Residents To Receive Education On Negative Health Effects Of ‘Climate Change’ – But Reality

Medical Residents To Receive Education On Negative Health Effects Of ‘Climate Change’ – But Reality Rejects This Latest Nonsense

August 2020 : Scientific American : ‘ What Climate Change Does to the Human Body ’ – Doctor : ‘ In my own practice , I explain to patients how the climate crisis affects their health ’ The climate activists have seen how emotional and effective death tolls can be to get the public to accept more government control and as a result , they are now pushing adding climate change as the cause of death on death certificates .
Study by Dr. Indur Goklany : ‘ Global Warming Policies Might Be Bad for Your Health ’ – ‘ Issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a global impact of death and disease 70 times larger than that of theoretical climate change ’ Flashback : Analysis of EPA : Climate change ‘ politicized the EPA ’ – ‘ EPA has ( mostly ) solved the most basic and widespread public health and environmental problems that plagued the U.S ’ CO2 Emissions , Life Expectancy , Per Capita GDP : The Real Hockey Stick : ‘ How Fossil Fuels Saved Humanity from Nature and Nature from Humanity ’ – ‘ From 1750 to 2009 , global life expectancy more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 69 years ; global population increased 8-fold , from 760 million to 6.8 billion ; and incomes increased 11-fold , from $ 640 to $ 7,300 .
Never before had the indicators of the success of the human species advanced as rapidly as in the past quarter millennium ’ — ‘ Fossil fuels are the chief energy source of modern civilization ’ Lomborg responds to Greta : On climate change , humanity is not ‘ evil ’ – Praises fossil fuels : ‘ Just a century ago , life was back-breaking ’ – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emit CO2 with malign intent .
Indeed , it is a byproduct of giving humanity access to unprecedented amounts of energy .
Just a century ago , life was back-breaking .
Plentiful energy made better lives possible , without having to spend hours collecting firewood , polluting your household with smoke , achieving heat , cold , transportation , light , food and opportunities .
Life expectancy doubled .
Plentiful energy , mostly from fossil fuels , has lifted more than a billion people out of poverty in just the past 25 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is quite the opposite.
” “ Ms .
Thunberg believes that climate change means people are dying , but the fact is that weather-related disasters just a century ago killed half a million people each year .
Today , despite rising temperatures but because of less poverty and more resilience , droughts , floods , hurricanes and extreme temperatures kill just 20,000 people each year – a reduction of 95 per cent .
That is a morally commendable achievement.
” “ Ms .
Thunberg tells us that if we don ’ t cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young generation will never forgive us .
This , however , is reflective of a blinkered first-world view .
When the United Nations asked 10 million people around the world what they prioritize , they highlighted five issues : health , education , jobs , corruption and nutrition .
In sum , they care about their kids not dying from easily curable diseases , getting a decent education , not starving to death.Climate came last of 16 choices.
” New Documentary Film , ‘ Juice , ’ Challenges Elitism Of Anti-Growth Environmentalism – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growth that lifted Thunberg ’ s ancestors out of agrarian poverty , raised life expectancy from 40 to 70 years , and liberated women and girls from feudal patriarchy .
Without Sweden ’ s economic growth , and the fossil fuels upon which it depended , the person who is Greta Thunberg would not exist…in the name of fighting climate change , powerful first-world organizations including Sierra Club and Greenpeace , whose annual revenues nearly total $ 500 million , have forced World Bank and other banks to divert lending from cheap and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural gas power plants to expensive and unreliable ones like solar panels and industrial wind turbines .
And , last year , Thunberg and other student climate activists even sued Brazil , where per capita incomes are just 25 % that of Sweden , for supposedly not doing enough to restrict greenhouse gas emissions… ”


climatedepot--2020-10-05--Physicist: Upcoming Grand Solar Minimum Could Wipe Out Global Warming for Decades

The Maunder Minimum was unquestionably chilly : alpine glaciers in Europe encroached on farmland ; the Netherlands ’ canals froze every winter ; and frost fairs on the UK ’ s frozen Thames River became a common sight .
Solar scientists have calculated that the sun ’ s heat and light output , a quantity known as the total solar irradiance , decreased by 0.22 % during the Maunder minimum , which is about four times its normal rise or fall over an 11-year cycle .
Other solar researchers have also predicted an imminent grand solar minimum , but for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predictions was by German astronomer and scholar , Theodor Landscheidt , in 2003 .
Landscheidt predicted a protracted cold period centered on the year 2030 , based on his observations of an 87-year solar cycle known as a Gleissberg cycle , which has been linked to regional climate fluctuations such as flooding of the Nile River in Africa .
A more recent prediction , based on a longer 210-year solar cycle , is that of Russian astrophysicist Habibullo Abdussamatov .
He projects a more extended period of global cooling than either Zharkova or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , with the coldest interval around 2043 .
Not all solar scientists agree with such predictions .
Although NOAA ( the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ) has recognized that sunspot numbers are falling and may approach zero in the 2030s , the international Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel forecasts that the sunspot number will remain the same in the coming 11-year cycle ( Cycle 25 ) as it was in the cycle just completed ( Cycle 24 ) .
Declaring that the recent decline in sunspot number is at an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lisa Upton says : “ There is no indication we are approaching a Maunder-type minimum in solar activity.
” But if the predictions of Zharkova and others are correct , tough times are ahead .
A relatively sudden drop in temperature of 1.0 degrees Celsius ( 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit ) would have drastic effects on agriculture , causing crop failures and widespread hunger – as occurred during the Maunder Minimum .
And the need for extra heating in both hemispheres would come at a time when it ’ s likely that much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fossil fuels , will have been eliminated in the name of combating climate change .


