Guest essay by Eric Worrall Greens usually try to sidestep questions about the cost of their proposals, but occasionally they slip up and reveal the true pain their agenda would inflict on ordinary working people. Behind the smokescreen, the Coalition’s stance on climate change hasn’t changed at all Greg Jericho … Saying you agree with…
Progressives and climate alarmists have proposed various plans to lower CO2 emissions. These plans are ineffective to lower emissions and associated increases in global warming, are prohibitively expensive and limit individual energy choices while making energy more expensive. In the 1950s, Dutch dam-builders turned fossil fuel energy into protection from Mother Nature at a fraction…
Published by Straits Times (Singapore) on 10 January 2020 By Tilak Doshi and Euston Quah Some commentators have called for more drastic action from Singapore’s policymakers to “mitigate”, or reduce, the effects of climate change. One academic, for example, wrote pointedly: “We can continue to reject plastic straws, but to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas…
Africa must move forward without them, using fossil and nuclear energy to build prosperity By Paul Driessen and David Wojick Africa has the world’s lowest electrification rate. Its power consumption per capita is just 613 kilowatt-hours per year, compared to 6,500 kWh in Europe and 13,000 in the United States, African Development Bank (AfDB) President…
From The Daily Caller Luke Rosiak Investigative Reporter December 23, 2019 3:52 PM ET Font Size: Virginia House Del. Ibraheem Samirah introduced a bill that would override local zoning officials to permit multi-family housing in every neighborhood, changing the character of quiet suburbs. Oregon passed a similar bill, following moves by cities such as Minneapolis;…
Reposted from edmhdotme Summary: 2018 using Renewable Energy Foundation data In 2018 UK Weather dependent renewables generated some 7.7 Gigawatts of power from an installed fleet of ~34 Gigawatts achieving a satisfactory overall capacity factor for Renewables of ~23%. The installed fleet cost ~84£billion in capital costs with average costs of ~11£billion/Gigawatt produced in capital…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to the EIU, climate change will cause tremendous economic harm, but the USA and Europe will be least affected. The Asian economy will be 2.6% smaller by 2050 due to lack of climate resilience Wednesday 20 November 2019 The Asia-Pacific economy will be 2.6 per cent smaller in 2050…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Sweden’s Central Bank is selling off holdings in Australian and Canadian bonds, because the financial stability of Australia and Canada is at risk if the world agrees to stronger action on climate change. Sweden sells off Canada, Australia bonds over climate change Kelsey JohnsonNov 14, 2019 — 12.14pm Ottawa |…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Obligatory ride sharing, less living space, more facility sharing, less ownership of goods, no car, far less privacy. This is what 2030 could look like if we win the war on climate change 31 Oct 2019Ida Auken Member of Parliament, Parliament of Denmark (Folketinget) By 2030, your CO2 emissions will…
Instead of cutting forests and burning dung and charcoal, shouldn’t Africa have cheap electricity? Duggan Flanakin China, India, Vietnam and other nations are using more and more oil, natural gas and coal every year to electrify and modernize their nations, create jobs, and improve their people’s health, living standards and life spans. Why in this…