BINGO! UN advisor turns on UN: COP climate conferences have become ‘meaningless rituals which don’t actually deliver anything’

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jayati-ghosh-cop-1.7387605 By Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio Jayati Ghosh signs open latter calling for overhaul of annual UN climate conference It’s time for the United Nations to completely re-think its annual climate change conference, says economist Jayati Ghosh. Ghosh, a frequent advisor to the UN, is one of several prominent climate experts and former UN and world leaders who have […]

Update: UN Sec. Gen. imagines the fate of the planet depends on COP29: ‘Never forget that the future of humanity is at stake’

My appeal to negotiators & ministers at the #COP29 climate conference: Soften hard lines. Navigate a path through your differences. Keep your eyes on the bigger picture. Never forget that the future of humanity is at stake. pic.twitter.com/bJOb1LHURI — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) November 21, 2024 UN Sec. Gen. (Former head of Socialists International) "Never forget […]

If UN Were Serious About Environment, It Would Move Climate Conferences Online

If UN Were Serious About Environment, It Would Move Conferences Online By Michael Rubin Washington Examiner More than 67,000 delegates are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend the United Nations’ annual climate summit. Brazil alone sent nearly 2,000 people, and Turkey more than 1,800. Both China and the United Arab Emirates credentialed close to 1,000 delegates. The United Nations itself sent hundreds […]

Roger Pielke Jr. on Chris Wright: Energy Realism & Climate Pragmatism at the Dept of Energy – ‘Wright pulls no punches when characterizing the state of public discussion of climate change, & he is not wrong’

https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/energy-realism-and-climate-pragmatism By Roger Pielke Jr. Excerpt: He’s a climate denier! That is the standard reaction of many in the climate lobby when encountering views on climate and energy deviating from the monomaniacal view that climate is the world’s single-most important issue. Reactions from climate advocates to the nomination of Chris Wright,1 CEO of Liberty Energy, to serve […]

Climate activist laments: ‘Trump’s 2nd term will devastate the US climate agenda’ – The world ‘will suffer’

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4993135-trump-climate-change-impact/ By William S. Becker – William S. Becker is executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project and a former senior official at the U.S. Department of Energy. One of the best things about America is that everyone is entitled to their own opinions. However, what happens when an incoming leader has an opinion so […]

Watch: Morano on Sky News TV: ‘UN climate slush fund’: ‘This whole UN conference was about money, money, money’

Broadcast November 20, 2024 Video here: https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/chris-kenny/un-climate-slush-fund-cop-conferences-all-about-money/video/01ed5c56fa1b212403595b962adc4c3d ‘Climate Depot’ Executive Director Marc Morano claims COP29 was all about money and labelled the conference a “UN climate slush fund”. “This whole conference was about money, money, money,” Mr Morano told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “They want to go from 100 billion a year to 1 […]

Backed By Millions In Liberal Dark Money, Group Teaches Climate Activists To ‘Talk Like a Human’

So, a liberal climate group backed by dark money has realized that climate activists don’t know how to talk like normal people – and created a whole presentation as part of their “Talk Like A Human” campaign.https://t.co/dXwub6R35S — Ashe Short (@AsheSchow) November 20, 2024 https://www.dailywire.com/news/backed-by-millions-in-liberal-dark-money-group-teaches-climate-activists-to-talk-like-a-human Phrases like “climate change” should be replaced with “extreme weather,” […]

Wrong, USA Today, Climate Change Isn’t Worsening Dengue Fever

Wrong, USA Today, Climate Change Isn’t Worsening Dengue Fever By Linnea Lueken A recent post at USA Today, “Dengue fever spiked to record levels in 2024: Climate change will make it even worse,” claims that global warming has already led to a spike in dengue fever, and will lead to further increases of the disease as […]

Utility Companies Are Not on Our Side: ‘Reliability & affordability come secondary to the decarbonization agenda’

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/11/20/utility_companies_are_not_on_our_side_151975.html By Linnea Lueken & H. Sterling Burnett When electric power was a novel idea and just beginning to be adopted in urban centers, the industry had a Wild West feel to it as multiple companies strung wires, opened power plants, and sold electricity on an unregulated market. Competition was fierce, but state and local governments concluded that […]