climatedepot--2020-10-05--NPR’s Claims on Heatwaves, Drought, Fires Prove False

NPR ’ s “ All Things Considered ” program is claiming climate change is causing in increase in heatwaves , drought , and wildfires .
Utilizing supposition instead of data , NPR presents no scientific evidence to back up its claim that any heatwave , drought , or wildfire must be caused by climate change .
Government climate and weather data , however , prove NPR ’ s assertion to be false .
In the NPR segment , titled “ Scientists Say Disasters Are Teaming Up During Time of Climate Change , ” reporter Loren Sommer interviews a the head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a civil engineering professor at Boise State University .
While the rancher and the professor are welcome to their views of the state of the climate , they should hardly be considered experts or even knowledgeable on climate science .
An NPR host opens the segment by claiming , “ It ’ s been a record-shattering year for heat in the American West .
… If it seems like heat , drought , and wildfires are all piling together , it ’ s not your imagination .
” Sommer later adds , citing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sadegh , “ Droughts and heat waves feed each other , he says .
When the soil is dry , more of the sun ’ s energy heats up the air .
Then it ’ s hotter , making more water evaporate , causing more drought .
It ’ s a climate change-driven cycle .
Because in a hotter climate , he says , disasters are teaming up.
” Although heatwaves and droughts have occurred this year , they occur somewhere every year .
Objective data show heatwaves and drought have not gotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summary of heatwave records , Climate at a Glance : U.S. Heatwaves , cites data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) which shows heatwaves are far less severe in recent decades than was the case during the 1930s – nearly 100 years of global warming ago ( See figure 1 below ) .
Also , data show the majority of each state ’ s all-time high temperature records were set during the first half of the 20th century .
Also , the most accurate nationwide temperature station network , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in daily high temperatures in the United States since at least 2005 .
Also , as reported in as reported in Climate at a Glance : Drought , the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) reports with “ high confidence ” that precipitation has increased over mid-latitude land areas of the Northern Hemisphere ( including the United States ) during the past 70 years .
IPCC also has “ low confidence ” about any negative precipitation trends occurring globally .
Moreover , NOAA reports America is currently is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with less than 40 percent of the country experiencing “ very dry ” conditions .
And the United States registered its smallest percentage of land area experiencing drought in recorded history in 2017 and then again 2019 .
Regardless of what any scientist or non-scientist says , the facts speak for themselves .
Heatwaves and drought – the primary climate factors influencing wildfires – are not getting any more severe as the Earth modestly warms .


climatedepot--2020-10-05--AP Pushes Sea-Level Alarmism For Island Nations Despite No Acceleration

Among the top Google News search results today for “ climate change ” is the Associated Press ( AP ) story , “ Leaders to UN : If the virus doesn ’ t kill us , climate change will.
” In the article , the AP claims that some island nations like Tuvalu will completely disappear within 75 years due to rising seas .
Scientific evidence , however , demolishes such claims .
The current sea-level rise is not at all unusual historically .
Also , several peer-reviewed studies in recent years demonstrate that , even as the world has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing their landmasses increase , not shrink .
As detailed in Climate at a Glance : Sea Level Rise : sea level has been rising at a relatively steady pace of approximately one foot per century since at least the mid-1800s , which was long before coal power plants and SUVs .
Moreover , the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) confirms here has been no significant recent acceleration .
It may be true that some low-lying islands are threatened by relentless but entirely natural sea-level rise .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always rises between ice ages as ice sheets retreat .
Also , many islands and island nations , perhaps a majority in many locations , are actually seeing their landmasses increase .
The island of Hawaii , for example , added 543 acres of new land due to lava flows between January 1983 and September 2002 .
In 2018 alone , Popular Mechanics reports , volcanic activity added an additional 875 acres to Hawaii Island .
Volcanic activity is both creating a new Hawaiian coastline and adding height to the island , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ island ’ s inhabitants from rising seas .
Research shows other natural factors are adding to the landmass of coastlines and tropical islands elsewhere around the globe , as well .
As discussed in Climate Change Weekly 356 , recent research shows coastal mangroves are adding land to coasts .
Rising seas bring sediments and other materials that mangroves capture in their roots .
The matter is then buried in the wet ground , storing the carbon dioxide and building up the land .
As early as 2010 , research showed the small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually growing , not being submerged beneath the seas .
As discussed by the BBC , one study examined 27 islands spanning Tuvalu , Kiribati , and the Federated States of Micronesia , and found that over the last 60 years , 80 percent of the islands either maintained their size or grew , with some growing dramatically .
The 2010 scientific findings were confirmed and expanded upon in 2015 when the same group of researchers published a peer-reviewed study of 600 coral reef islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those islands remained stable , and 40 percent grew in size .
As National Geographic reported , “ Some islands grew by as much as 14 acres ( 5.6 hectares ) in a single decade , and Tuvalu ’ s main atoll , Funafuti—33 islands distributed around the rim of a large lagoon—has gained 75 acres ( 32 hectares ) of land during the past 115 years.
” As a result , despite political gimmicks designed to induce climate “ reparations ” from Western democracies , Tuvalu ’ s government feels confident enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building brand new government buildings .
In addition , the population on Fongafale , Tuvalu ’ s largest island , has increased by 33 percent .
Not only is Tuvalu not being swallowed by the sea , but research published in 2018 by GIScience & Remote Sensing found 15 of the 28 uninhabited islands on Tuvalu ’ s Funafuti Atoll saw their shorelines increase in recent years .
In 2019 , the same group of researchers conducted laboratory experiments to explain the islands ’ growth and found strong wave action washed sand and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ islands being “ continually replenished by sediment from the surrounding reef.
” In other words , the natural interaction of land and sea protect islands from sea-level rise .
Even on islands where some shoreline is lost to the seas , the researchers found storms and wave action carrying sand and gravel inland adds to the height of such islands , making them more resistant to further rising seas .
Seas are rising and will continue to rise as they did , without any help by humankind , for centuries and millennia .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coastlines and island nations are actually gaining acreage , gaining height , and supporting growing populations .


climatedepot--2020-10-05--Forget The Russians! NATO To Combat Climate Change! – ‘An exercise in virtue signalling’

