In September, China’s president Xi Jinping told the United Nations that the country would stop financing coal plants outside China. However, it’s full speed ahead for coal at home. First, from Valerie Volcovici and David Brunnstrom, Michelle Nichols at Reuters on September 21: “‘China will step up support for other developing countries in developing green…
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The Growing Debate over Nuclear Power
As troubles mount with wind and solar power, nuclear power is coming to the fore. But is it a better choice than “renewables”? Here are two viewpoints: Writing in RealClearScience, Ross Pomeroy argues that even though nuclear power is expensive, it could be a better alternative: “What’s holding back nuclear power in the U.S. and…
Bjørn Lomborg: Worry Less about Climate Change, More about Policies
Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmentalist, scholar, and author of False Alarm, is a weekly columnist for the Wall Street Journal as the Glasgow environmental summit (COP-26) approaches in November. Here are some recent highlights: Americans don’t want to pay a lot for climate change. “A recent Washington Post survey found that a majority of Americans would…
China, Facing Blackouts, Goes ‘All-In’ for Oil, Gas, and Coal
China’s energy production is in turmoil—but probably not because it is cutting back on fossil fuels. Although President Xi has claimed the country will cut back, it hasn’t so far. The causes of the current energy crisis are multiple. Reuters lists some: “China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of…
People Will Die This Winter. But Don’t Blame the Greens, says Thomas Friedman
Instead, says the New York Times columnist, blame governments for mishandling the switch to renewables.. On the one hand, they are doing the right thing: “phasing out dirtier fuels like coal.” On the other, they are doing it in “totally uncoordinated ways.” He predicts a cold winter with sky-high energy prices, people dying in Europe…
The Doctors Should Know Better
An editorial appeared in 200 health journals this month, including prominent medical journals such as the New England journal of Medicine and the British Medical Journal. Its title was “Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health.” It contended that global warming is a crisis on the corder of…