What will the production and consumption of energy look like in the United States in 2050? There are two very different answers to that question.
Tag: Net Zero
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.
New York Climate Act: Cost Estimate Sleight of Hand
The Draft Scoping Plan was written to prove the desired conclusion that the benefits were greater than the costs. In order to make that case both benefits and cost estimates…
With The Ukraine War, The Green Chickens Have Come Home To Roost
We are on a war footing—an emergency—and we have to responsibly increase short-term [oil and gas] supply where we can right now to stabilize the market and to minimize harm…
More Confirmation Of The Infeasibility Of A Fully Wind/Solar/Storage Electricity System
Although Ruhnau and Qvist do not say it explicitly, my conclusion from their paper is that it is a further demonstration of the complete infeasibility — indeed the complete absurdity…
House Democrats Cancel Looming Embarrassment With Oil Executives
Amid cries of “Putin Price Hikes,” the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats continue to obsess over the “climate crisis” and promote a rapid “transition” to “renewable” energy.
Michael Kelly Exposes The Implications Of Net Zero
A major new analysis by Michael Kelly on the practicability of Net Zero:
NYT Tiptoes Toward Energy Reality (“this debate is changing”)
Atlas is Shrugging. Wind and solar are parasitic to electricity from carbon-based energies. The New York Times energy writers are catching on just a bit, but how much longer will they stick…
Rood and Kim named to leadership positions in Net Zero World Action Center
“The national laboratories have the expertise, facilities and partnerships to accelerate the decarbonization of the global energy system and mitigate the impacts of climate change.” — Paul Kearns, Argonne laboratory director
The Conversation: Will the Ukrainian Invasion Accelerate European Decarbonisation?
Aussie academics suggesting that a need to ween Europe off unreliable Russian gas might lead to a faster rollout of the green revolution.
Record Coal Demotes ‘Net Zero’
Climate optimists say: bring on the next 1.5°C and watch the energy-rich world adapt and prosper.
As Ordinary People Struggle, Net Zero Policies are Killing Britain’s Gas Industry
Britain has 200 trillion cubic feet of frackable gas in Lancashire. But the climate obsessed British Government would rather pay sky high prices to Russia, than develop available domestic resources.
We’re saved! U.S. Army sets 2050 net-zero emissions goal
The strategy also set milestones for electrifying its vehicle fleet. It would go all-electric for light-duty non-tactical vehicles by 2027 and across all non-tactical vehicles by 2035…
More Focus On The Impossible Costs Of A Fully Wind/Solar/Battery Energy System
It should be glaringly obvious that, if we are shortly going to try to convert to a “net zero” carbon emissions energy system based entirely on wind, sun and batteries,…
Two More Contributions On The Impossibility Of Electrifying Everything Using Only Wind, Solar And Batteries
Go ahead and look through the plans being put forth today by the likes of California, New York, Germany or the UK, and see how they address any of these…
Bringing Britain’s woes to America?
Climate and energy politics, combined with fierce global demand, make it unlikely that Europe’s energy prices will go down. And while the EU recently voted to define natural gas and…
The Cost of Net Zero Electrification of the U.S.A.
The cost of US$433 trillion is equivalent to over 20 times the US 2019 GDP. It would cost every adult (18 year and over) a total of US$1.7 million!
Heat Pumps v Hydrogen: (Scalded Or Burned!!)
The energy study also revealed that hydrogen-fuelled boilers “will never be a cost-effective option”. According to Bloomberg, the average annual running cost for a heat pump stands at £743, compared…
BEIS Respond To Net Zero Petition
There has been demand building for a referendum on Net Zero. A petition was organised a few weeks ago, but because of virtually no publicity, it has only collected 19000…
On Belief in the Tooth Fairy: The Battle of Britain’s Climate 2021-2030
I suspect that history will not look back kindly on our appeasement of climate activists, our failure to challenge the alarmist views of a small group of highly politicized scientists…
India’s COP-26 promise of Net Zero by 2070 overshadowed by coal use
So, for India, the promise of 2070 Net Zero appears shallow while the commitment to fossil fuels is clearly deep.
Oops. No More Subsidies for Drax
Drax has been booted from an investment index of clean energy companies as doubts over the sustainability of its wood-burning power plant begin to mount within the financial sector.
Why Aren’t Journalists and Politicians More Sceptical About the ‘Net Zero’ Policy, Given that it’s Based on the Outputs of Unreliable Models?
mainstream media, politicians, activists, state-sponsored scientists and subsidy-hungry industrialists, we are embarking on net zero with little idea, or seemingly care, of the disastrous effect it will have on human…
WUWT Contest Winner, General Audience, 1st Place – “Is There Really a Climate Crisis?”
In sum, encouraging the energy industry to innovate will lead to a prosperous, clean and secure environment not only for us here in the United States but also for the…