Now NATO want to fight climate change !
Growing up in Norway , I learnt in school that temperatures in Svalbard , arctic home of the polar bear , would hardly ever rise above freezing .
But this year , thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees .
And this is just the latest peak in a pattern of rising temperature that is turning sea ice to slush and is melting the Norwegian permafrost .
We all know examples like this .
Of a warming climate melting the ice caps , causing droughts , giant storms and forest fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undeniable , and the situation is getting worse .
I have been passionate about climate change all of my life .
My first job in government was as Deputy Environment Minister , and I had the privilege of serving as UN Special Envoy on Climate Change .
Now , as NATO Secretary General , it is my responsibility to address the threat climate change poses to our shared security .
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time .
As the planet heats up , our weather becomes wilder , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities under pressure as sources of food , fresh water and energy are threatened .
We can see this today in the Sahel region of Africa , where climate change is driving migration .
In the Arctic where as the ice melts , geopolitical tensions heat up .
Or here in Europe , where record-breaking floods and wildfires increase year on year .
Climate change threatens our security .
So NATO must do more to fully understand and integrate climate change into our all aspects of our work , from our military planning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed forces .
Climate change also makes it harder for NATO troops to keep people safe .
Our soldiers work in some of the most difficult environments on earth .
For example , NATO ’ s training mission in Iraq where , this summer , temperatures regularly exceeded 50 degrees .
Imagine just being in that heat , let alone coming under fire while wearing full combat gear .
It is essential that we adapt to this new reality .
That means better combat gear , vehicles and infrastructure .
And it means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s work to improve the resilience of Allies and partners , something that we have been doing for decades in areas like infrastructure .
NATO must also be prepared to react to climate-related disasters just as we have during the COVID-19 crisis .
This year , NATO countries have delivered hundreds of tons of medical equipment around the world , set up almost a hundred field hospitals and transported patients and medical staff .
NATO and its member countries also have a responsibility to help reduce climate change by producing fewer emissions without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long focused on fuel efficiency to improve our military effectiveness .
Reducing our dependency on fossil fuels , for instance by using solar panels to power military camps , will not just help combat climate change , it can make our troops and equipment more secure , by improving our ability to operate independently and flexibly .
Members of the NATO Alliance are taking a lead with plans to cut emissions from our armed forces through initiatives such as using biofuels , developing hybrid vehicles and improving the energy efficiency of bases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 , NATO can also do more to help our armed forces contribute to this goal .
It is time for NATO to raise its ambition and help drive down emissions .
A first step could be to help our members measure their military emissions .
The next step could be to agree voluntary cuts in their carbon emissions .
Climate change is making the world more dangerous .
NATO ’ s task is to preserve peace and keep us safe .
So to fulfil our main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change for our security today and for the security of future generations .
You might have thought the head of NATO would stick to facts .
But you would be wrong .
Growing up in Norway , I learnt in school that temperatures in Svalbard , arctic home of the polar bear , would hardly ever rise above freezing .
But this year , thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees .
They obviously did not teach him very well then !
Summer temperatures in Svalbard hit the mid teens every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record of 21.7C , it was only slightly warmer than the previous highest temperature of 21.3C , set in 1979 .
Hardly an excuse to turn NATO upside down !
Of a warming climate melting the ice caps , causing droughts , giant storms and forest fires… .
As the planet heats up , our weather becomes wilder , warmer , windier and wetter , putting communities under pressure as sources of food , fresh water and energy are threatened .
Even the IPCC have said there is no evidence for any of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can see this today in the Sahel region of Africa , where climate change is driving migration .
The Sahel ’ s disastrous drought was during a period of global cooling in the 1970s .
Since then it has greened .
And then there ’ s this : Or here in Europe , where record-breaking floods and wildfires increase year on year .
There is no evidence that floods are any worse , and a recent study found that fires have actually been declining in Mediterranean Europe .
But what has any of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means ?
Stoltenberg is worried about his troops getting hot in Iraq .
Try telling that to the Desert Rats !
He says they need better combat gear , vehicles and infrastructure to cop with climate change .
Yet NATO forces are already expected to operate in every conceivable climate , from the Arctic to the Sahara .
What more gear does he need ?
He goes on to say : NATO must also be prepared to react @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the COVID-19 crisis .
I think he means “ weather ” , not “ climate ” !
The whole article is , needless to say , an exercise in virtue signalling , something which is made obvious when he writes : NATO and its member countries also have a responsibility to help reduce climate change by producing fewer emissions without compromising our core tasks .
We have long focused on fuel efficiency to improve our military effectiveness .
Reducing our dependency on fossil fuels , for instance by using solar panels to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help combat climate change , it can make our troops and equipment more secure , by improving our ability to operate independently and flexibly .
Members of the NATO Alliance are taking a lead with plans to cut emissions from our armed forces through initiatives such as using biofuels , developing hybrid vehicles and improving the energy efficiency of bases and other infrastructure .
No .
NATO only has one responsibility , and that is to guard the freedom and security of its members .
And it has a duty to do this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unencumbered by conflicting objectives .
Meanwhile , I don ’ t think those troops will be too pleased when those solar panels go to sleep at night !


climatedepot--2020-10-05--A (Michael) Manntastic 60 minutes interview yields nothing new

