China has thwarted an attempt by members of the Antarctic Treaty organization to enact special protection status for the Emperor penguin, which would have generated a ‘Species Action Plan’.
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The Russia-Ukraine War: A New Geopolitics of Finance And Energy Trade Emerges
As one local oil analyst put it, “If Russia is offering oil at a cheaper price and the trade is between rupee and rouble, then looking at the national interest…
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
China Continues To Laugh At Western “Green Energy” Foolishness
The rescue of the planet’s climate will make worthwhile our sacrifices in the form of higher energy prices, increased taxes to support subsidies to renewable energy, and restrictions on lifestyle.
As Germany’s Green Dream Becomes A Nightmare, Asia And Russia Power Ahead With Nuclear Power
The prospects of this emerging renaissance of nuclear power seem to have already attracted the attention of smart money investors growing tired of technology stocks such as Tesla or Facebook.
“Rivers of Rain” Could Wreck China, Unless We Reduce CO2 Emissions
According to an AGU study, this might be our last chance to save the Chinese Communists from a climate catastrophe.
European Green Energy Crisis is Crushing Metal, Silicon Production
A quadrupling of EU energy prices is crippling energy intensive industries, but the EU sees this as a reason to invest in more renewables.
Global Coal Consumption Reaches New Record High In 2021…China, India Consuming Two Thirds
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Coal 2021 report, coal-fired electricity generation reached an all-time high in 2021, increasing a whopping 9% in 2021.
Old King Coal Not Going “Gentle Into That Good Night”
Guest “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” by David Middleton Note: Except for Rudyard Kipling, I don’t like poetry, especially Dylan Thomas. It’s jut that I’ve just seen…
SCMP: China to go 70% Renewable in Three Years
The South China Morning Post article actually says coal is expanding, but you have to read halfway down to get to that bit.
Shift to Nuclear Brightens Asian Energy Future
This huge difference in the nuclear priorities of the East and the West may increase in the coming years as nuclear proponents face opposition from the climate collective — unless…
When The Costs Hit Home, Nobody Will Give Up Fossil Fuels
my post this past Sunday, no amount of fake happy talk in the so-called “Glasgow Climate Pact” can obscure the obvious fact that nobody agreed to anything.
Researchers find repeated link between volcanic eruptions and dynastic collapse in China’s Imperial Era
Volcanic eruptions may have triggered abrupt climate changes contributing to the repeated collapse of Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years, according to new research published today [Thursday, 11 November…
New China US Climate Pact: A US Technology Giveaway
A few days ago, China’s CCP Backed Global Times jeered at President Biden’s COP26 powerlessness, predicting more “kneeling” in the future. But today China is all smiles, after John Kerry…
Facebook Considering Editorialising Climate Change Posts
Facebook have upped the ante in their ongoing challenge to the limits of Section 230 of the Communication Act, part of the law which shields social media giants from lawsuits…
China Mocks Joe Biden’s Powerlessness at COP26
China is laughing at America “kneeling” before Xi Jinping at COP26: “There will be more apologies from US politicians, and there will be more kneeling down”, according to the CCP…
China Still Burning More & More Coal
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT NOVEMBER 2, 2021 By Paul Homewood While western leaders are in a state of hysteria over global warming, China just keeps on…
UK PM Damage Control: China and India Didn’t Show at COP26 “Because of the Pandemic”
UK PM Boris Johnson has claimed COP26 is “snipping the wires on the climate doomsday device”, but rejected the idea of a referendum on Net Zero, claiming the public should…
China Backtracking?
China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash emissions, in a significant blow to the UK’s ambitions for securing…
Vijay Jayaraj: Coal Shortages Threaten Blackouts for 2.7 Billion Chinese and Indians
Asia’s and Europe’s energy crisis is a stern warning to politicians who advocate replacing coal, oil and natural gas with more expensive and intermittent wind and solar — a switch that…
Climate Activist Fury at BBC Suggestion they Target China
According to BBC’s Roger Harrabin, “… Greenpeace and WWF have offices in Beijing and if they rattle China too hard, they could be swiftly closed down”.
COP26 And Carbon Imperialism: A Showdown Looming
. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, host of COP26, while not entertaining imperial notions of conquest and rule, wants his environmental place in the sun. But he is bound to…
People, You Better Vote for Better Energy Policy, and Fast
The “fossil fuel lobby” is every one of us, because we owe our lives to the stuff, and the government actually knows this. That is why they are leaving boot prints…