Argentina withdrew its delegation this week from the COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, just days into the two-week summit. Werthein told the Times no final decision had been made…
Category: Paris Climate Accord
Is Paris About to Leave the Paris Agreement?
President Macron has called a snap parliamentary election after devastating losses to right wing challenger Marine Le Penn in recent European elections.
Did the Aussie Opposition Leader Just Call for Cancelling the Paris Agreement?
Does “there’s no sense in signing up to targets you don’t have any prospect of achieving” translate to a commitment to dump Australia’s Paris obligations?
From Now To 2100 Emission Reduction Policy Costs Greatly Exceed Any Net Benefit from Averted Warming
The benefits of not meeting Paris Accord emissions-reduction targets outweigh the costs associated even with worst-case-scenario global warming throughout the 21st century.
Oh Noes! Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming will close before 2030 if emissions are not reduced
Without rapid carbon dioxide emission reductions, the world has a 50% chance of locking in 1.5°C of warming before 2030, according to a study led by Imperial College London researchers.
China Abandons Paris Agreement and Makes Others’ Efforts Even More Futile
China blithely continues on its own path, demonstrating to the world that the Paris Agreement and the entire global climate change initiative is an exercise in futility.
Bye Bye Paris: Chinese CO2 Emissions are Skyrocketing
As industries in green nations like Germany struggle with unaffordable green energy, China is boosting coal use.
India’s Record Aircraft Orders Ignore Climate Goals
Developing countries will continue to defy international climate goals as they become more intentional about addressing economic concerns.
Does the Paris Agreement Favour Human Rights Atrocities Over Machines?
Article 6.4 apparently rejects machine based carbon sequestration in favour of poor nation carbon reserves, which have a hideous baggage of human rights violations.
U.S. Exit of the Paris Climate Accord: Reasons Reverberate Today
Six years later, the logic of withdrawal remains–and more so.
Bloomberg News: ‘South Africa Beats Climate Goal as Blackouts Slash Emissions’ – ‘Unintentional…power plant breakdowns are reducing industrial activity’
Regular breakdowns of the coal-fired power plants that supply more than 80% of South Africa’s electricity mean that less carbon dioxide is being pumped into the atmosphere and daily rotational cuts of…
Study: The Tongan Eruption Might Cause a Breach of the 1.5C Global Warming Limit
… But we can’t consider it a Paris Agreement breach, because volcanic impacts on climate change are natural, not manmade.
WMO: “More bad news for the planet: greenhouse gas levels hit new highs”
Clearly the net zero push to date has been a complete failure. But the green focus on renewables made this inevitable.
“No More Excuses”: Aussie Academics Demand Global Paris Agreement Compliance
Aussie climate academics demanding better international compliance with their diktats.
What Paris Agreement? Worker Shortage Impeding Global Coal Production Surge
As global demand for coal skyrockets, a shortage of coal miners is the biggest impediment the growing coal renaissance.
Will the Next French President Renounce the Paris Agreement?
President Macron, thought technically in the lead, is facing a nervous time attempting to build a coalition, to win a run off election against upstart right wing candidate Marine Le-Pen.
Exit the Paris Climate Accord (Marlo Lewis on offense)
If fewer than two thirds of senators present vote in favor of ratification, President Biden should inform the U.N. Climate Secretariat that America is not a party to the Paris…
Will China achieve its 2060 carbon neutral commitment from the provincial perspective?
China has pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060
The Impossibility Of The 1.5C Target
Be warned. We will be told that the world has finally committed to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C, and we must therefore play our full part by destroying our economy.…
Exit the UN Climate Treaty–Again!
The reasons for a US withdrawal were given seven years ago this month by President Trump. The logic holds with ever more reason.