climatedepot--2020-12-14--UN’s call for ‘climate emergency’ is an invitation to misery in developing countries

UN Cheif Gueterres insisted that , “ the recovery from COVID-19 presents an opportunity to set our economies and societies on a green path in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
” He is not alone in suggesting a marriage of COVID-19 recovery stimulus and green energy transition .
The World Economic Forum ’ s Great Reset program suggests the same , with global leaders like Justin Trudeau already endorsing it .
The UN has called for world leaders to declare a climate emergency .
For hundreds of million in the developing world this agenda is threatening continuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency ( as per UN ’ s emission reduction requirements ) will dent the developmental goals and increase energy prices .
Besides , it will also result in the tax payers funded transition to a less reliable energy system , a recipe for a potential economic collapse .
A precursor to the 2021 COP26 meeting in the UK Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit to mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement , UN chief Antonio Guterres implored , “ Today , I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carbon neutrality is reached.
” He further clarified that , UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed 11.6 billion pounds of UK ’ s overseas aid to support green technology .
Pakistan ’ s prime minister Imran Khan pledged not to build any new coal plants in the country .
Support for the UN leader ’ s call also came from the Chinese President Xi Jinping .
He said China will cut down carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65 % by 2030 , in comparison to 2005 .
Given its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empoweree of fossil fuel technology in other developing countries , it remains to be seen how President Xi will reconcile his 65 % commitment with Beijing ’ s fossil ambitions and energy intensive industries .
Speaking at the same event ( virtually ) , the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will reduce emission intensity by 21 % in comparison to the 2005 levels .
Earlier this year , Modi had indicated that the country is aiming to reduce carbon footprint by 30 % to 35 % and increasing the use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadline for the same .
Even as per its ambitious scenario to reduce emissions , India will not be able to achieve a 45 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2010 levels without compromising on its aggressive energy policy that has enabled the country to achieve an energy surplus in recent years .
Studies on the relationship between GDP and energy growth indicate that “ It is very difficult to reconcile reductions in carbon dioxide emissions with continued economic growth , especially in poor and medium rich countries , ” as most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes from fossil fuels .
A call for 45 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emission will be suicidal for the energy sectors in the developing world , most of which depend on coal , oil , and Natural gas .
84 % of the world ’ s primary energy comes from Fossil fuels ( 2019 ) and just 11 % coming from Renewables .
Though the share of fossil fuels in global energy consumption may appear to be reducing by a small margin each year , the absolute value of consumption keeps increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of renewable technology globally , the year-on-year change in primary energy consumption value for both renewable and fossil sources were almost the same in 2019 , i.e.
, an increase consumption of around 960 TWh for both the sources .
The actual fossil fuel consumption has technically increased and will continue to increase in future , as developing economies are vary of falling back in the dark ages of energy poverty .
Developing nation ’ s precaution with green transition has a reason .
Gueterres claimed that “ Renewable energy is getting less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the claim is disputed , at least as per the current state of renewable technology , their backup mechanisms , and the evidence from the existing green grids .
Data from renewable energy dominated states like California and from countries like Germany and UK , show that excessive investment and dependency on renewable energy has actually resulted in increased electricity prices .
Renewable energy like wind and solar , which in many instances is installed with subsidies from taxpayer ’ s money , ends up charging the taxpayer more for their electricity use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once but twice .
Gueterres insisted that , “ the recovery from COVID-19 presents an opportunity to set our economies and societies on a green path in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
” He is not alone in suggesting a marriage of COVID-19 recovery stimulus and green energy transition .
The World Economic Forum ’ s Great Reset program suggests the same , with global leaders like Justin Trudeau already endorsing it .
Developing countries are unlikely to join this call for green transition , despite Xi ’ s tall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to become the most populous country in the world by 2030 and it will have to risk millions of poor people falling back into the extreme poverty category if it were to amend its commitments to Paris agreement as per Gueterres ’ suggestions .
With COVID-19 lockdowns adversely impacting the country ’ s economy ( a negative growth in GDP and a long road to arrive at pre-COVID-19 levels ) , it is unlikely that the country ’ s leadership will commit to any significant CO2 reduction targets before the COP26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Economic Survey 2018-2019 categorically stated , “ While there has been a tremendous increase in renewable energy capacity , fossil fuels , especially coal , would continue to remain an important source of energy.
” The survey added , “ Further , considering the intermittency of renewable power supply , unless sufficient technological breakthrough in energy storage happens in the near future , it is unlikely that thermal power can be easily replaced as the main source of energy for a growing economy such as India.
” This is likely the reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadline for India ’ s proposed 30-35 % reduction in emissions .
India had recently doubled its mining exploration activity by implementing about 400 new projects .
The mining sector is considered important to the country ’ s ambition to become a USD 5 Trillion economy .
According to India ’ s Central Electricity Authority , 50 % of India ’ s electricity generation in 2030 will continue to come from coal .
Despite the heightened focus on emission reduction commitments , the elephant in the room has been the science used for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During his speech , Gueterres asked “ Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency ?
” Well he may be right !
This is indeed a “ dramatic ” emergency , not a scientific one !
If we were to assess the key indicators that determine quality of life , it is evident that many of those metrics have improved drastically since the industrial revolution , despite the contrasting storyline portrayed in the mainstream media .
Life expectancy ( age to which a new born baby is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drinking water , access to affordable and reliable electricity , access to nutritious food at affordable prices , agricultural crop productivity per acre and farmer incomes are some of the key metrics that show us that the world has improved a lot , especially in the past 3 decades .
We are not in a climate emergency !
The only reasoning provided for a future climate catastrophe is the temperature projections from computer climate models , collectively known as CMIP ( Coupled Model Intercomparison Project ) .
The UN uses the most recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) to frame climate policy decisions and the mainstream media and academic institutions regard these models as the gold standard in climate forecasting .
The models are designed to forecast future temperatures , based on greenhouse gas emission scenarios .
This is how the UN predicts future temperatures and the reason why Gueterres has called for an emission reduction .
But the models are hypersensitive to emissions and thus have been faulty since inception .
Recent research has shown “ that climate models overstate atmospheric warming ” .
The warming projected by these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5 times faster than the actual temperature observations on ground .
Even if the developing nations refuse to commit to UN ’ s carbon neutrality initiative , there won ’ t be a significant impact on the climate .
So , the call by Gueterres is not only pseudo-scientific in its climate assumptions but also dependent on unreliable and unaffordable green energy .
The call for emission reduction will be economically damaging and to severe extent in the developing countries .
Moreover , it completely excludes the possibility of economies becoming more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more resilient , thus be developed enough to adapt to climatic challenges .
The prescribed reduction mechanisms and the war on fossil fuels could actually stifle their ability to mitigate and adapt to future temperature changes .
It will be interesting to see how Xi , Modi and others in developing world put their commitments into practice , and how it will impact the current energy forecasts which project an increasing reliance on fossil fuel in their respective economies .


climatedepot--2020-12-14--If you Thought Climate Grief was Strange, Meet the ‘Climate Grief’ Therapists

If someone is no longer able to function due to their “ pre-traumatic ” climate grief , a plethora of therapists are offering therapies ranging from “ The Great Turning , ” a societal transformation from an industrial , growth , and consumer-based society to a more equitable and sustainable one , to collapse-transcendence ( fostering psycho-social-spiritual-cultural shifts to accept and live through collapse with some composure and stability ) .
From disasters and social disruptions to existential concerns , climate distress groups may not only provide much-needed support to patients but may also help psychiatry ’ s public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and complex challenges to the mental health and wellness of individuals and communities .
The need for interventions at a global scale increasingly leads mental health providers to look toward large group interventions .
This article outlines a number of the more popular group approaches .
It informs psychiatrists about the climate distress groups that our patients may access and advances our understanding of these groups ’ methods , which may help psychiatry ’ s own public health response .
The Work That Reconnects ( TWTR ) is an approach developed by Joanna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a “ transformative learning process.
” 9 TWTR incorporates aspects of deep ecology , systems theory , eco-psychology , Buddhism , and activism .
… Instead of turning away from the problem , group members reframe and honor their feelings , and then develop fresh perspectives intended to bring about “ The Great Turning , ” a societal transformation from an industrial , growth , and consumer-based society to a more equitable and sustainable one .
The Deep Adaptation Forum was developed by Jem Bendell , PhD , after the publication of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy , ” 12 which went viral .
Deep Adaptation ( DA ) positions itself outside of mainstream work on climate adaptation in that it assumes inevitable societal breakdown and collapse due to climate change and intentionally challenges the idea that hope should be part of climate change adaptation .
DA seeks to develop so-called collapse-readiness ( ie , creating an equitable system for distribution of life essentials such as food , water , energy , and health care ) and collapse-transcendence ( fostering psycho-social-spiritual-cultural shifts to accept and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stability ) .

