Increasing pressure on India to agree to demands of the Paris Climate Agreement looks like “carbon imperialism” to the Indian government, reports Vijay Jayaraj for the Global Warming Policy Forum. “India is an important player in the global discussion on renewable tech transition as they are one of the largest consumer of fossil fuels and…
Tag: Climate Change
Breakthrough Institute’s Ted Nordhaus Stands Up to Attacks by Michael Mann
In several books and papers Michael Mann, director of Penn State’s Earth System Science Center, has made charges against the Breakthrough Institute, an organization that seeks to use technology to solve environmental problems. In his newest book, Mann calls it “a group originally linked to fossil fuel interests that has more recently been called a…
‘The Folly of Renewable Energy’
British writer Matt Ridley talks sense about renewable energy in his National Review article (and blog post), “The Folly of Renewable Energy.” Some highlights: “As Mark Twain might say, reports of an energy transition away from combustion as a source of energy are greatly exaggerated. . . .“The main change in recent years has been…
Coal Fantasies?
The Economist, a British magazine, is among the more objective political publications. But a recent editorial (behind a paywall) suggests that it is engaging in unrealistic fantasies when it comes to climate change. The editorial, “Make Coal History,” begins by noting cheerfully that China’s Xi Jinping plans to cut the nation’s “net carbon emissions” to…
The Right and the Left Agree: It Won’t Be Easy for Biden to Re-regulate
Both supporters of Joe Biden and his critics indicate it will be hard to overturn many of Donald Trump’s environmental deregulatory moves. They offer different reasons, however. Sterling Burnett, writing in Climate Change Weekly, says Trump created new rules for the EPA that make quick re-regulation almost impossible. In contrast, the Biden team is emphasizing Trump’s…
‘Wrong Again: 2020’s Failed Climate Doomsaying’
Cheering news: Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com offers a refreshing—even funny—list of 10 bad climate-change predictions, along with illustrations. A few follow: “Snows of Kilimanjaro to vanish by 2020,” said the Vancouver Sun, quoting a scientist. They’re still there. Glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park by 2020, said the signs at the park posted…
Where Are the Environmental Critics of China?
When it comes to climate change, China talks about reducing emissions but keeps building coal plants. So why are environmental groups so soft on China? Francis Menton explains on the Manhattan Contrarian. He notes what two leading environmental groups say about China (and there are more examples): Environmental Defense Fund, “Why China is at the…