Hero of the climate movement Dr. Mann , humbly takes credit for predicting western wildfires on CBS ’ 60 Minutes ” .
I knew about this segment well in advance , but couldn ’ t bring myself to watch .
On the plus side , Mann admits “ We ’ re sorry that we failed.
” The full video and transcript here https : //www.cbsnews.com/news/western-wilfires-record-temperatures-california-60-minutes-2020-10-04/ At least 31 have died in the largest wildfires in California history .
The east is defending itself against twice the usual number of tropical cyclones .
And what may be the highest temperature ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
It ’ s a torrid 2020 and it was forecast 32 years ago .
In the 1980 ’ s , a NASA scientist named James Hansen discovered that climate change , driven by carbon emissions , was upon us .
His graphs , of three decades ago , accurately traced the global rise in temperature to the year 2020 .
Last week , we had a lot of questions for Hansen .
Are these disasters climate change ?
Do things get worse ?
Is it too late to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the causes , let us show you the effects .
Michael Mann : People ask , are we dealing with a new normal ?
And the sobering answer is , that ’ s the best-case scenario .
A new normal is the best-case scenario ’ cause that sorta means , well , we ’ ve got a new situation and we just have to learn how to deal with it .
But it ’ s much worse than that .
So , there are surprises in store and we ’ re seeing some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Mann is a geophysicist whose work on past climate showed today ’ s rate of warming began with the Industrial Revolution .
Mann is a lightning rod for deniers , but his research has been verified again and again .
Mann is director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State and a member of the National Academy of Sciences .
Scott Pelley : But there ’ ve always been fires in the west .
There ’ ve always been hurricanes in the east .
How do we know that climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mann : Well , there are a number of independent sort of sources of information , lines of evidence that tell us that this isn ’ t natural , that this is human-caused .
Let ’ s look at the big picture , the warming of the planet a little less than 2 degrees Fahrenheit warming of the planet since pre-industrial time .
Now , people ask , well , couldn ’ t that happen naturally ?
Well , it turns out that if you look at the factors that are driving natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fluctuations in the brightness of the sun , Volcanic eruptions — they tell us that earth should ’ ve cooled slightly over the past half-century .
Here ’ s what he means .
In that yellow line at bottom , NASA has measured a steady decline in heat from the sun since the 1950 ’ s .
But the red line , the temperature of the Earth , has only increased .
Michael Mann : We can only explain that warming when we include the human factor of increased greenhouse gas concentrations ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burning of fossil fuels .
Scott Pelley : Well , the president says about climate change , science doesn ’ t know .
Michael Mann : The president doesn ’ t know .
And he should know better .
He should know that the world ’ s leading scientific organizations , our own U.S. National Academy of Sciences , and national academies of every major industrial nation , every scientific society in the United States that ’ s weighed in on the matter .
This is a scientific consensus .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change as there is about gravity .
Scott Pelley : If we don ’ t start to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere , 50 years from now , someone doing research on this time might look at this interview and I wonder what you would like to say to them .
Michael Mann : That– that ’ s a tough question .
I would say we did everything we could and we ’ re sorry .
We ’ re sorry that we failed .
But I don ’ t think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want that to be our future .
That ’ s a possible future .
We have to recognize that .
The worst visions that Hollywood has given us of dystopian futures are real possible futures if we don ’ t act on this problem ; the greatest crisis that we face as a civilization .


climatedepot--2020-10-05--Earth’s Oceans Used To Be 20-25°C Warmer Than They Are Today

Earth ’ s Oceans Used To Be 20-25°C Warmer Than They Are TodayNoTricksZone : Not here to worship what i… / by Kenneth Richard / Today ’ s global ocean temperatures hover around 15°C on average .
About 400 to 500 million years ago , Earth ’ s ocean temperatures averaged 35-40°C and atmospheric CO2 concentrations were “ 5-10x higher than present day values ” ( Henke et al.
, 2018 ) .
During this period , the marine biosphere thrived ( Voosen et al.
, 2019 ) .
During the last 5.4 million years , CO2 has varied between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al.
, 2019 ) .
During the Pliocene ( 5.4 to 2.5 million years ago ) , Arctic temperatures were said to have been 22°C warmer than today ( Fletcher et al.
, 2017 ) and tropical ocean temperatures were 3-6°C warmer than present ( Wycech et al.
, 2020 ) .
During the peak of the last glacial ( the Last Glacial Maximum ) 19,000 years ago , the Southern Ocean was 2°C warmer than it is today even though CO2 levels were a dangerously low 180 ppm at this time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Earth ’ s bottom water temperatures warmed up by about 2°C 1,000 years before the oceans ’ surface began warming and CO2 began to rise ( Stott et al.
, 2007 ) .
As recently as 10,000 years ago , the Arctic Ocean ’ s bottom water temperatures were 6-10°C warmer than they are today ( Beierlein et al.
, 2015 ) .
Global ocean temperatures were still warmer than today througout nearly all of the last 10,000 years ( Rosenthal et al.
, 2017 ) , including the Medieval Warm Period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In sum , paleoclimate research strongly suggests there is nothing unprecedented or even unusual about ocean temperature changes in the modern era.Donate – choose an amount


climatedepot--2020-10-06--Whoa! New study claims planets’ ‘5 C degrees hotter’ than Earth are the ‘ideal’ temperature & ‘more

Whoa! New study claims planets’ ‘5 C degrees hotter’ than Earth are the ‘ideal’ temperature & ‘more habitable’ – If so, why is there global panic about potential 2 C rise in Temps?!

UK Independent : Washington State University and the Technical University in Berlin study finds : `` Being slightly warmer would also make a planet more habitable , with an ideal of about 5 degrees Celsius hotter than Earth thought to be the biggest improvement . ''
... `` The new study looked for worlds that would be even more likely to foster life than our own – including those that are older , bigger , warmer and wetter than Earth – in the hope of informing future searches for life elsewhere in the universe . ''
... `` Researchers have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' , offering conditions more suitable for life than they are here on Earth . ''
Climate Depot 's Marc Morano : `` So now 'scientists say ' that a 5-degree celsius hotter planet is the 'ideal ' temperature for life !
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A 5 C hotter planet than Earth would be 'more habitable ' than Earth ?
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But this flies in the face of all climate change claims !
A 2018 so-called 'Hothouse Earth ' paper , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , led to claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reaching 'unstoppable ' warming .
`` The scientists warned the global warming tipping point to an uninhabitable 'hothouse Earth ' was 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels .
'Fundamental societal changes ' to create a 'stabilized Earth ' are needed , according to the study ’ s press release . ''
But relax , now we are being told to forget about 2 degrees C warmer , and seek out planets that are 5C warmer !
Is this settled science !
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A Climate Depot reader reacts : `` FYI the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that planets 5 degrees warmer than ours would be IDEAL , 'superhabitable ' even !
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LoL !
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This is a riot !
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My personal email also included a PDF of the article as of 2 hours ago , because I 'm expecting them to rip it down as soon as they realize it undoes their editorial stance that warmer earth means DEATH TO HUMANITY . ''


climatedepot--2020-10-06--Watch: John Stossel confronts warmists at ‘Climate Feedback’ over Facebook censorship

