Six years later, the logic of withdrawal remains–and more so.
Tag: Paris Climate Agreement
Emissions and CO2 Concentration: An Evidence Based Approach
Therefore, if we keep living our lives with the current CO2 emissions – and a 3%/decade efficiency improvement, then the Paris climate goals are fulfilled.
German Economics expert Sees 6 Formidable Problems with Germany’s Green Energy Push
Leading German economist Hans Werner Sinn sees 6 major problems with Europe’s green energy transition (Energiewende) and warns other nations against following the German energy model.
More on Energy Fantasy Versus Reality in Woke-Land
It’s official: the world is committed to rapidly reducing CO2 emissions
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
Beijing demands US fulfill wish list of demands in exchange for cooperation on climate change
Among its demands, the CCP requires the United States not to “infringe” upon China’s “sovereignty” in the troubled regions of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. Many Western governments, including the…
India’s Energy Policies and the Paris Agreement Commitments: Economic Growth and Environmental Constraints
As we approach the UN climate body’s Conference of Parties (COP26), to be held in Glasgow in November, the drive by the UN’s climate body to push the world’s major…
COP26 heading for the rocks?
Unsurprisingly, the reluctance of Western governments to deliver its pledge of an annual $100 billion transfer fund to more than 100 developing countries is threatening to unravel COP26.
Biden’s U.S. Emissions Reduction Scheme Repeats Past Failures That Promote More Global Emissions Increases
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin Biden and the Democrats U.S. 50% emissions reduction by year 2030 pipe dream scheme will simply lead to the same failed future emissions outcomes that…
Huge change in Biden’s April 28 speech – U.S. emission reductions “don’t matter.”
It was most appropriate of Biden to inject some “truth” into his speech by acknowledging the complete futility of his scheme mandating the U.S. to undertake costly and ineffective efforts…
Philippines at Crossroads: Paris Pledge Threatens to Compromise Energy Security
The Philippines was one of the first countries to pull out of the international Paris climate agreement. However, it rejoined soon after and is now torn between its need for…
China’s carbon reduction target looks elusive as banks keep throwing cash at coal mines and power plants, undercutting Xi Jinping’s plan to slash fossil fuels
American and Canadian banks led almost half of the US$3.8 trillion in global fossil fuel financing deals over the past five years. European, UK, Chinese and Japanese financial institutions pale…
Pressure Grows For Meaningful US Emission Cuts
It is not widely understood how little Obama actually committed to in Paris, with a 26-28% cut from 2005 emissions by 2025. This compares to the UK’s pledge to cut…
Boebert bill to block Paris climate agreement reignites Senate ratification debate
From The Washington Times Valerie Richardson writes in the The Washington Times: Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, has introduced a bill to block the Biden administration from reentering the Paris agreement…
US Rejoins Paris Agreement.
This email received from the White House Press Office this evening. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2020 ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President…
National Journal on Possible Trump Submission of Paris Climate Treaty to Senate
“Any claim that Paris compels U.S. action or inaction would now confront doubt that a U.S. commitment to Paris was anything but a political commitment,”
Send the Paris Climate Treaty to the Senate
However, President Obama unilaterally decreed that Paris was not a “treaty,” but merely an agreement, an accord – some lesser document that he could personally sign, committing the US to…
Biden’s Coming China Headache: Climate Change And “Developing Countries”
A Biden presidency, which now seems most likely, will have plenty on its foreign policy plate, ranging from relations with Russia, China and Europe to the Iran question in the…
Will Trump send the Paris Agreement to the US Senate?
Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord on day one, but President Trump could stop it from having any binding legal power.
The USA is Officially No Longer a Party to the Paris Agreement
Breathe the free air America – whatever happens in the next few days, with this act of defiance the USA under President Trump has struck a heavy blow against the…
The Guardian: A Biden Victory would Push the World on Climate Change
Scratch a climate activist, find a … ; Guardian author Katharine Murphy fantasising about the possibility a Biden administration would use America’s economic might to dictate climate policy to the…
ANZ Bank Demands Carbon Divestment as a Condition of Business Loans
If you want to borrow money from ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group), you better present your carbon offset plan along with your financial records, otherwise regardless of the…
CSIRO: An Entire Covid-19 Lockdown Worth Of Cumulative CO2 Emission Cuts Required Each Year
If you thought the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on your financial circumstances or the national or global economy was bad, imagine if a similar amount of money was cumulatively…
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…