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climatedepot--2020-12-14--Science Crushes Rolling Stone’s Claimed Link Between COVID & Climate

Rolling Stone this week added its voice to a number of media outlets , like Phys.org and Business Insider , falsely asserting a connection between climate change and COVID-19 .
In reality , if a modestly warming Earth has any impact on viruses and pandemics , it is to make them less likely and less severe .
In the article , “ How Climate Change Is Ushering in a New Pandemic Era , ” the author writes , “ [ a ] warming world is expanding the range of deadly diseases and risking an explosion of new zoonotic pathogens from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ticks.
” The article is long on assertions , touching anecdotes , and personal stories but short on facts and scientific evidence .
Transmissible diseases like the flu and the coronavirus are far more prevalent and deadly during the late-fall , winter , and early spring , when the weather is cold and damp , rather than in the summer months when it is warm and dry .
That is the primary reason that flu season runs from fall through early spring , and then peters out .
Similarly , colds are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the summer , as well .
Historically , we know that the Black Plague arose and ran rampant in Europe and elsewhere during the Little Ice Age .
Chapter 7 of the Non-governmental International Panel on Climate Change ’ s report of Climate Change Reconsidered : Biological Impacts details the results of dozens of peer-reviewed studies and reports showing premature deaths from illness and disease are far more prevalent during colder seasons and colder climate eras rather than during warmer seasons and warmer climate eras .
In 2010 , BBC health correspondent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK ’ s Office of National Statistics from 1950 through 2007 and found , “ For every degree the temperature drops below 18C [ 64 degrees Fahrenheit ] , deaths in the UK go up by nearly 1.5 percent.
” U.S .
Interior Department analyst Indur Goklany studied official U.S. mortality statistics and found similar results .
According to official U.S. mortality statistics , an average of 7,200 Americans die each day during the months of December , January , February , and March , compared to 6,400 each day during the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published in Southern Medical Journal in 2004 , W. R. Keatinge and G. C. Donaldson noted , “ Cold-related deaths are far more numerous than heat-related deaths in the United States , Europe , and almost all countries outside the tropics , and almost all of them are due to common illnesses that are increased by cold.
” More recently , in a study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet in 2015 , researchers examined health data from 384 locations in 13 countries , accounting for more than 74 million deaths—a huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclusions .
The researchers found cold weather , directly or indirectly , killed 1,700 % more people than hot weather .
No , that is not a typo – 1,700 % more people die from cold temperatures than warm or hot temperatures .
And Rolling Stone ’ s assertion that climate change will cause vector-borne diseases to spread to new regions is refuted by the vast body of scientific literature detailed in Chapter Four of Climate Change Reconsidered II : Fossil Fuels .
Studies from throughout the world repeatedly find any link between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dengue fever , West Nile virus , and other vector-borne diseases , are either grossly overstated or outright false .
For example , a 2010 study in the peer-reviewed science journal Nature : compared historical and contemporary maps of the range and incidence of malaria and found endemic/stable malaria is likely to have covered 58 % of the world ’ s land surface around 1900 but only 30 % by 2007 .
They report , ‘ even more marked has been the decrease in prevalence within this greatly reduced range , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in over two-thirds of the current range of stable transmission.
’ They write , ‘ widespread claims that rising mean temperatures have already led to increases in worldwide malaria morbidity and mortality are largely at odds with observed decreasing global trends in both its endemicity and geographic extent.
’ Also , in a 2008 article in the Malaria Journal , Pasteur Institute of Paris professor Paul Reiter wrote : “ Simplistic reasoning on the future prevalence of malaria is ill-founded ; malaria is not limited by climate in most temperate regions , nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all cases , ‘ new ’ malaria at high altitudes is well below the maximum altitudinal limits for transmission , [ continuing ] future changes in climate may alter the prevalence and incidence of the disease , but obsessive emphasis on ‘ global warming ’ as a dominant parameter is indefensible ; the principal determinants are linked to ecological and societal change , politics and economics.
” The COVID-19 pandemic is scary enough without pop-media outlets like Rolling Stone hyping unwarranted fears of a link to climate change .
Rolling Stone should stick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ music and pop culture .
When it comes to science , Rolling Stone is about as knowledgeable and authoritative as Madonna .


climatedepot--2020-12-14--Expert On Germany’s Green Energy Policy: ‘We Are Threatened With A Dramatic Loss Of Prosperity’

Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt was interviewed by the Hamburger Abendblatt on a new book he co-authored : “ Unerwünschte Wahrheiten : Was Sie über den Klimawandel wissen sollten “ ( Unwanted Truths : What You Have To Know About Climate Change ) .
He warns that Germany ’ s energy policy of transitioning to renewable energies could lead to a “ dramatic loss of prosperity ” .
The interview appeared on December 11 , 2020 : What follows are some excerpts : Former Environment Senator Vahrenholt : “ We are threatened with a loss of prosperity “ ABENDBLATT : With solar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficiency gains are possible .
VAHRENHOLT : That ’ s true with solar energy , when I think back to my first solar cells at Shell .
We can produce electricity for a few cents at sunny sites , and the drop in cost is not as significant with wind .
But that doesn ’ t solve the problem of intermediate storage , which becomes unaffordable with the amount that needs to be stored .
ABENDBLATT : Do you have something against renewable energies ?
VAHRENHOLT : No , not at all – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photovoltaics at Shell , wind power at Repower .
RWE Innogy ’ s first offshore plant in the North Sea bears my name : Fritz .
But I would never have thought of making such a fluctuating energy the sole source of electricity , heat and mobility.
” ABENDBLATT : What should be done , in your view ?
VAHRENHOLT : If the situation is as dramatic as they always say , I wonder why we don ’ t rethink it over .
Why aren ’ t we willing to think about capturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why do we refuse to look at new nuclear energy technologies with an open mind ?
Even the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considers them an alternative .
But we don ’ t want to see it .
VAHRENHOLT : Yes , but she is driven by public sentiment .
That ’ s what her about-face on nuclear power showed .
On the subject of deindustrialization , we ’ re with your party – the SPD .
VAHRENHOLT : Unfortunately , the SPD no longer has its clientele in mind .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ green urban crowd .
But the employees in the steel , chemical or car industry have been lost from sight .
The little people will now be punished with a CO2 tax starting in January .
It will cost the average household 270 euros in the first year , and this amount is set to rise further and further to over 600 euros .
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climatedepot--2020-12-14--‘Useful idiots’: Western environmentalists are being controlled and used by the communist regime in

‘Useful idiots’: Western environmentalists are being controlled and used by the communist regime in China

“ Like all western NGOs , green groups are only allowed to operate in China so long as they bite their tongues and toe the party line .
But Beijing is also able to influence their behaviour through funding bodies like Energy Foundation China , a US-based body that distributes money from American billionaire foundations.
” This two-pronged approach means that western greens have effectively become mouthpieces for President Xi .
“ They praise the scale of Chinese ambition on climate change , while paying lipservice in criticizing China ’ s massive coal expansion .
Meanwhile , the greens turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China does not honour its international agreements and has no intention of reducing fossil fuel consumption , quite the opposite .
While the world has awakened to China ’ s abuses , western environmentalists are silent , ” says Adams .
“ China plays them as useful idiots.
” Western environmentalists are giving cover to Beijing says new report London , 11 December : Western environmentalists are being controlled and used by the communist regime in China , states a new report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation .
According to author Patricia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , Beijing has coopted western environmental groups through a combination of sticks and carrots .
“ Like all western NGOs , green groups are only allowed to operate in China so long as they bite their tongues and toe the party line .
But Beijing is also able to influence their behaviour through funding bodies like Energy Foundation China , a US-based body that distributes money from American billionaire foundations.
” This two-pronged approach means that western greens have effectively become mouthpieces for President Xi .
“ They praise the scale of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paying lipservice in criticizing China ’ s massive coal expansion .
Meanwhile , the greens turn a blind eye to the obvious ; China does not honour its international agreements and has no intention of reducing fossil fuel consumption , quite the opposite .
While the world has awakened to China ’ s abuses , western environmentalists are silent , ” says Adams .
“ China plays them as useful idiots.
” The Red and the Green : China ’ s Useful Idiots ( pdf )


climatedepot--2020-12-14--UN Climate Ambition Summit Falls Flat – ‘World is in danger of missing Paris climate target’

Lots of ambitious promises of action by 2050 , but not a lot of detailed plans .
World is in danger of missing Paris climate target , summit is warned Minister tells more than 80 world leaders that not enough is being done The world is still not on track to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement , the UK ’ s business secretary Alok Sharma warned , after a summit of more than 70 world leaders on the climate crisis ended with few new commitments on greenhouse gas emissions .
He said progress had been made at the Climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the UN and France , marking five years since the Paris accord was adopted .
More than 80 world leaders including China ’ s Xi Jinping , the European commission president Ursula von der Leyen , and Pope Francis urged swifter action on the climate crisis .
But while Xi reaffirmed China ’ s target of net-zero emissions by 2060 , he gave few new details of reductions in the next decade .
India also disappointed observers when the prime minister , Narendra Modi , vowed to “ exceed expectations ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indian independence in 2047 , but made no pledge on coal production .
The US was not represented , as Donald Trump ’ s administration shunned the meeting , but president-elect Joe Biden issued a statement promising to hold a major event on the climate in his first 100 days in office .
Countries including Australia , Brazil , Russia and Saudi Arabia were excluded from speaking at the summit as they failed to come forward with strong new commitments .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--Skeptical Coalition of Climate Scientists Presents its New Leadership – Dr. Will Happer to head