On my Facebook page recently , I was alarmed to see a warning pop up : “ this information could mislead people.
” Facebook then also said it won ’ t show my video to most people !
What had I done wrong ?
I clicked Facebook ’ s “ see why ” button .
It goes to a page from Climate Feedback , a group that claims it sorts “ fact from fiction ” about climate change .
Their activists claimed my video “ misrepresents a complex reality.
” Then they misrepresented me .
They put the following sentence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Forest fires are caused by poor management .
Not by climate change.
” But I never said that .
They took a quote from someone else—or made up a quote !
I appealed , thinking someone would apologize .
But Facebook says any appeal must go to…ClimateFeedback– the very same “ fact-checker ” who smeared me to begin with !
I confronted their reviewers .
It turned out that they hadn ’ t even watched my video !
They offered no defense for posting words in quotation marks that I never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not good enough for the “ fact checkers.
” They aren ’ t happy that I interviewed environmentalist Michael Shellenberger , a Time Magazine “ Hero of the Environment.
” ClimateFeedback wants to stifle discussion of his book , “ Apocalypse Never , ” which criticizes environmental alarmism .
But there ’ s nothing I can do about it .
Except to be thankful that YouTube still allows people watch it , and make up their own minds .
The video above shows how bad Facebook ’ s “ fact-checking process can be @


climatedepot--2020-10-06--‘Missing Link’ Claim Dealt Another Blow: New Emails Show AG Kamala Harris Office Helped Plan La Joll

‘Missing Link’ Claim Dealt Another Blow: New Emails Show AG Kamala Harris Office Helped Plan La Jolla Climate Litigation Conference

“ She was in the vanguard of the new progressive state AGs who use prosecutorial power against opponents .
Watch for this in the Harris Administration in 2025 , if not sooner.
” — Wall Street Journal Editorial , “ Getting to Know Kamala Harris ” , August 13 , 2020 Back in March 2018 , Judge Valerie Caproni of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York declared a “ missing link ” between the “ La Jolla ” activists and plaintiffs ’ lawyers calling for of attorneys general investigations to help their cause , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miraculously then began popping up ( a claim discussed at CLW here ) .
This was curious even at the time , and ExxonMobil challenged it given a few things that were already known .
That list of things has become voluminous — additions including revelation that the “ secret meeting at Harvard ” to brief AG offices on how they could help the tort bar by launching investigations was also in fact for “ prospective funders ” , and was about “ going after climate denialism—along with a bunch of state and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CLW considered the “ missing link ” claim thoroughly disproved , along come more public records from back in the day but now involving the Office of former California State Attorney General Kamala Harris , showing that there was in fact AG involvement in La Jolla .
Janill Richards was by the time of La Jolla an 18-year veteran in a senior role , AG Kamala Harris ’ s Harris ’ s Coordinator for Global Warming Initiatives .
The La Jolla strategy session was convened to contemplate the general failure of legislative efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationally .
The summary of the tort-bar portion of the meeting stated , inter alia : Matt Pawa , the lead tort lawyer at the time and who presented at La Jolla , has suggested that this campaign to use the courts in this way was a response to advocates having failed to impose a policy agenda through the legislative process .
As the Wall Street Journal editorial board recently noted , “ progressives have long viewed the judiciary as a second legislature for policies they can ’ t pass in Congress .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s what this campaign represents ( and to obtain a “ sustainable funding stream ” when democracy withholds that , as well ) .
La Jolla reflected a push to enlist state attorneys general to pursue state-court cases after , the year before , “ the Supreme Court held unanimously in AEP v. Connecticut that … [ t ] he Clean Air Act displaces ‘ any federal common-law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants , ’ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the Court.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hatched .
And hatched it was , prompting the current litigation orgy which SCOTUS just last Friday again agreed to weigh in on .
Launching this was the reason for the La Jolla planning session , the report chronicling which also stated : One federal court has described this meeting as having “ discussed , among other things … ‘ strategies to win access to internal documents ’ of fossil fuel companies.
” That campaign has led to attorney general investigations of private parties , and targeted more than 100 research and advocacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and entities .
Imagine Lois Lerner ’ s Internal Revenue Service crew .
Then imagine twenty of them .
This scheme is the scandal .
And now the public knows an AG had used her office to help organize this push .
The following emails to a public employee reveal that Harris ’ s Supervising Deputy Attorney General Coordinator , Global Warming Initiatives , was deeply involved in organizing for the event as was expected to play a leading role .
Indeed , emails among La Jolla ’ s green-group organizers ( Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking Richards “ to lead the discussion ” of the tort litigation presentations calling for recruitment of AGs .
That was on May 24 , 2012 .
Ms. Richards was then listed as a participant in the June 4 , 2012 list of Workshop Participants .
Afterward , the report chronicling the event did not thank Ms. Richards .
A note circulated to participants flatly stated , “ Some participants may wish to have their participation in this workshop and/or some information that they present to be treated as confidential.
” Although the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the community — scholars , practitioners , and funders — who were not able to attend ” , according to Union of Concerned Scientists ’ Peter Frumhoff , participants and organizers knew it might nonetheless get out more broadly .
As it did .
Frumhoff noted in an email , “ We will not be posting this report on the web , or otherwise releasing it publicly , and ask that you share the report with key colleagues with these limited distribution goals in mind .
These goals notwithstanding , there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intended circulation and readership.
” As such , that UCS did not include Ms. Richards ’ participation in the published version might only reveal this concern suggested by UCS ( and known by Harris ’ s Office ) , that obviously an AG ’ s involvement in this scheming would not look good .
And it does not .
This revelation shows that Harris ’ s Office helped launch and apparently was the AG-advisor of this unseemly campaign of enlisting law enforcement to pursue political opponents , and obtain political ends sought by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democratic process .
The fact that AG Harris — who has exhibited some confusion about whether or not she actually joined the campaign — then decided that the enterprise was too much even for her — it was more the kind of thing one leaves to the Eric Schneidermans of the world , apparently — is not exonerating .
It is instead a “ tell ” about just how radical the litigation campaign is , that even someone willing to use Men With Guns over your plastic straw walked away from it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement , like we saw with the Obama DoJ and in the more radical state AG offices , in pursuit of parties deemed insufficiently enthusiastic about a particular agenda .


