Guest essay by Eric Worrall Poor people in Asia are rejecting the great renewable energy opportunity. ‘The world is losing the war on climate change’ 10/08/2018 – by Dr Maarten van Aalst, Director, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre For those of us working on the humanitarian impacts of climate change, last week provided some…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money” – attributed to Everett Dirksen California first to sign Green Bond Pledge to fight climate change Bond market to finance eco-friendly projects By: Keith Carls Posted: August 08, 2018 08:28 AM PDT SANTA MARIA, Calif. – California finance…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall If we behave we won’t have to accept a full command economy to save the planet. On climate change, it’s time to start panicking The crisis over global warming warrants an unparalleled response MATTHEW ROZSA AUGUST 5, 2018 11:30PM (UTC) It is time for us to panic about global warming.…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Who would have guessed that raising the cost of energy with regressive carbon taxes would harm a vital, low margin energy intensive economic activity? Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself Date:July 30, 2018 Source:International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Summary:New research has…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Imagine if you could make a profit every time some green snowflake expresses a burst of irrational hatred towards President Trump. One group of greens is trying to make that happen. Here’s how to plant a tree every time Trump says something dumb about climate change Imagine, for a second,…
Guest ROTFLMAO! by David Middleton From the purveyors of Fake News… 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been canceled, analyst says by Jordan Valinsky @CNNMoney July 19, 2018 Tesla is finally making enough Model 3s — but an analyst says many customers are growing too impatient to wait any longer for them. Cancellations for…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What does it take to break the faith of supporters of a green entrepreneur? The answer appears to be one bad tweet. Elon Musk is a total fraud By Maureen Callahan July 21 2018/ One disastrous tweet has finally revealed Elon Musk for what he is: a fraud. Enraged that…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall More evidence that taxpayer funds are not required for climate research. UN Environment and Google announce ground-breaking partnership to protect our planet New York, 16 July 2018 – UN Environment and Google announced today a global partnership that promises to change the way we see our planet. Combining environmental science,…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Don’t mention the “N” word – top economist Joseph Stiglitz has urged the US government to impose economically painful taxes to penalise fossil fuels, to facilitate a switch to renewables and energy efficiency technologies which have not yet been developed. Nobel-Winning Economist to Testify in Children’s Climate Lawsuit Joseph Stiglitz…
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) meant to channel billions of dollars to poor nations said it had had a “very difficult and disappointing” meeting ending on Wednesday, in a new setback after US President Donald Trump pulled out US support last year. Australian climate finance expert Howard Bamsey announced he was stepping down as executive director of the GCF at the end of…