UN COP29 climate summit ups ‘climate finance’ target from 2009’s goal of $100 billion a year to ‘a more ambitious goal’ of ‘$1.8 trillion by 2030’ – Seeks ‘a just transition towards sustainability’
Last week, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its report on the quantitative and qualitative elements of the NCQG. It conveys a strong message that global climate finance needs a boost in both quantity and quality to address developing economies’ needs for a just transition towards sustainability and resilience.
“Ultimately, the goal of the NCQG (New Collective Quantified Goal) on climate finance must be to transform the climate finance landscape and herald a new era of mutual trust, cooperation and climate action,” the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report urges.
A Kamala Victory Means Green New Deal Lawfare – Would ‘unleash the Justice Dept on American energy companies’
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/11/04/a_kamala_victory_means_green_new_deal_lawfare_1069885.html By Jason Isaac Expect Kamala Harris’ Justice Department to wage Green New Deal lawfare if she is elected president on Nov. 5. As with every last issue pertaining to this election, Harris has not said much about the substance of her climate policy. But a review of her record suggests she’d be amenable to unleashing […]
POLITICO: What’s at stake for climate policy? ‘Who the hell cares,’ Trump says
What’s at stake for climate policy? ‘Who the hell cares,’ Trump says. The presidential race features unusually sharp contrasts by the candidates on whether to address rising temperatures. By Benjamin Storrow, Scott Waldman, Adam Aton Excerpt: In Phoenix, temperatures this year spent 70 days over 110 degrees. Hurricanes lashed the Southeast, with back-to-back storms killing more […]
Biden-Harris Admin Routed ‘Environmental Justice’ Cash To Left-Wing Activists, House Report Details
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/04/biden-harris-admin-environmental-justice-cash-left-wing-activists/ By Nick Pope The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a new report Monday detailing how the Biden-Harris administration has given huge amounts of taxpayer cash to left-wing activist groups under the guise of “environmental justice.” The report highlights how the Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used hundreds of millions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]
Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies Are Making China Great Again – Using Biden-Harris IRA law to ‘expand their solar dominance’
Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies Are Making China Great Again The left-wing site Politico was surprisingly honest with this headline: Biden is desperately trying to lure solar panel production from China to the United States with lavish subsidies. But the companies that are taking the cash and hanging a shingle are… Chinese: When Biden and congressional Democrats passed the […]
‘We paid billions’: Communist China solar CEO admits to buying US politicians & lobbyists
Communist China solar CEO admits to buying US politicians and lobbyists. Longi’s chairman, Zhong Baoshen: “We paid billions in tuition fees to learn how to navigate U.S. politics.”https://t.co/KoZ96WQJUF pic.twitter.com/4ao1bXkVQI — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) November 5, 2024 https://www.wsj.com/world/china/why-chinas-solar-boom-is-a-bust-for-its-leading-players-a869ccab
Watch: Sen. Bernie Sanders declares on CNN: ‘If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over’
Sen. Sanders: “If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over. Because if the largest economy in the world, the United States, pulls back, so will China, so will Europe.”
A Looming Political Earthquake: Inflation Reduction Act’s unprecedented climate spending—much of it uninvestigated—may soon lead to unprecedented scandals
https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-inflation-reduction-act-a-looming-political-earthquake By Mark P. Mills If it weren’t for the election season swamping news coverage, odds are more people would be talking about the revelation that, to quote a Bloomberg headline, “The World Bank Somehow Lost Track of at Least $24 Billion.” In fact, that may understate the reality: the World Bank’s “accounting gap” could be as […]
POLITICO: It’s election day — and the energy stakes are high – ‘Policy positions of the two presidential candidates are galaxies apart’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2024/11/04/its-election-eve-and-the-energy-stakes-are-high-00187161 By ARIANNA SKIBELL Tuesday’s election is upon us, at a time of dire climate threats and rapidly evolving energy technology. And the policy positions of the two presidential candidates are galaxies apart. Former President Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax”; spread falsehoods about clean energy; and pledged to gut environmental agencies, their regulations and Democrats’ climate law […]