climatedepot--2020-10-06--Claim: 24 planets offer conditions more suitable for life than they are here on Earth

Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe for life , a new study has found .
Researchers have found some 24 planets that are “ superhabitable ” , offering conditions more suitable for life than they are here on Earth .
And some of them even have better stars than our own Sun , the researchers said .
The new study looked for worlds that would be even more likely to foster life than our own – including those that are older , bigger , warmer and wetter than Earth – in the hope of informing future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The study identified 24 of the “ superhabitable ” planets .
They are all 100 light years away , making them difficult if not impossible to ever see up close , but research with future telescopes could give us much more information about those worlds .
With technological developments on board upcoming telescopes – such as NASA ’ s James Webb Space Telescope , the LUVIOR space observatory and the European Space Agency ’ s PLATO – researchers hope they may even be able to spot the signatures of life on distance @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-06--Your life under the Green New Deal: ‘Enormous pain for no gain’

During the cantankerous September 29 presidential “ debate , ” candidate Joe Biden proclaimed “ I am the Democratic Party.
” He is in charge , he insisted , and his views will be Democrat policy .
Others aren ’ t so sure – about that , about what his views actually are , or about how far to the left he would be pushed , prodded and pressured by Kamala Harris , AOC , Bernie Sanders , Nancy Pelosi , Chuck Schumer , Antifa mobs , and coastal and blue city governing , academic and technology elites .
Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax cuts , but has refused to say whether he supports single-payer nationalized healthcare , Second Amendment self-defense , packing the Supreme Court , eliminating the Senate filibuster , or adding Puerto Rico , Guam and Washington DC as new ( Democrat ) states .
Like Nancy Pelosi on ObamaCare , he wants us to vote for him , so we can find out what his positions are .
When he ’ s in California or Manhattan , he says he ’ ll ban fracking – which he claims to support when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he needs rural and blue-collar voters who support and benefit greatly from this amazing technology .
However , Mr. Biden does say he will put controlling Earth ’ s climate at the center of US foreign policy .
So he strongly supports the Green New Deal ( GND ) , which would completely replace fossil fuels with “ clean , green ” electricity and biofuel energy by 2035 .
GND proponents want us to believe this can be done quickly , easily , affordably , ecologically , sustainably and painlessly – almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not a chance .
Those in power would undoubtedly protect their privileged status .
But the GND would control and pummel the jobs , lives , living standards , savings , personal choices and ecological heritage of rural , poor , minority , elderly and working classes .
Dependable coal and natural gas power plants will be replaced by intermittent , weather-dependent wind and solar power ; gasoline-powered vehicles with electric models .
That ’ s obvious .
But our nation ’ s abundant coal , oil , natural gas and petroleum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy that makes America ’ s jobs , lives and living standards possible .
Locking them in the ground would have far-reaching impacts that are far less apparent , and have ( deliberately ? )
received little media attention .
In 2018 , America ’ s fossil fuels generated about 2.7 billion megawatt-hours ( MWh ) of electricity .
But almost two-thirds of the nation ’ s non-exported natural gas served industrial , commercial and residential needs – including factories , hospital emergency power systems , and furnaces , ovens , stoves and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of millions of US homes .
That ’ s equivalent to another 2.7 billion MWh .
The nation ’ s 65 million cars , light trucks , buses , semi-trailers , motor homes , tractors , backhoes and other vehicles consumed the gasoline and diesel equivalent of yet another 2 billion MWh .
Altogether , that ’ s nearly 7.5 billion MWh that the Green New Deal would have to replace by 2035 !
Even assuming the United States and world could mine , process and transport enough metals and minerals – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finished equipment to make this happen – this brave new all-electric nation would require millions of onshore wind turbines , tens of thousands of offshore turbines , billions of solar panels , billions of vehicle batteries , billions of backup energy storage batteries , thousands of miles of new high voltage transmission lines , and billions of tons of concrete !
The GND would turn our Midlands – what elites denigrate as flyover country – into vast energy colonies .
Millions of acres of farmland , wildlife habitat and scenic areas would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battery facilities , and power lines to electricity-hungry towns and cities .
Windswept ocean vistas and sea lanes would be plagued by towering turbines .
Birds , bats and other wildlife would disappear .
With mining still under assault in the USA , the metals , minerals , components and equipment would come mostly from China or Chinese companies in Africa , using vast quantities of fossil fuels , under minimal to nonexistent environmental , workplace safety , fair wage and child labor laws .
This smells of slavery and racism – making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making it increasingly difficult for the United States to criticize or challenge China on human rights , pollution , military aggression or territorial expansion .
The GND would also mean ripping out , and throwing out , the natural gas appliances you now have , replacing them with electric models , and installing rapid charging systems for your cars .
That will mean upgrading household , neighborhood and national electrical systems , to handle the extra loads .
Oil and natural gas are also feed stocks for pharmaceuticals , cosmetics , paints , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for computers , wind turbine blades , solar panel films and countless other products .
Under the GND , we ’ d have to shut down those US-based industries , import feed stocks for them , or turn hundreds of millions of acres into biofuel plantations .
Up to 10 million high-pay petroleum , petrochemical and manufacturing jobs would be lost – with many replaced by low-pay , temporary or short-term jobs hauling , installing , maintaining , dismantling and landfilling wind turbines , solar panels and batteries .
The GND would cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ringleader California wants the entire country to emulate its policies .
Its families and businesses already pay the highest electricity prices in the continental USA – and are getting hammered repeatedly by blackouts .
Now the state has mandated electric cars , cooking and heating .
No more natural gas .
How its legislators expect to generate all that extra electricity and avoid more blackouts , no one knows .
Families , factories , hospitals , schools and businesses used to paying 7 , 9 or 11 cents per kilowatt-hour for 24/7/365 electricity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Under the GND , you ’ ll be paying 14 , 18 , 22 cents per kWh , as they do in green US states – or even 35 US cents per kWh , as they do in Germany .
You ’ ll also be using twice as much electricity , and probably experiencing repeated power interruptions .
Get used to having electricity when it ’ s available , rather than when you need it , however “ essential ” your business services or family needs might be .
How you will survive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether you will join the ranks of those who must choose between heating and eating , is anyone ’ s guess .
A week of cloudy weather will really reduce solar output – and wind turbines generate roughly zero electricity on the hottest and most frigid days .
Be careful where you live or need to recharge your EV .
As to all those electric vehicles , a basic $ 39,000 Model 3 Tesla sedan has a battery module that weighs some 1,200 pounds and gets around 250 miles on a charge .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or AC , don ’ t take long family trips , and don ’ t get caught in a blizzard , or a traffic jam trying to escape a roaring forest fire .
How many tons of batteries a bus , semi-truck or mining excavator would require , where you ’ d put them , and how many hours a day you ’ d waste recharging them , are other important considerations .
Perhaps Mr. Biden or Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has the answers .
The Obama Administration sent a heavily armed SWAT team into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Species Act violation .
Democrats refuse to condemn BLM and Antifa mob violence , arson and looting .
How a Biden-Harris-AOC Deep State and its allies might respond to organized or even spontaneous resistance to Green New Deal dictates and impacts is pretty easy to imagine .
So is their response to cities , counties and states declaring themselves “ sanctuaries ” to GND or gun control decrees .
Keep in mind , too : This entire GND energy , economic and living standards “ transformation ” is being justified by claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ ongoing ravages of climate change.
” It ’ s all a gigantic Climate Hustle .
There is no climate emergency .
Humans can not control Earth ’ s climate and weather .
Fossil fuel emissions have negligible effects .
Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant ; it is the miracle molecule that makes plant , human and animal life possible .
Climate change and extreme weather have been “ real ” throughout history .
What we are seeing today is in no way unprecedented .
Green New Dealers would bring us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain for no gain – except that they would get more money , power and control .