“ Unalarmed ” Coalition of Climate Scientists Presents its New Leadership Statistician and Ecologist Step Down , Geologist…GREENIE WATCH / by JR / 6hIs this article about sustainable development ?
YESNO “ Unalarmed ” Coalition of Climate Scientists Presents its New Leadership Statistician and Ecologist Step Down , Geologist and Physicist Step Up December 14 , Arlington VA – The CO2 Coalition , a research center made up of 60 leading climate scientists , energy engineers , and economists , is changing its leadership as the Biden administration prepares to take office .
The Coalition informs the general public and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fuels and their carbon dioxide emissions on the environment , the economy , and public health , and the negative impact of mandates for expensive and unreliable wind and solar power .
Executive director Caleb Stewart Rossiter and chair Patrick Moore have completed two-year terms and will be replaced in January by Gregory Wrightstone and Will Happer .
Dr. Rossiter is a former professor of climate statistics and mathematical modeling ; Dr. Moore was a founder of Greenpeace and one of the first scientists to earn a Ph.D. in the field of ecology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , contesting UN claims of future climate catastrophe based on computer models .
They cited , instead , current UN climate data showing no increases in rates of extreme weather , sea-level rise , or extinctions of species .
Incoming executive director Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist with experience in fracking in Pennsylvania , and is also the author of a best-selling book exposing climate alarm , Inconvenient Facts .
New chair Will Happer , one of America ’ s leading physicists , served as President Trump ’ s top climate adviser on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an emeritus professor of physics at Princeton and is the inventor of the sodium guide star that is widely used in astronomy .
He also led the Department of Energy ’ s research office under President George H. W. Bush .
Dr. Happer recently published a White Paper debunking the methane scare .
He and his coauthor , W.A .
van Wijngaarden , a distinguished laser scientist at York University in Canada , showed why methane emissions have only one-tenth of the warming potential of the already minimal forcing from carbon dioxide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the outgoing executive director and chair , issued this statement : “ We are proud of the CO2 Coalition ’ s record of bringing science and economics to bear in the fight against energy policies that damage grid reliability and raise prices .
Science shows that there is no climate crisis being driven by emissions of CO2 , a mild warming gas and powerful plant food .
As one of our members , Rupert Darwall , reveals in his history of environmental scares , today ’ s call for deindustrialization based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier calls for deindustrialization based on fears that were eventually disproven .
Under the leadership of Gregory and Will , the Coalition will continue to inform the American people about the threat to the environment and the economy posed by the Green New Deal .
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climatedepot--2020-12-15--Stealth Green New Deal language being slipped into take-it-or-leave-it spending package

AEA Urges Senate and House Leaders to Reject “ Sense of Congress ” Nonsense Stealth Green New Deal language being slipped into take-it-or-leave-it spending package .
WASHINGTON DC ( December 14 , 2020 ) – The American Energy Alliance ( AEA ) , the country ’ s premier pro-consumer , pro-taxpayer , and free-market energy organization , sounded the alarm today on a proposed Sense of Congress resolution that if adopted , could cause a major disruption of America ’ s energy system .
AEA has obtained a page from a discussion draft dated December 13 at 5:28 PM that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Green New Deal-like energy legislation , H.R .
4447 , making it a “ Sense of Congress ” to call for 100 % of power demand to come from “ clean , renewable , or zero-emission ” energy sources .
Information around these terms , or how they would be implemented , appears to be left intentionally vague .
Putting Congress on record supporting 100 % renewables is a major statement of policy and it should not be tacked onto a massive spending bill with no discussion or debate warns AEA .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give the Secretary of Energy a blank check authorization from Congress to impose 100 % renewables .
Thomas Pyle , President of the American Energy Alliance , issued the following statement : “ While most Americans are eagerly looking for news about access to a COVID-19 vaccine , or juggling their expenses and schedules this holiday season , some unnamed Members of Congress are making a last-minute attempt to to sneak bad energy policy into a take-it-or-leave it spending bill before checking out for the year .
It ’ s shameful and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the House of Representatives and the Senate are negotiating behind closed doors to jam a a stealth Green New Deal provision into a massive year-end bill to fund the entire federal government .
Language uncovered in a “ discussion draft ” would give the Secretary of Energy the authority to effectively change the Department of Energy into the Department of Climate Policy .
A major policy shift and resulting disruption of America ’ s energy system should never occur as the result of a backroom deal to secure a legacy legislative item @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be fully transparent , debatable , and subject to amendment .
It ’ s no wonder that Americans are losing faith in their government institutions.
” For more information , see our latest blog : The Stealth Green New Deal


climatedepot--2020-12-15--The Socialists’ Plan for ‘Ecological Leninism’

The world is heating up and we face a global pandemic .
Neither of these assertions is to be questioned , says Malm .
“ Science ” tells us that they are true , and that is that .
What causes these problems ?
The answer , you will not be surprised to learn , is capitalism .
Marx long ago predicted that capitalism would collapse because capitalists , greedy for profit , would expand production to a greater extent than the market could absorb .
The revisionist Marxist Eduard Bernstein objected that capitalism had so far surmounted its crises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rosa Luxemburg , another heroic figure for Malm , had high hopes for future disaster .
Corona , Climate , Chronic Emergency : War Communism in the Twenty-First Century by Andreas Malm Verso , 2020 .
215 pages .
Some critics of the draconian lockdowns alleged to be needed to cope with covid-19 have claimed that these measures are merely preparatory steps to accustom Americans to centralized control .
Once the covid-19 hysteria dies down , we will face permanent restrictions to deal with “ climate change.
” These critics , and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find Corona of interest .
The author , Andreas Malm , a scholar of human ecology at the University of Lund , calls for using covid-19 and climate change as tools to promote a world socialist revolution .
Lenin and Trotsky are for him heroic figures , though he acknowledges they were far from flawless , and we can learn much to guide us through our current troubles from the “ war communism ” they instituted .
The world is heating up and we face a global pandemic .
Neither of these assertions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Science ” tells us that they are true , and that is that .
What causes these problems ?
The answer , you will not be surprised to learn , is capitalism .
Marx long ago predicted that capitalism would collapse because capitalists , greedy for profit , would expand production to a greater extent than the market could absorb .
The revisionist Marxist Eduard Bernstein objected that capitalism had so far surmounted its crises and hadn ’ t collapsed , but Rosa Luxemburg , another heroic figure for Malm , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And she turns out to be right .
The culprit is capitalist exploitation of nature .
Capitalists disturb rainforests and other areas with large numbers of animals .
This disturbs the animals found there , such as bats , causing them to flee elsewhere .
In doing so they spread pathogens all over the world .
“ If it weren ’ t for the economy operated by humans constantly assailing the wild , …destroying it with a zeal bordering on lust for extermination , these things wouldn ’ t happen .
The pathogens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They would be secure among their natural hosts .
But when these hosts are cornered , stressed , expelled and killed , they have two options : go extinct or jump.
” ( p. 35 ) Malm calls this lamentable state of affairs “ zoonotic spillover.
” It is thus a great mistake to contrast , as leftists unenlightened by Marxist dialectics often do , humanly caused climate change with natural catastrophes such as covid-19 .
( Remember , the scale and scope of these is not allowed to be questioned . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This comes about through stripping the rainforests and expelling carbon dioxide into the atmosphere .
The rise in temperature that results from the burning of fossil fuels also disturbs the pathogens ensconced in the forests .
Following Lenin , he asks , what is to be done ?
The answer does not lie in anarchism .
A stateless world may be a dream for the far future , but right now we require a strong state to curb the capitalist exploiters responsible for our woes .
Some find the anarchist theorist James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fault for his failure to respond to the exigencies of our current crisis .
It is not James Scott whom we need now but Lenin .
He realized that before the state can wither away , it must be strengthened to deal ruthlessly with the class enemy .
Lenin in his “ The Impending Catastrophe and How to Combat It , ” written in September 1917 , said that to combat Russia ’ s loss of territory and resources , the state should control the economy in the same way the belligerent powers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Here , then , was Lenin ’ s wager : to take measures already instituted by the warring states , step them up a notch , and deploy them against the drivers of catastrophe ” ( p. 127 , emphasis in original ) .
Readers of Mises will not fail to note that he too saw the central control of the German economy during the war as a way to establish socialism .
What we need now is “ war communism.
” Malm admits that “ this term leaves an acid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolsheviks committed no small amount of cruelty ” ( pp .
158–59 ) .
But contrary to anticommunist propaganda , war communism in one respect succeeded magnificently .
“ Having the Whites and the allied empires arrayed against them—zero fossil fuels versus all the reserves in the world—the Red Army won the war .
In this isolated respect , the period from late 1918 to late 1920 was the finest hour of the Soviet state ” ( p. 160 ) .
What would “ war communism ” be like for us now ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a velvet glove that conceals the iron fist .
He says , Malm says that “ the journey [ to an economy along ecological Leninist lines ] would obviously be fraught with danger .
A state thus expanded could…become bloated.
” ( p. 167 ) Nevertheless , he believes the risk worth taking .
It is best to leave Malm to his fantasies .
I prefer Murray Rothbard to Lenin , and I do not share Malm ’ s opinion that Theodor Adorno of the Frankfurt school was “ the greatest thinker of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--China Debuts ‘Ambitious’ Environmental Plan that Increases CO2 Emissions for a Decade

