It appears that Russia isn’t ready to hobble its economy with drastic carbon cuts. Writing in Reuters, Tom Balmforth said: “Russia’s climate envoy described a recent global trend towards ambitious new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as an ‘unreasonable race,’ saying Moscow would focus on the commitments it has made so far. “In written…
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Trouble in EV Paradise
Nearly twenty percent of Californians who bought electric vehicles have replaced them with gasoline-powered vehicles, reports the Business Insider. (H-T Benny Peiser.) The reason: It took too long to charge their cars at home. Writes Dominick Reuter: “Standard home outlets generally put out about 120 volts of power at what electric vehicle aficionados call ‘Level…
Warren Buffet Stands Up to Climate Alarmists
From Joe Smith of the Energy and Policy Institute (a group that advocates in favor of more renewable energy): “The Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors is opposing a proposal from major shareholder groups that the company publish an annual report disclosing the climate risks it faces, even as the company’s energy subsidiaries remain heavily invested…
Family of Climate Czar Takes Private Jet to Idaho
From Sam Dorman at Fox News via RealClearEnergy: “The jet belonging to climate czar John Kerry’s family made its way to Idaho, where he and his wife have reportedly vacationed, as he traveled in Asia to promote the Biden administration’s message on the issue.” *** “According to the State Department, the former secretary of state is currently on…
API Endorses Carbon Pricing, But Biden Doesn’t
The American Petroleum Institute, the leading U. S. trade association for the oil and gas industry, has changed its position on carbon pricing. On March 25, it announced that it now supports “sensible legislation that prices carbon across all economic sectors while avoiding regulatory duplication.” The API’s statement of principles on carbon pricing set some…
Massachusetts on a ‘Fool’s Errand’?
At 5 million acres, Massachusetts represents .0021 percent of the United States’ acreage (and an infinitesimal portion of global land) but it is marching ahead with a plan to commit itself to zero emissions from fossil fuels by 2050. In January, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill to that effect. Governor Charles Baker sent it…
Your Electric Vehicle May Not Be as Eco-Friendly as You Think
Your electric car is using electricity produced elsewhere, often by coal-powered plants, write New York Times reporters Hiroko Tabuchi and Brad Plumer. Thus it could be producing more carbon dioxide emissions than you think. To the writers, who espouse reducing carbon emissions, this is a potential weakness of electric cars. “’Coal tends to be the critical factor,”’said…