climatedepot--2020-10-06--‘SCIENTISTS SAY SO’: Watch: MORANO ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE, COVID LOCKSTEP – Includes Climate Hustle 2

‘SCIENTISTS SAY SO’: Watch: MORANO ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE, COVID LOCKSTEP – Includes Climate Hustle 2 clips – Warns of medical dictatorship

It ’ s not a dystopian prediction of the future , but the present .
Unelected health bureaucrats and radical @ @ @ @ @ a diabolical effort to exploit the Coronavirus lockdowns ; the greatest advancement of state power @ @ @ @ @ .
Climate change and COVID-19 are inextricably linked as they both share the same solution @ @ @ @ @ masses by expert fiat .
Only they know what ’ s good for you , @ @ @ @ @ common good .
You must listen because scientists say so !
Joining us today to @ @ @ @ @ ( yes vaping ) is Marc Morano , the world ’ s number one climate @ @ @ @ @ of hysterical science , and denier of the prophecies of climate doom .
Hear about @ @ @ @ @ Hustle 2 : Rise of the Climate Monarchy ” and learn why he thinks you @ @ @ @ @ climate without talking about COVID .
Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com .
This episode is @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-06--UK PM Boris Johnson Announces 200% Rise in Electricity Prices With Offshore Wind Mandates

London , 6 October : Ignoring clear evidence that the underlying economics of renewables are disastrous , the Prime Minister has today committed the UK to a further expansion of offshore wind power by 2030 , with frightening implications for electricity prices , which would have to treble to pay the real costs .
This is not only economically foolish , but incoherent climate policy since today ’ s decision will ensure that other low emission goals , such as the electrification of vehicles and domestic heating , become unaffordable for most Britons .
Despite the wind industry ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extremely expensive way of generating electricity .
Meeting the Prime Minister ’ s target will actually increase current costs still further because of the need to build turbines in deeper water with much higher operating costs .
In addition , the hidden costs of integrating high levels of intermittent wind generation into the electricity system add at least 50 % to the direct costs of the wind fleet .
This rash and misconceived pledge throws any prospect of post-Covid and post-Brexit recovery into desperate jeopardy .
With the prospect of much higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money into any UK manufacturing or related businesses with above average electricity consumption .
The implications for net employment are also devastating .
Subsidy may create some soft UK jobs in the wind industry , and many more in China and the Middle East where wind turbines are made , but will not offset the loss of real UK jobs in other businesses that are no longer viable because of high energy costs .
The net effect for the UK will be severely negative .
“ The PM ’ s pledge is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kick in the teeth for ordinary families and businesses who will have to pay a heavy price .
Islington will be cheering , but the Red Wall will be spitting .
”


climatedepot--2020-10-07--Climate event attribution research being used as stealth advocacy – ‘Can be used to help people sue

Climate event attribution research being used as stealth advocacy – ‘Can be used to help people sue greenhouse gas emitters’ & getting govt’s ‘to start changing their policies’