“ We aim to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 , ” Xi said , according to the state news agency Xinhua .
... “ Today , I wish to announce some further commitments for 2030 : China will lower its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65 percent from the 2005 level , ” he explained , “ increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 25 percent , increase the forest stock volume by 6 billion cubic meters from the 2005 level , and bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar power to over 1.2 billion kilowatts.
” Xi Jinping announces at weekend Climate Ambition Summit that China ( responsible for 28 % of global emissions ) will increase its carbon emissions til 2030 , but then `` aim '' to become carbon neutral by 2060 .
Media dubs this noncommittal plan `` ambitious . ''
https : //t.co/Kki19Omrup Chinese dictator Xi Jinping announced at this weekend ’ s Climate Ambition Summit that his nation , the world ’ s leading carbon dioxide emitter , would continue to increase carbon emissions through at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop doing so before then .
The Paris Agreement , a global climate change document to which China is a party , allows China to increase emissions while imposing onerous requirements to cut emissions on “ developed ” nations .
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement , signed by the Obama administration , in 2018 , but likely successor Joe Biden has vowed to re-sign the agreement immediately upon becoming president .
China regularly applauds itself as an environmentalist champion through its state media .
Yet , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst carbon emitter , China is responsible for widespread environmental destruction around the planet , including the destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea and the increasingly concerning overfishing of the Galápagos Islands , where Chinese ships are not legally allowed to fish .
The Climate Ambition Summit , a U.N. event , occurred online ; Xi addressed the summit from Beijing on Saturday night local time .
The dictator again made clear that China promised nothing on climate action before 2030 , a decade from his address .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 , ” Xi said , according to the state news agency Xinhua .
“ Today , I wish to announce some further commitments for 2030 : China will lower its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65 percent from the 2005 level , ” he explained , “ increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 25 percent , increase the forest stock volume by 6 billion cubic meters from the 2005 level , and bring its total installed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 1.2 billion kilowatts.
” Xi pressured the world to accept “ multilateralism ” as a solution to climate challenges and let no nation take its responsibilities upon itself without intervention .
“ In meeting the climate challenge , no one can be aloof and unilateralism will get us nowhere .
Only by upholding multilateralism , unity , and cooperation can we deliver shared benefits and win-win for all nations , ” Xi reportedly said .
“ China welcomes all countries ’ support for the Paris Agreement and their greater contribution to tackling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ new architecture of climate governance where every party does it part ” would save the earth .
Xi did not elaborate on which parties he expected to take on the leadership of the “ climate governance ” or who would enforce the “ multilateralism ” he deemed necessary .
Wang Wenbin , a spokesman for China ’ s Foreign Ministry , discussed Xi ’ s remarks with reporters Monday , praising Xi for adding “ a new historical context ” to “ global climate governance.
” “ President Xi ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position of seeking solidarity and promoting cooperation , ” Wang said , “ firmly supporting multilateralism and the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement , demonstrates China ’ s responsibility as a major country and will guide the sustained improvement of global climate governance.
” “ China is a solid contributor to the improvement of global climate governance , ” he concluded .
“ We are pleased to see that under the advocacy of China , the EU , the UN , and other parties , the international community has formed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change and accelerating global climate governance.
” “ China is a doer that honors its word and gets things done , ” he added in response to another question about the climate summit .
The state-run propaganda outlet Global Times celebrated Xi ’ s remarks as “ ambitious ” and a vow of “ concrete action.
” “ The measures are expected to become the greatest boon for the global fight against climate change , ” the Global Times claimed , “ which will consolidate the country ’ s leadership in tackling global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ experts ” told the Global Times that Xi ’ s remarks showed that China had “ intensified ” its fight to reduce climate emissions , though Xi reaffirmed the timeline that Chinese officials had agreed to following the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 .
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying reiterated that commitment to continue increasing emissions for a decade in September in a statement on Twitter , claiming — as state media did this weekend — that Xi had announced novel commitments .
The Global Times did note that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in carbon emissions “ before ” 2030 , but did not elaborate on what specific date would correspond to that .
The newspaper also claimed Xi ’ s remarks were an “ olive branch ” to Biden , who has vocally supported a U.S. return to the Paris climate agreement .
“ Under a Biden-Harris Administration , we will rejoin the Paris Agreement on day one and lead the world in the fight against climate change , ” Biden announced on Twitter on Saturday .
“ China took the initiative to deliver an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also become the most promising area for China and the U.S. — the world ’ s two largest emitters — to resume dialogue , ” the Global Times claimed , “ following months of escalating confrontation in geopolitics , trade and high-tech , according to analysts.
” The People ’ s Daily , the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party , celebrated Beijing ’ s “ great success ” in climate policy this weekend , citing the increased “ number of days with clean air ” in some Chinese cities .
Cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which affects the health and quality of life of residents .
China is responsible for 28 percent of the world ’ s carbon dioxide emissions , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists .
The figure represents nearly double the emissions of the second-largest emitter , America , which is responsible for 15 percent of the total .
The two are the only nations with double-digit emissions figures .
Unlike China , which has pledged to increase emissions , the United States has consistently decreased that number .
America has documented a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 , the former year being the last in which increases were recorded .
A large-scale transition from the use of coal to natural gas appears to be one of the most significant reasons for dwindling emissions rates .
As of November , the only nation among those remaining in the Paris Agreement making a good faith effort to honor its commitments is India , the world ’ s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter , according to the environmentalist coalition Climate Transparency .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--Where Is The Criticism Of China From Environmentalists? They are ‘fully compromised, if not bought a

Where Is The Criticism Of China From Environmentalists? They are ‘fully compromised, if not bought and paid for’ by China

You undoubtedly are aware that the international environmental movement has almost entirely been taken over and consumed by the climate change scare ; and you also can not help but be aware of the constant drumbeat of attacks by environmentalists on the U.S. government , particularly under President Trump , for its failure to reduce carbon emissions sufficiently to “ save the planet.
” At the same time , you are a reader of the Manhattan Contrarian .
Therefore , you know that China is not only not reducing its own carbon emissions , but instead has well more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( during which period U.S. emissions have declined modestly by about 15 % ) ; and today China is in the midst of a new round of massive expansion of its fossil fuel energy generation capacity , particularly with respect to the most carbon-intensive fuel , coal .
As quoted by me in a post just a couple of days ago , from the Global Energy Monitor , June 2020 : China currently has 249.6 gigawatts ( GW ) of coal-fired capacity under development ( 97.8 GW under construction and 151.8 GW in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over end-2019 ( 205.9 GW ) .
The amount of capacity under development ( 249.6 GW ) is larger than the [ entire ] coal fleets of the United States ( 246.2 GW ) or India ( 229.0 GW ) .
So then surely the major environmental organizations must be coming down hard on China ?
Wrong .
Indeed , many of them are full of praise for China for its “ climate leadership.
” Sure , China gives plenty of empty lip service to Western climate orthodoxy ; but could these environmentalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fooled by that , even as information as to China ’ s soaring emissions and hundreds of new coal plants is readily available ( if not widely publicized by the CCP ) ?
If you want some insight as to what is going on , a good place to start is a new report out from the Global Warming Policy Foundation by Patricia Adams titled “ The Red and Green : China ’ s Useful Idiots.
” ( Full disclosure : I am a member of the board — recently elected chairman !
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Ms. Adams documents how Beijing is able to use permission to operate in China as a lever to suppress any and all criticism of the regime : Following a 2017 law governing foreign NGOs , most foreign advocacy organisations .
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Prior to the NGO law , some 7000 foreign organisations operated in China .
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Fewer than 4 % of the 553 organizations that remain are what a Westerner would consider an environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s bidding .
As with other foreign organisations still permitted to operate in the country , green groups must be formally sponsored by a designated state agency or government department .
However , despite the name , the sponsor is not passive , but instead is responsible for monitoring and supervising the environmental groups ’ work , sometimes even working hand-in-glove with them on joint projects .
Supervision also includes ‘ regulatory talks ’ and inspections of premises .
Foreign NGOs are required to submit annual plans for projects and use of funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organisations must also agree to close supervision by the Ministry of Public Security .
Failure to comply with the provisions of the NGO law can result in seizure of assets , detention of staff , and a ban on future efforts to work in the country for five years , all without any recourse to appeal .
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With that background , let ’ s take a look at some recent statements by major environmental organizations about China ’ s record : • Environmental Defense Fund , “ Why China is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( current website ) : “ As the United States steps away from global climate leadership , China is stepping up .
EDF has been working there for more than 25 years , and now we ’ re helping the Chinese government launch a national system to control climate pollution .
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Fortunately , China is serious about climate action .
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Over the past two decades , EDF has helped China establish a variety of market-based incentives to cut emissions and strengthen enforcement of environmental laws .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that EDF has served as an advisor on China ’ s highest international advisory body on the environment , which reports directly to the Premier every year .
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By welcoming EDF ’ s expertise and launching its national carbon market , China is proving that it ’ s ready to tackle climate change.
” • Natural Resources Defense Council , “ Our Work > International > China ” ( current website ) : “ NRDC has been supporting China ’ s sustainable development by providing technical and legal expertise for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid 1990s , we have been collaborating with a wide range of Chinese and international partners to facilitate exchanges and learning , develop innovative policy tools , and introduce and demonstrate best practices in energy efficiency , clean energy , pollution controls , wildlife conservation , and low-carbon urbanization .
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Will China save the planet ?
As climate studies grow more urgent and the Trump administration continues to undermine climate action , all eyes are on the world ’ s biggest country .
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” • World Wildlife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news agency ) , October 1 , 2020 , “ China ’ s commitment to fighting climate change strong , important : WWF Int ’ l official ” : “ ‘ It is good to have China talking with the EU ( European Union ) and Canada trying to move this agenda forward , ’ Manuel Pulgar-Vidal , leader of WWF global climate and energy practice , told Xinhua in a recent interview .
Pulgar-Vidal , former Peruvian environment minister , said China ’ s commitment sends a strong message and could fill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaving by withdrawing from the 2015 Paris Agreement , the landmark deal to cut emissions of planet-warming gases.
” • Greenpeace , per spokesman Yixiu Wu , speaking ahead of a May 2017 summit held by Xi Jinping in connection with the “ Belt and Road Initiative , ” quoted in Climate Change News : “ Given that more than half of China ’ s outbound investment is in the energy and infrastructure sectors , the belt and road initiative is an opportunity for China to play a leading role in the transition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Prioritising sustainability will cement China ’ s legacy as it assumes a larger role on the global stage.
” Basically , every one of them is fully compromised , if not bought and paId for .
Just wondering if you ’ ve ever read a word in any mainstream source mentioning the lack of objectivity of these or any other major environmental groups .
Of course you haven ’ t .
I guess that , in order to not be able to see that something is wildly amiss here , it helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--Federal Reserve joins ‘international group of central banks’ in climate change fight

