I’m now even more convinced of my AI drawbridge theory – incumbents using red tape to raise the drawbridge and block entry for new competitors.
Category: Opinion
UN Climate Chief: “the climate crisis is now a continent-wide economic security emergency”
He forgot to add words like “super” and “apocalyptic”.
Why the AI Merchants of Doom are Dead Wrong
Hacking a weak computer system does not equal global doomsday.
Claim: 1.5C Global Warming is Not a Magic Number
The struggle must continue after the world breaches 1.5C?
Claim: Solar saved the day when Heatwaves Forced Shutdowns of European Nuclear Plants
Blaming government infrastructure failures on nuclear energy.
Aussie Climate Minister Just Created a Climate “Misinformation” Unit with No Clear Mandate
Is this the beginning of an Orwellian crackdown against climate skeptics? Or just another meaningless paper shuffle?
Aussie Activists Moaning about Massive New “Climate Bomb” Gas Field in the Northern Territory
“… No amount of jobs or money can compensate for this devastating future. …”
Bernie Sanders Proposes a “Ban Artificial Super-intelligence Act”
More evidence fear of AI is displacing the failed climate scare.
Global Shipping Carbon Tax Negotiations Stall thanks to President Trump
Apparently there will be another attempt to negotiate an agreement in November, but why bother?
Sabine Hossenfelder: “I Was Offered Money to Tell You AI Will Kill Us”
A tangled web of murky motives, politics, underhand tactics and unexpected twists. But what else would you expect when it comes to AI?
Secretary General António Gutteres is on Track to be the UN’s Biggest Climate Loser
Boutros Boutros got the UNFCCC, Kofi Annan the Kyoto Protocol, Ban Ki-Moon the Paris Agreement, but António Gutteres gets – nothing.
Climate Regulations Crushed Western Oil Refineries. Now Goldman Sachs Predicts a Diesel Crisis
“… EU climate regulations forced energy companies to shut down refining capacity in anticipation of demand destruction that has yet to materialize. …”
“You are being so Disrespectful” – Aussie PM No Show Climate Conference Edition
People should respect the handful of leaders who attended, not point at all the empty seats.
Claim: Climate Driven Droughts Will Triple the Price of Wheat
Because people will forget how to build water infrastructure?
Claim: China is Considering Hosting COP33 in 2028
The private jets will fly climate delegates to the center of the world’s largest source of industrial CO2, to congratulate China on their emissions reduction progress?
Aussie Renewables Win Tax Concessions the Government Claims Other Businesses Don’t Need
Australia’s shock capital gains tax rises will apparently not negatively affect any part of the economy except renewables.
Claim: “Natural Variability” Hid the Real Magnitude of Global Warming Between 1981 and 2014
When the observations disagree with the model, claim the model is right anyway?
Aussie Climate Minister turns to International Labor Unions to Fill Seats at his No Show Fiji Climate Conference
Could this taxpayer funded climate conference possibly get more embarrassing?
Aussie Coal Plants to Stay Operational Thanks to a “Souring” Renewable Investment Environment
Only the most committed green states are closing coal plants.
Australia’s Green Hydrogen Dream Collapses
$52 million of wasted taxpayer’s money which could have been used to improve hospitals or roads.