Yahoo Finance : Supercomputers , simulations , and the new science of extreme weather attribution Excerpt : Dr. Friederike Otto and the World Weather Attribution team studied Harvey and determined that climate change made the rainfall more intense , causing between 12 % and 22 % more water to drop on Houston and its surrounding area .
It ’ s a relatively new science , determining “ whether and to what extent anthropogenic — so human-induced — climate change alters the likelihood and intensity of extreme weather events , ” Otto told Digital Trends .
In her new book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Storms , and the New Science of Climate Change , she explains how the World Weather Attribution project began and how its attribution reports can be used to help people sue greenhouse gas emitters .
If climate change made a heatwave three times more likely , then people can start looking at companies or institutions that caused the greenhouse gases of that event and try to hold them accountable .
Though one such lawsuit was already dismissed , Otto thinks attribution reports are a crucial piece in getting governments to start changing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Science philosopher Karl Popper debunks AGW attribution : Science ‘ must be falsifiable ; & in so far as it is not falsifiable , it does not speak about reality ’ – “ It seems like nowadays just about every meteorological phenomenon is a result of global warming .
Whether it be temperatures , temperatures , , earthquakes or even , climate change is always the answer , and the majority of these conclusions are drawn with sparing evidence , if any .
Meanwhile , any skepticism or dissenting opinion regarding these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when in reality , it is quite the opposite.
” … .
In its simplest sense , science is the formulation of hypotheses and the evaluation of said hypotheses through observation , experimentation or a mixture of both .
What distinguishes science from pseudoscience , though , is whether or not these hypotheses can be disproven as well as proven , a trait known as falsifiability .
According to , one of the most influential philosophers of science in the past millennium , “ In so far as a scientific statement speaks about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in so far as it is not falsifiable , it does not speak about reality.
” In context , the field of astrology — the study of the divine effect of the positions of celestial bodies on our lives — is pseudoscience because it violates this rule .
A Brief Journey into the Dark Art of Rapid Extreme Weather Attribution Pielke Jr. : Three Rules For Accepting Climate Extreme Weather ‘ Event Attribution ’ Studies Rule Number One : Any model used in an event attribution study to quantify a linkage ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specific extreme event should also produce accurate historical climate trends associated with the relevant phenomena .
The claim that rainfall from Hurricane Florence was boosted 50 % by climate change should have raised immediate doubts because observations have not shown an increase in rainfall related to landfalling hurricanes .
Any event attribution study that can not accurately replicate historical trends using the same model and methods is clearly fatally flawed… Rule Number Two : All event attribution studies should be preregistered , which means “ committing to analytic steps without advance knowledge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be made transparent in advance of any event attribution study and submitted to an independent registry… Rule Number Three : All event attribution studies should integrate their findings with the traditional approach to detection and attribution of the IPCC .
Event attribution studies often result is what is called “ attribution without detection.
” … Individual event attribution studies are here to stay .
They fill a strong demand in advocacy and in politics .
Meeting such demand should be fully compatible with basic standards of scientific quality .
For event attribution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ degree of rigor they should ( 1 ) demonstrate consistency with historical observations , ( 2 ) be the product of preregistered studies , and ( 3 ) be fully integrated with the conventional methodologies of the IPCC .
Until event attribution studies meet these basic rules , they will better serve purposes of advocacy rather than science .


climatedepot--2020-10-07--Watch: Jane Fonda says ‘COVID is God’s gift to the Left’

Via Free Beacon : Jane Fonda , a Biden campaign surrogate known for fraternizing with enemy soldiers during the Vietnam War , called the coronavirus “ God ’ s gift to the Left.
” “ I just think that COVID is God ’ s gift to the Left , ” Fonda said .
“ That ’ s a terrible thing to say .
I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us , but it has ripped the band-aid off who [ Trump ] is and what he stands for and what is being done to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country.
” She described the coronavirus pandemic as an “ existential crossroads ” for humanity to address issues like climate change .
“ What a great gift , what a tremendous opportunity , we are so lucky , we have to use it with every ounce of intelligence and courage and wherewithal we have , ” she added .
Fonda appeared alongside vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and the Biden campaign in a virtual event in September .
Harris promoted the event by saying that veterans “ sacrifice so much for our nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both while on active duty and after.
” Watch : Morano on Fox & Friends : Interviews Jane Fonda before her arrest at U.S. Capitol climate protest – She refuses copy of his book Jane Fonda : ‘ Climate change guarantees that COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic we will see ’ Hollywood Stars Demand ‘ Radical Transformation ‘ Of World To Stop ‘ Ongoing Ecological Catastrophe ’ – Urge No ‘ Return To Normal ‘ After Covid Hollywood Celebrities warn against ‘ the pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ message are several high-profile actors , including Robert De Niro , Madonna , Cate Blanchett , Barbra Streisand , Jane Fonda , Juliette Binoche , Ralph Fiennes , Eva Green , Adam Driver , Penélope Cruz , Willem Defoe and Joaquin Phoenix .
The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis : the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat .
Unlike a pandemic , however severe , a global ecological collapse will have immeasurable consequences .
We therefore solemnly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us as citizens – to leave behind the unsustainable logic that still prevails and to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals , values , and economies .
The pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself : that of plants , that of animals , and that of a great number of human beings .
Pollution , climate change , and the destruction of our remaining natural zones has brought the world to a breaking point .
For these reasons , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is unthinkable to “ go back to normal.
” ‘ Fantastic ’ for the climate : Activists See Coronavirus Lockdowns As Dress Rehearsal for ‘ Climate Emergency ’ – Special Report Climate Depot ’ s Marc Morano : “ If you like living under the coronavirus fears and government-mandated lockdowns , then you ’ ll love living your life under a ‘ climate emergency ’ .
” Gates/Soros/Ford Foundation-funded Professor floats idea of ‘ climate lockdown ’ with bans on red meat , ‘ extreme ’ energy limits Mariana Mazzucato warns that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do capitalism differently ’ … “ Under a ‘ climate lockdown , ’ governments would limit private-vehicle use , ban consumption of red meat , and impose extreme energy-saving measures , while fossil-fuel companies would have to stop drilling , ” she said .
“ To avoid such a scenario , we must overhaul our economic structures and do capitalism differently.
” … Prof. Mazzucato ’ s article appeared on Project Syndicate , billed as “ the world ’ s opinion page ” and funded by , among others , billionaires Bill Gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her research has been funded by the Ford Foundation , the Institute for New Economic Thinking , and Mr. Soros ’ s philanthropy , the Open Society Foundations .
Morano : “ When COVID came along and the entire world went into a grip of fear and immediately started locking down , everything the climate activists had been demanding almost happened almost overnight , ” Climate Depot ’ s Marc Morano said in an email .
“ In short , the COVID lockdown is a trial run for the climate lockdown.
” … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to waste , ” said Mr. Morano , who released last week the film “ Climate Hustle 2.
” “ They ’ re calling for a socialist great reset against capitalism .
They ’ re going to try to morph climate and COVID together and you ’ re going to go from a COVID lockdown to a climate lockdown.
” # MeToo Double Standard ?
Jane Fonda ’ s long embrace makes male news anchor visibly uncomfortable – Fonda affectionately touched him to demonstrate how she would seduce Trump on climate Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anchor Bruce Johnson looks off into the distance during an interview with actress Jane Fonda as she shows him how she would attempt to seduce President Trump into accepting “ climate change.
” Fonda scooted over closer on the sofa to Johnson and wrapped her arm around him .