The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has formally joined an international group of central banks working to understand and reduce climate change risk , a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ .
... “ As we develop our understanding of how best to assess the impact of climate change on the financial system , we look forward to continuing and deepening our discussions with our NGFS colleagues from around the world , ” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a statement announcing the move .
WASHINGTON ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said on Tuesday it has formally joined an international group of central banks working to understand and reduce climate change risk , a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ .
The Fed ’ s membership in the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System ( NGFS ) comes after a yearlong collaboration , the Fed said .
It had been the only major global central bank besides the Reserve Bank of India that is not a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our understanding of how best to assess the impact of climate change on the financial system , we look forward to continuing and deepening our discussions with our NGFS colleagues from around the world , ” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a statement announcing the move .
For years , the Fed has stayed on the sidelines or behind the scenes as other central banks pushed to use their regulatory and research clout to mitigate the effects of global warming , including potentially abrupt price changes from climate-related disasters that could reverberate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been changing recently .
Last month , the Fed included climate change for the first time in its regular assessment of financial stability vulnerabilities .
Powell has said that making sure the financial system is “ resilient ” against risks , including climate change , fits with the Fed ’ s congressionally assigned mandates .
Climate change is a contentious political issue in the United States .
Republican President Donald Trump has called it a “ hoax , ” and he exited the Paris Accord that Democratic predecessor President Barack Obama had signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has said he will rejoin the climate pact .
The Fed ’ s decision will likely draw criticism from Republicans concerned that increased attention to the impact of climate change on the financial system could make it more difficult for oil and gas companies to access capital .
Last week , 47 Republican lawmakers wrote to Powell urging him not to join the group or implement climate-change stress test scenarios for banks .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--Will Trump’s EPA do anything about CO2 endangerment finding? ‘I don’t think so. That’s a huge issue,

Will Trump’s EPA do anything about CO2 endangerment finding? ‘I don’t think so. That’s a huge issue,’ says EPA chief Andrew Wheeler

EPA chief Andrew Wheeler : `` The Obama administration 's EPA almost solely focused on climate change .
And it 's important , we 've done enough we 've done four regulations to address climate change .
We 've actually enacted more than any other administration ever .
Our CAFE standard addresses climate change . ''
An Interview With EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler By Gabriella Hoffman Morano : “ Who can blame a judge ?
for blocking oil and gas drilling due to ‘ climate ’ – ‘ Trump admin .
has not challenged CO2 endangerment finding ’ – Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is inevitable – and what I mean by that is the George W. Bush administration did not push back or try to change anything , ” argues Marc Morano of Climate Depot .
“ They rubber-stamped United Nations reports and they never challenged the underpinning of this science that claims that our oil and gas are creating a climate catastrophe.
” Morano , Marc ( Climate Depot ) Morano says Barack Obama came into office and made it worse – and he contends the current administration needs to shoulder some blame as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not challenged the endangerment finding that the Obama administration implemented that says carbon dioxide is a danger to our atmosphere , ” says Morano , “ [ and ] the Trump administration has not yet appointed a presidential commission to reexamine the science.
” Because of that , Morano asks : “ Who can blame a judge ?
” “ It ’ s amazing more judges haven ’ t come to this ruling , ” he continues .
“ The time has come to officially start challenging the scientific claims of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and until that happens , I ’ m not even confident that , if this goes to the Supreme Court , it will go our way at this point .
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climatedepot--2020-12-15--Pope Francis pledges zero CO2 by 2050 at pro-abortion UN climate conference

VATICAN CITY , December 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — “ The moment has come for a change of direction , ” Pope Francis urged the world in a video to the U.N. virtual Climate Ambition summit on Saturday , before begging viewers not to “ rob the new generations of their hope in a better future.
” The summit , attended by numerous state leaders , was held to mark five years since the creation of the Paris Climate Agreement .
In his address , Francis promised that the “ Vatican City State is committed to reducing net @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be achieved by “ intensifying the efforts at environmental management that have already been in process for some years.
” Furthermore , he promised that the “ Holy See is committed to promoting education in integral ecology , ” explaining that this means that “ [ p ] olitical and technical measures must be united with an educational process that favors a cultural model of development and sustainability.
” Francis neglected to mention Jesus Christ , or anything remotely religious , in his appearance at the summit , instead basing his statements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the human being and the environment.
” “ Integral ecology ” is a term featured in Francis ’ s talks on climate change , most notably in his encyclical Laudato Si .
According to Francis , the idea behind an “ integral ecology ” is that we are “ interdependent on each other , as well as on our Mother Earth.
” Only by “ reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals ” can we “ recover a serene harmony with creation , ” since the “ environment is … on loan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it on to the next.
” The secretary general of the U.N. , António Guterres , also had some strong words to say at Saturday ’ s virtual summit .
He opened by warning that “ [ f ] ive years after Paris we are still not going in the right direction , ” in reference to the Paris Climate Agreement .
According to Guterres , “ commitments are not being met , ” leading to “ carbon dioxide levels [ being ] at record highs.
” “ If we don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3.0 degrees this century , ” Guterres lamented .
He went on to call “ on all leaders worldwide to declare a state of climate emergency in their countries until carbon neutrality is reached.
” Former vice president Joe Biden offered his full support to the summit , claiming that the “ United States will re-join the Paris Agreement on day one of [ his ] presidency ” and will convene with “ the leaders of major economies for a climate summit within [ his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Upon hearing of Biden ’ s plan to re-join the Paris Agreement , Guterres said : “ [ We ] look forward for a very active U.S. leadership in climate action from now on .
The United States is the largest economy in the world , it ’ s absolutely essential for our goals to be reached.
” The Paris Climate Agreement advances many moral evils , including abortion and contraception .
Within the agreement ’ s Sustainable Development Goals is a 2030 target to have achieved “ universal access to sexual and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a well known euphemism for abortion , contraception , and sterilization .
The United Nations Population Fund states that “ sexual and reproductive health ” includes access for all to “ the safe , effective , affordable and acceptable contraception method of their choice , ” which can include types of contraception that are abortifacient .
Voice of the Family have prepared a detailed and chilling report on the extent to which the Paris Agreement advances pro-abortion and pro-contraception agendas , often obscured by inoffensive language .
Notwithstanding the moral concerns regarding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still offers its full support to the accord , seemingly without qualification .


climatedepot--2020-12-15--Another Green Energy Company That Received Millions From Taxpayers Under Obama Has Gone Bankrupt

Another Green Energy Company That Received Millions From Taxpayers Under Obama Has Gone BankruptThe Daily Wire / by Ashe Schow / More than a decade since President Barack Obama took office and began handing out billions of taxpayer dollars to green energy companies , some of those companies are still filing for bankruptcy .
Most people will recognize the name Solyndra , which stands as the biggest example of Obama ’ s green-energy failure .
The company received more than half-a-billion dollars from taxpayers through the Obama administration ’ s massive stimulus bill in 2009 and filed for bankruptcy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an example of his stimulus ’ success – a green energy company that was helping the environment and creating construction jobs .
The company ’ s bankruptcy became its own example of Obama ’ s stimulus – taxpayer dollars going to pie-in-the-sky companies with the right political philosophy .
On Friday , The Wall Street Journal ’ s editorial board wrote about another failure from the Obama era , this one costing taxpayers as much as $ 510 million .
The company , Tonopah Solar Energy , operated the Crescent Dunes solar plant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million in guaranteed loans during the Obama administration .
Tonopah was granted a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan in early December .
“ The plan includes a settlement with the Department of Energy that leaves taxpayers liable for as much as $ 234.68 million in outstanding debt , but the total public cost is even higher .
Crescent Dunes also received an investment-tax credit , and the 2009 stimulus legislation allowed it to receive a cash payment in lieu of credit .
In 2017 the plant received more than $ 275.6 million from Treasury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it used to service its outstanding liabilities .
So taxpayers already gave Crescent Dunes cash to pay off its taxpayer-backed loans , ” the Journal reported .
As the Journal reported , Crescent Dunes said it could use molten salt to retain heat from the sun to produce steam and generate power 24 hours a day , instead of just when the sun was shining .
Those kinds of promises failed to get it financing from commercial lenders , but the Obama administration stepped in and provided the money .
To show just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration to the other , the Department of Energy kept propping up Crescent Dunes into the Trump administration .
As the Journal pointed out , the solar plant suffered from construction delays , equipment failures , and frequent outages .
It was expected “ to produce up to 482,000 megawatt hours every year , but the plant hasn ’ t produced that much energy in its lifetime.
” “ The Crescent Dunes failure shows again what happens when government invests in commercial ventures beyond its expertise for political purposes .
Scarce resources are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we could say the politicians have learned from failure , but the Biden Administration is coming to town promising much more of the same , ” the Journal concluded .
The only way taxpayers could recover up to $ 100 million is if Crescent Dunes can start operating again and meet its energy production and revenue milestones , which can ’ t possibly happen since the plant ’ s only purchaser , Nevada Energy , terminated its agreement with the plant .
And don ’ t expect another buyer to come along , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more expensive than other renewable-energy plants in the state .
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climatedepot--2020-12-16--Kevin Sorbo Reveals the Unsettling Truth Behind ‘Climate Change’ in New Documentary – Climate Hustle

Kevin Sorbo Reveals the Unsettling Truth Behind ‘Climate Change’ in New Documentary – Climate Hustle 2

Is the global warming alarmist agenda all part of the elite ’ s attempt to control the masses and create a new climate monarchy to rule over the working class ?
That ’ s the premise of CLIMATE HUSTLE 2 : RISE OF THE CLIMATE MONARCHY , an informative documentary that explores the unsettling truth and hypocrisy of the climate change agenda .
“ What ’ s great about this documentary is that it ’ s going to give a lot of bullet points for people to have a little more ammunition to fight back against all the people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coming to an end , ” Sorbo tells Movieguide® .
“ The reality is that there ’ s more polar bears [ now ] than there has been since we ’ ve been keeping count , and the polar ice caps are growing back just fine and they have been for over a decade , ” Sorbo said .
“ I also like to tell the tree huggers out there , ‘ Do you realize in North America , there are more trees now in North America than there were 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to play that card ; they love to live in and wallow in that world of misery.
” Despite the facts about the earth ’ s temperature and extreme weather patterns , CLIMATE HUSTLE 2 reveals the global warming alarmists ’ agenda to utterly destroy everyone who speaks out against them , including scientists .
Those in the movement often use fear tactics to manipulate the population into conforming to their agenda .
The reality is that the climate change movement is driven by money , power , control , and a twisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the climate change movement often target school-aged children to buy into their lies .
“ It comes down to public education , ” Sorbo said .
“ We can go through all different levels what ’ s going on in the country over the last 50 years , but the last 20 years , it just sort of expanded on themselves .
I never had teachers through grade school , junior high , high school , college , tell me how I should vote , or how I shouldn ’ t believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but now it ’ s all over the place , and it ’ s happening constantly .
The system got more brazen , more upfront about controlling your life and brainwashing you to believe one way .
If you look at the youth out there , if you ’ re under 30 years of age , you ’ re caught in that tide , and unfortunately , I think a lot of them , once they hit their 40s and 50s , they start to wake up and realize they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 : RISE OF THE CLIMATE MONARCHY is available for streaming .
Find out more about Sorbo at kevinsorbo.net .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Watch: Green Hypocrisy film – Exposes climate alarmism

Episode 4 of Green Hypocrisy explores so-called clean energy initiatives and the industries profiting off of ideological politicians and their @ @ @ @ @ .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Code red: UN calls for urgent shift to planet-friendly development

BARCELONA ( Thomson Reuters Foundation ) – Under huge pressure from COVID-19 , climate change and natural destruction , warning lights for the planet and societies are “ flashing red ” – and now is the time to choose a safer , fairer path for human development , the United Nations said on Tuesday .
“ We are at an unprecedented moment in the history of humankind and in the history of our planet , ” it said in a report , urging efforts by governments , business and citizens to pursue a new kind of progress that protects the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest harrowing consequence of imbalances writ large , ” said the Human Development Report 2020 , adding that the health catastrophe comes on top of pre-existing crises of global warming , species loss and inequality .
The report , which for the first time used a new global index factoring in environmental indicators , concluded that no country had yet been able to achieve a very high level of development without putting strain on natural resources .
“ Many countries have achieved a great deal of progress but they also have done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the planet , ” said Achim Steiner , head of the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) , which produces the repor


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Report: Sen. Whitehouse will be pushing Biden admin to put on investigations & ‘show trials’ of clim

Report: Sen. Whitehouse will be pushing Biden admin to put on investigations & ‘show trials’ of climate skeptics

`` inside information that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ( D-R.I. ) will be pushing the Biden administration , calling for prominent climate skeptics , & climate skeptical organizations to be put on investigations & “ show trials ” for daring to question the consensus '' https : //t.co/UKqAPtfGGr I have inside information that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ( D-R.I. ) will be pushing the Biden administration , calling for prominent climate skeptics , and climate skeptical organizations to be put on investigations and “ show trials ” for daring to question the consensus .
There may be worse than that coming , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve committed some sort of crime and should be punished for it .
Make no mistake , it ’ s coming .
I suspect I ’ ll be personally targeted as well .
While it ’ s been an easy ride during the Trump administration with him pulling out of the Paris agreement , bringing the gestapo-like EPA back to sensibility , eliminating WOTUS rules , appointing prominent climate skeptics to NOAA , and many other things , we now face a renewed “ in your face ” series of actions by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invisible boogeyman of climate change not just a priority , but a declared war .
Hence , eliminating and/or neutralizing the climate skeptics .
It ’ s war psyops 101 – eliminate/neutralize competing voices and media outlets .
To that end , I ’ m not going down without a fight .
I hope you won ’ t either .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Your New Climate 401(k): The 12 most terrifying words in English language: ‘I’m from the govt, & I’m

Your New Climate 401(k): The 12 most terrifying words in English language: ‘I’m from the govt, & I’m here to help manage your 401k’

By The Editorial BoardDec .
14 , 2020 8:07 pm ET Democrats accuse President Trump of politicizing the Federal Reserve , and sometimes not without cause .
But look who ’ s now demanding that the central bank and other financial regulators accommodate their plans to politically allocate capital .
The Senate Democrats ’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis recently issued a report detailing how the Fed and eight other regulatory agencies should penalize investment in fossil fuels and promote green energy .
They claim financial institutions are underpricing the risk that carbon-intensive assets will become “ stranded.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t about how climate change per se would devalue investments , which financial institutions already account for .
They want a warning about the costs of government climate policies .
“ Because Congress has not advanced any comprehensive climate policies in the last decade , the market has not priced in the possibility of significant federal action , ” the report notes .
“ This process—or more accurately , the mere realization that this process is imminent—will drive down the value of assets tied to the carbon-sensitive energy , electric power , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats warn .
“ The risk of holding this type of asset , which will lose value in a low-carbon economy , is referred to as transition risk.
” In other words , Democrats want to kill your business , so please account for the hospitalization and burial costs .
For starters , Democrats want the Fed to use capital and liquidity standards and annual stress tests to make banks—and potentially also insurers and asset managers—price in these unknowable political risks .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Trump Dept of Energy Redefines the Meaning of ‘Showerhead’ – Ensures they ‘provide enough water for

Trump Dept of Energy Redefines the Meaning of ‘Showerhead’ – Ensures they ‘provide enough water for quality showers’

A Final Rule issued by the Department of Energy ( DOE ) redefines “ showerhead ” in a manner that “ ensures access to showerheads that can provide enough water for quality showers , ” the DOE announced Tuesday .
Today ’ s change will allow manufacturers to offer consumers new products that can provide more water and more comfort , ” the DOE says .
“ DOE issued a final rule that aligns DOE ’ s definition of a ‘ showerhead ’ with the consensus standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ( ASME ) , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as interpreted by the Obama administration in 2013 , limited a device with multiple showerheads to a combined maximum output of 2.5 gallons per minute ( “ gpm ” ) .
Under the new definition , each “ showerhead ” has a separate 2.5 gallon GPM limit , providing a greater potential combined water output for American bathers , DOE explains : Congress has mandated a 2.5 gallon per minute limit on showerheads .
DOE ’ s definition , now in line with the consensus standards from ASME , states that each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limit .
The prior definition , as interpreted by the Obama administration in 2013 , stated that a device with multiple showerheads could only release 2.5 gallons per minute for the entire device .
Today ’ s change will allow manufacturers to offer consumers new products that can provide more water and more comfort .
“ So , showerheads , you take a shower , the water doesn ’ t come out , ” President Donald Trump complained back in August , calling for the change : “ You want to wash your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out .
So , what do you do ?
You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer.
” “ Because , my hair , I don ’ t know about you , but it has to be perfect , ” Trump joked .
According to the DOE ’ s summary of the final rule , the rule not only redefines the term “ showerhead , ” but also clarifies the definition of “ body spray ” and “ safety showerhead ” to emphasize that these products are not subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In this final rule , the U.S. Department of Energy ( “ DOE ” ) adopts a revised definition for “ showerhead ” and definitions for “ body spray ” and ‘ safety shower showerhead.
” In this final rule , DOE is revising its prior interpretation of the EPCA definition of “ showerhead ” to interpret the term as defined in ASME A112.18.1-2018 .
DOE defines “ showerhead ” as “ any showerhead including a handheld showerhead other than a safety shower showerhead.
” DOE also includes in its regulatory definition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the term “ showerhead ” to mean “ an accessory to a supply fitting for spraying water onto a bather , typically from an overhead position.
” This interpretation incorporates the ASME definition .
DOE ’ s rule also clarifies its definitions of the terms “ body spray ” and “ safety shower showerhead ” so that it is clear that these products are not considered showerheads subject to DOE ’ s test procedures and energy conservation standards .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--NPR Training: ‘What journalists need to know when covering climate change’ – Urges journalists ‘to h

NPR Training: ‘What journalists need to know when covering climate change’ – Urges journalists ‘to help the public understand what’s at stake’ – Calls National Climate Assessment ‘the gold standard’

Climate change is having an ever greater impact on our lives , not just through extreme weather disasters but also in slowly creeping temperatures and wildly variable weather patterns that hurt agriculture , human health , infrastructure , livelihoods and economies .
Journalists should be drawing those connections to help the public understand what ’ s at stake .
When there ’ s not a specific source or study handy , these facts , compiled by NPR ’ s climate editors , can provide big-picture context for weather events and other stories .
Many are drawn from the latest National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. climate data until the next such report in 2022 .
Russell Cook comments : “ Journalists should approach the issue with an objective mind and present the opposing arguments , in order for the public and policymakers to make informed decisions about the issue .
The above , of course , should be retitled as “ What fake ‘ journalists ’ need to memorize and propagandize when covering climate change.
” ‘ The Trump Administration is not about to cave to the kind of junk science and emotional greenmail which has held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last four decades.
’ Scientists rip new federal climate report as ‘ tripe ’ – ’ embarrassing ’ – ‘ systematically flawed ’ – Key claim based on study funded by Steyer & Bloomberg Finally !
Trump Admin is ‘ listening to the science ’ & seeks to rebut previous unscientific ‘ extreme scenario ’ National Climate Assessment NYT : Marc Morano , a prominent denier of established climate change science , cheered the departure of Mr. Kuperberg and said he expects Mr. Legates to be named .
“ The Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by clearing out the anti-science promoters of extreme climate scenarios .
These moves are long , long overdue , ” he said .
Myron Ebell , a director at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and a former member of Mr. Trump ’ s transition team .
Mr. Ebell , whose organization has championed the appointment of Dr. [ David ] Legates and others who question the established science of climate change , said the intention is for him to lead the program while continuing to hold his position at NOAA .
“ It might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ebell said , given the election of President-elect Biden , who has said he will embrace aggressive efforts to tackle climate change .
“ If he only directs it for two months and a week , then he may not get very far , but let ’ s see what can get done in two months .
Maybe the next administration will throw it all away , but maybe some changes will be adopted , who knows , ” Mr. Ebell said .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Trump urged to send Paris climate plan to Senate for ratification to block Biden

By Valerie Richardson – The Washington Times – Sunday , December 13 , 2020 Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden reiterated his vow Saturday to reenter the Paris climate agreement on the first day of his administration , but that could become a problem if the accord ’ s foes can ferry it to the Senate first .
Conservatives behind the scenes are seeking to foil his plans by persuading President Trump to transmit the 2015 agreement to the Senate for ratification , thus treating the accord as Republicans say it should have been handled all along : as a treaty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s legacy , and this also puts a huge obstacle in the way of Biden ’ s agenda , ” said Myron Ebell , director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute , which has opposed the accord .
The Paris agreement — or , as Mr. Ebell calls it , the “ Paris climate treaty ” — was accepted by President Obama via executive order in September 2016 over the objections of Republicans , who argued that the agreement was a treaty , which would require @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which would not happen .
Mr. Trump followed the rules built into the Paris document to withdraw from the accord , an exit that became official on Nov. 4 , and the Biden camp has indicated that rejoining the pact would require nothing more than another executive order .
If Mr. Trump transmits the agreement to the Senate after the start of the next Congress on Jan. 3 , however , then foes of the accord suddenly have a potent new legal argument to block a Biden effort to enter the agreement via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Paris accord as a treaty that needs to be ratified by the Senate , ” said Steve Milloy , publisher of JunkScience.com and a former member of the Trump transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency .
The maneuvering comes with Mr. Biden doubling down Saturday on his pledge to reenter the agreement , which seeks to limit the increase in global temperatures by well below 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels .
“ The United States will rejoin the Paris agreement on day one of my presidency , ” Mr. Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrate the fifth anniversary of the accord .
“ I ’ ll immediately start working with my counterparts around the world to do all that we possibly can , including by convening the leaders of major economies for a climate summit within my first 100 days in office.
” Mr. Biden also reemphasized his campaign promise to achieve net-zero U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by no later than 2050 .
Capturing Mr. Trump ’ s attention as the Republican continues to challenge the November election result will be difficult , but if his avenues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accord opponents are counting on him to turn his attention to his legacy .
Under the Constitution , a treaty requires a two-third majority vote , which is why President Clinton never submitted the previous climate pact , the 1997 Kyoto Protocol , for ratification .
“ Obama did it [ Paris ] as an executive order to avoid having it defeated in the Senate , ” Mr. Milloy said .
“ That ’ s why Clinton never transmitted the Kyoto Protocol to the Senate , because it would have been defeated.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seats to gain a chamber majority , and swing a few votes from moderate Republicans , nobody thinks they could cobble together enough votes to clear the two-thirds hurdle .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could bring the Paris accord to the floor for a vote — and have it defeated — or simply sit on it .
Either way , a Paris climate treaty would fail to win ratification .
“ If it went over there in January in the next session of Congress , it would just sit there as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Even if the Democrats won control of the Senate , it would have still been submitted to the Senate .
No one would bring it up because it would fail .
You need two-thirds of the Senate.
” Paul Driessen , senior policy adviser for the free-market Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow [ CFACT ] , said Mr. McConnell should force senators to go on the record .
“ Mr .
Trump could and should submit the treaty to the Senate for its advice and consent — and Senate Majority Leader Mitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote , ” Mr. Driessen said in a Dec. 9 op-ed .
“ Every senator will have an opportunity to go on record : for or against a treaty that would make the United States , and every individual state and family , subjects of unelected , unaccountable U.N. and foreign powers.
” If the strategy worked , a Biden administration could still seek to work around the lack of ratification by , for example , entering into a separate agreement or making commitments as an unofficial party .
“ There are ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think any of them are very satisfactory , and I don ’ t think any of them are necessarily going to work very well , ” Mr. Ebell said .
“ The question is , will the Biden administration then use it as the legal justification for another round of very economically and very costly damaging regulations ?
And it seems to me that they will , ” Mr. Ebell said .
“ They ’ ll go to court and say , it ’ s true Congress hasn ’ t passed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve got this international agreement , and we ’ re a party to it and it requires us to keep our commitments , and therefore this is the way we propose to do it.
” Under the agreement , the U.S. agreed to reduce emissions by 26 % to 28 % below 2005 levels by 2025 .
That threshold had not been reached , even though the U.S. leads the world in reducing carbon-dioxide emissions , and the agreement requires a more ambitious commitment every five years .
Increasing the U.S. climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 % emissions reduction by 2035 would require sweeping changes to the energy sector , which could include eliminating coal-fired power plants , replacing natural gas with renewables , and switching out gasoline-powered cars with electronic vehicles .
The Biden energy and climate plan also calls for an ambitious overhaul of the energy grid , but it ’ s one thing to enact such policies through the legislative process .
“ That ’ s a huge change , and they ’ ll be attempting to do it on the basis of essentially an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the support of the U.S. Senate and consequently doesn ’ t have the support of the U.S. people , ” Mr. Ebell said .
“ They won ’ t have any legislative authority , but they might try to get away with it because they ’ ve got this piece of paper called the Paris accord .
”


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Claim: Climate skeptics ‘have lost the argument’ – Media has ‘gaslighted the world into believing th

Claim: Climate skeptics ‘have lost the argument’ – Media has ‘gaslighted the world into believing that there was never an argument in the first place’

“ Britain ’ s weather is getting wilder , ” claimed the BBC on a Panorama documentary this week .
This is actually untrue — as we ’ ll see below — but the BBC knows it can get away with blatant lies about climate change these days .
Partly , this is because the sensible people who might object stopped watching the BBC long ago .
And partly because there is no one left in the mainstream media left to criticize it .
As the Telegraph ‘ s economics commentator Jeremy Warner wrote this week : “ Whatever the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skeptics have lost the argument.
” James Delingpole : I deplore the triumphalism of his tone but can not dispute the premise .
The only thing I ’ d add is that it isn ’ t shortage of facts or evidence which has caused climate change skeptics to lose the argument .
It ’ s quite simply that the mainstream media — led by the BBC — has become such an uncritical propaganda mouthpiece for the Climate Industrial Complex that it has effectively gaslighted the world into believing that there was never an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , the skeptical case against “ man-made climate change ” , though overwhelming , is aired almost nowhere these days outside the fringes of the internet .
The MSM has shut down the story by refusing to give it any coverage .
A decade ago I can think of at least four conservative newspapers and one conservative magazine which would have had a field day exposing this nonsense — perhaps with a plea at the end for the BBC ’ s special , licence-fee-funded monopoly status to be revoked .
Not one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ’ ve all been bought and paid for by the green blob .
It ’ s why we ’ re in the mess we ’ re in .
Our media is no longer holding the enemies of truth and freedom to account .
Instead , it ’ s acting as their mouthpiece .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Meet ‘climate restoration’ – What if net-zero isn’t enough? Inside the push to ‘restore’ the climate

Meet ‘climate restoration’ – What if net-zero isn’t enough? Inside the push to ‘restore’ the climate – Seek pre-industrial CO2 levels

“ The climate today is not safe , ” said Gideon Futerman , the 17-year-old founder and president of Worldward , who lives in a suburb north of London .
“ Millions of people are suffering and millions more will.
” By the time net-zero is achieved , he said , the climate will be considerably more dangerous .
... “ Restoration is about removing the CO2 , which is causing these problems , and starting to reverse those issues , ” said Futerman .
...
Climate restoration , as Futerman defines it , has three components : reducing greenhouse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the atmosphere to offset any remaining emissions , and then continuing to draw it down , so that the concentration in the atmosphere begins to decline , “ restoring ” an earlier version of the climate .
In other words , Worldward — a portmanteau of “ world ” and “ forward ” or “ onward ” —wants to get to net-zero , and then keep going .
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The group does not advocate for a specific temperature goal or atmospheric concentration of carbon — Futerman said that ’ s a societal decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to aim for somewhere close to pre-industrial levels .
Disagreements about how to tackle the climate crisis abound , but in 2020 , it seemed much of the world finally reached consensus about at least one thing : getting to net-zero by 2050 , or sooner .
Net-zero is a state where greenhouse gases are no longer accumulating in the atmosphere — any emissions must be counterbalanced by sucking some carbon out of the air — and this year , a tidal wave of governments , businesses , and financial institutions pledged to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement of young activists , the net-zero rhetoric is worrisome .
“ Hitting net-zero is not enough , ” they wrote in a letter published in the Guardian last month .
Instead , the group behind the letter , a youth-led organization called Worldward , urges the world to rally around a different goal , one they call “ climate restoration.
” The letter was co-signed by prominent climate scientists James Hansen and Michael Mann , in addition to writers , artists , and other activists .
“ The climate today is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 17-year-old founder and president of Worldward , who lives in a suburb north of London .
“ Millions of people are suffering and millions more will.
” By the time net-zero is achieved , he said , the climate will be considerably more dangerous .
He ’ s right .
A new comprehensive report on climate change and health published last week in the medical journal the Lancet found that there has already been a 50 percent increase in heat-related deaths in the past 20 years .
It warned that up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ displaced by sea-level rise , and that wildfire risks and threats to food security will grow .
“ Restoration is about removing the CO2 , which is causing these problems , and starting to reverse those issues , ” said Futerman .
Climate restoration , as Futerman defines it , has three components : reducing greenhouse gas emissions , actively removing carbon from the atmosphere to offset any remaining emissions , and then continuing to draw it down , so that the concentration in the atmosphere begins to decline , “ restoring ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In other words , Worldward — a portmanteau of “ world ” and “ forward ” or “ onward ” —wants to get to net-zero , and then keep going .
The group does not advocate for a specific temperature goal or atmospheric concentration of carbon — Futerman said that ’ s a societal decision — but roughly , they want society to aim for somewhere close to pre-industrial levels .
After a soft launch this spring , Worldward now has nearly 100 volunteers from all over the world , including Mexico , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Futerman .
On Monday , December 14 , they are planning a more public launch of their campaign to pressure governments , companies , and other organizations to take “ meaningful action toward restoration.
” Worldward did not invent the term “ climate restoration , ” which is also sometimes referred to as “ climate repair ” or “ drawdown.
” Hansen , the climate scientist , has long called for reducing levels of atmospheric carbon down to 350 parts per million .
The climate advocacy group 350.org took its name from Hansen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s unique about Worldward is that it ’ s one of few climate activist organizations that even talk about , let alone focus on , “ negative emissions technologies , ” or methods to remove carbon from the atmosphere .
The umbrella of carbon removal includes nature-based solutions like forestry , wetland restoration , and farming practices that sequester more carbon in the soil .
There are also technological solutions like machines that capture carbon directly from the air .
Then there are techniques that are somewhere in between , like “ enhanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minerals and spreading them out on the ground where they bind with carbon from the atmosphere .


climatedepot--2020-12-16--Joe Biden’s Climate Cabinet Emerging

Joe Biden’s Climate Cabinet Emerging

Joe Biden ’ s Climate Cabinet : President-elect Joe Biden ’ s cabinet is beginning to emerge , as yesterday news broke that he is expected to tap former Michigan Gov .
Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy , with former EPA head Gina McCarthy to serve a central domestic policy coordination role at the White House .
The Department of Energy will play a major role in Biden ’ s plan for decarbonization , and if confirmed , Granholm is expected to draw on her experience passing a renewable portfolio standard for the state of Michigan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vehicles with the auto industry as governor .
Gina McCarthy , Obama-era EPA admin and current head of NRDC , will lead the newly formed Office of Domestic Climate Policy , coordinating Biden ’ s domestic response to climate change and serving as a counterpart to John Kerry , who will focus on international climate policy as special presidential envoy for climate .
The nominations were well-received by climate activists , with Sunrise spokesman Garret Blad quoted in the Washington Post saying that “ We are very encouraged by the potential of Gina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Mobilization .
McCarthy was among our initial picks for the role because she understands the urgency of the latest science and the need to use every tool available in the executive branch to stop the climate crisis .
The real test , however , of Biden ’ s commitment to his bold climate plan is if this role has the teeth necessary to be effective.
” ( Granholm : Politico , CNN , Washington Post $ , Bloomberg , NPR , Huffpost , The Detroit News , Michigan Live .
McCarthy : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ , CNN , Buzzfeed , NPR , Politico , Bloomberg , Reuters , Axios , The Hill , Grist .
Both : NBC News , WSJ $ , Roll Call , Bloomberg $ )


climatedepot--2020-12-16--How Subsidized Wind and Solar Power Threatens our National Grid

There is an ideology that threatens the grid .
This book will examine how federal regulators , state governments , utility companies , and the operators of the grid themselves are imposing their beliefs about climate change on all Americans and placing the grid in great jeopardy .
Unelected bureaucrats and self-imposed intelligentsia are making decisions that place all Americans in danger .
It can be argued that the actions these people are taking are making electricity more costly and less reliable and placing Americans at risk for little or no reason .
The Looming Energy Crisis will show you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fuels and why we must protect the grid from the actions of those who are imposing their personal beliefs on the rest of us .
Our objective should be low-cost reliable electricity available for everyone .
Reliability is a national security issue .
The basic components of the grid consist of the equipment that generates the electricity , the equipment that carries the electricity across the country , and the distribution of electricity to the homeowner or business… Traditional methods of generating electricity , other than hydro , are built to operate 24/7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to as baseload power .
Attempting to have these plants follow load , with load increasing and decreasing , has negative effects of a varying nature .
Nuclear plants can ’ t be cycled up or down when demand varies .
Coal-fired plants are damaged by the expansion and contraction of component parts when they try to follow load , due to the varying temperatures created with increasing and decreasing steam flows .
Natural Gas Combined Cycle ( NGCC ) plants are more flexible and can adjust output more readily .
Natural gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapidly .
Their purpose is to provide electricity during peak periods of demand .
Wind and solar PV , on the other hand , only operate when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining and can ’ t be relied on to generate electricity when needed… Storage has become an issue as attempts are made to use more wind and PV solar on the grid .
Lithium-ion batteries have become the battery of choice .
Lithium-ion batteries have to be replaced ever ten years or so , which adds to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) is an important measurement for evaluating different types of generation .
CFs for the various methods of generating electricity are : Nuclear : 91 percent ; Natural gas combined cycle : 87 percent ; Coal-fired plants : 85 percent ; Onshore wind : around 34 percent ; PV solar : 12-25 percent , usually based on location… It ’ s been demonstrated that capturing CO from a coal-fired power plant results in derating the plant by around one-third .
In other words , a plant rated at 300 megawatts becomes a plant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the result of using about one-third of the power plant ’ s output to run the equipment requires to capture and compress the CO so it can be transported and sequestered underground… In pursuit of clean energy , many states have established renewable portfolio standard ( RPS ) that utilities must follow…The RPS usually begins with a small requirement , say 5 percent , and then increases until it reaches a fairly large requirement by 2050 .
These twelve states listed in Table 1 , plus any others that adopt 100 percent clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcomes : • Substantially higher costs for electricity for every resident ; • Less reliable service with more frequent interruptions ; While it ’ s not easy to estimate the cost for a state or city , the cost for the entire country to replace fossil fuels is nearly $ 20 trillion , about equal to our national debt .
Plus , most of this cost is repeated every ten years as batteries and equipment wear out and have to be replaced .
The increased cost of electricity will be substantial .
Germans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average American , and they have only cut their CO emissions by 31 percent .
Imagine how much more they will pay when they start to add more than token amounts of storage… At the direction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 1999 , regional transmission organizations ( RTOs ) and independent system operators ( ISOs ) were established covering two-thirds of the population of the United States…We will establish that the integrity and reliability of the grid as well as the low-cost objective have been jeopardized by politicians at both the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuing policies based on political agendas .
The fear of climate change , with the objective of cutting GHG emissions , is central to these political agendas .
In essence RTO/ISOs have rigged the market to ensure that wind and solar replace fossil fuels .
Real-time auctions ( Note : in which RTO/ISOs buy power from power plants ) operate in a similar manner to day-ahead auctions .
Both have three immediate consequences .
First , they result in nuclear and coal-fired power plants being retired , which reduces the availability of baseload @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of unnecessary power plants .
Wind and solar plants are built because they get subsidies and can always win these auctions , even though there may not be a need for the electricity they produce other than to meet renewable portfolio standards required by some states .
Utilities and independent power producers are building these wind installations to take advantage of the tax credits .
Third , the levelized cost of electricity from wind and solar is higher than from NGCC , coal-fired , and nuclear power plants… Wind and solar have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and still have their costs covered by an out-of-market payment – a payment hidden in the bidding process .
This is skewing the bidding so that wind and solar can always win any bid they enter .
To protect against the collapse of the grid when wind or solar fail to produce electricity ( there must be ) gas turbines standing by in spinning reserve , ready to come online at a moment ’ s notice .
This may not be possible during the winter in northern states where the supply of natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because natural gas must go to homeowners for heating purposes before it can be used to generate electricity .
There are some areas , such as in New York and New England , where state government have prohibited the construction of pipelines , preventing the availability of sufficient supplies of natural gas in those areas .
This problem is migrating to other areas of the country as state governments prevent the construction of pipelines to meet the growing demand for natural gas .
Protesters are preventing the construction of pipelines by using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of reasons .
Many of these pipelines are essential if there is to be a guaranteed supply of electricity in certain areas of the country .
In 2020 Professor Judith Curry drew three main conclusions from her latest paper , “ Plausible scenarios for climate change : 2020-2050.
” • We are starting to narrow the uncertainty in the amount of warming from emissions that we can expect out to 2050 .
• All three modes of natural variability – solar , volcanoes , and internal variability – are expected to trend cool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Depending on the relative magnitude of emissions driven warming versus natural variability , decades with no warming , or even cooling , are more or less plausible.
” ( Net warmest scenario : +.7 degrees Celsius ; Net moderate scenario : +.11 C ; Net coldest scenario : -.5 C. ) The latest science has established we have nothing to fear from increases in atmospheric levels of CO and methane… There is every reason to believe that we are not facing an existential threat , and that actions to curtail CO and methane @ @ @ @ @ @ @