Results for: carbon emissions 2023

UK Planning Use of Climate Accounting Trick to Kick the Can Down the Road
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/13/uk-planning-use-of…mate-accounting-trick-to-kick-the-can-down-the-road-n2174150
emissions by more than it was legally required to in the last five year-round. …  Now U.K. government officials are actively looking at “carrying forward” these surplus emissions to the next five-year budget … any attempt to slacken the next budget, which will cover emissions between 2023 and 2027, poses “a very serious risk” to future green…
Biden Admin Is Right to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, but It's for the Wrong Reason
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/11/biden-admin-to-rai…on-chinese-electric-vehicles-right-act-wrong-reason-n2174068
– is at it again, ramping up production of heavily subsidized "green" tech to sell to well-meaning Westerners concerned with their carbon … products are manufactured by an industrial nation that was responsible for 95 percent of new coal-fired power plant production in 2023 … Patronizing the Chinese manufacturers encourages the building of more smoke-spewing, high-carbon-emissions coal power plants.As for…
82-Year-Old Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders Squashes Retirement Rumors, Will Run for Reelection
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/05/06/82-year-old-soci…squashes-retirement-rumors-will-run-for-reelection-n2173843
– We must work with every country on earth to cut carbon emissions and save the planet for our kids and future generations.Sanders's …  While Sanders railed against "the rich," he forgot to mention that his estimated net worth in 2023 was roughly $3 million … He made $2.5 million between 2011 and 2023 from book advances and royalties alone.…
British Judge Tosses Climate Plan As 'Vague and Unquantifiable'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/03/british-judge-tosses-climate-plan-as-vague-and-unquantifiable-n2173702
– , but the result may well have farther-reaching implications.On Friday, a British High Court judge tossed the U.K. government's Carbon … Sheldon sided Friday with three environmental groups that brought the case, ruling that the government's decision to approve its Carbonemissions — I don't — any action taken by Britain is, candidly a spit in the ocean.…
G7 Nations Agree to Shut Down Coal Power Plants by 2035
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/29/g7-nations-agree-to-shut-down-coal-power-plants-by-2035-n2173494
– Japan, which derived 32% of its electricity from coal in 2023, according to the climate think tank Ember, has blocked progress on the … If nuclear power is on the table, as it should be, given that it actually is a clean, carbon-free proposition, we can probably safely …  All this is to deal with a climate issue by reducing carbon emissions.…
Scottish Government Ditches Climate Change Target As 'Out of Reach.' Up a Right Dafty, Ye Ken?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/18/scottish-governmen…ange-target-as-out-of-reach-up-a-right-dafty-ye-ken-n2172989
– bit "peely wally" (that is, unwell and tired).In one such example, the Scottish government is surrendering its greenhouse gas emissions … goals for 2023, admitting that they are "out of reach." …  China Increases Coal-Powered Generation Capacity by 47 Gigawatts in 2023: Climate Scolds Hardest HitThese goals, even if the…
China Increases Coal-Powered Generation Capacity by 47 Gigawatts in 2023: Climate Scolds Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/15/china-increases-co…y-by-47gigawatts-in-2023-climate-scolds-hardest-hit-n2172804
– In 2023, China really knocked the wind out of the sails (hah) of the renewable-energy crowd. … analysis, despite a pledge to "strictly control" the dirtiest fossil fuel.The country added 47.4 Gigawatts (GW) of new coal power in 2023emissions in general, claiming they will be at zero net emissions by 2030.…
U.S. Judge Puts the Kibosh on 'Unauthorized' Biden Climate Rule, DOT Head Buttigieg Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/03/29/us-judges-puts-t…biden-climate-change-dot-head-buttigieg-hardest-hit-n2172065
–  Without a doubt.Here's Joe "Existential Threat" Biden in September 2023:The only existential threat humanity faces, even things … aimed to reduce emissions over time.It gets sillier:The FHWA said the rule was "essential" to the Biden administration's target of … net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050, yet that the final regulation didn't require states to set declining targets to align with…
Meet the 'Launchpad,' Mark Zuckerberg's $300 Million Mega-Yacht, and Its Mega-Carbon Footprint
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/03/21/meet-the-launchpad…00-million-mega-yacht-and-its-mega-carbon-footprint-n2171709
– a whole section of their Web page devoted to their climate change efforts.We envision a just and equitable transition to a zero-carbon … We see our role as protecting people and the planet through responsible operations—minimizing our energy, emissions and water impact … It's unlikely that it runs on solar panels and batteries.See Related: Facebook Ends 2023 With More Censorship, Suspends Libs of…
'EV Euphoria Is Dead': CNBC Declares Transition to Electric Vehicles Has Failed
https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/03/13/ev-euphoria-is-dead-c…s-forced-transition-to-electric-vehicles-has-failed-n2171325
– EV leader Tesla, which is estimated to have accounted for 55% of EV sales in the country in 2023, is bracing for what “may be a notably … He is aiming to cut carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles, which make up the largest single source of greenhouse…
Hypocrisy or Ignorance? Democrats Shriek About 'Climate Change' While Opposing Carbon-Free Nuclear Power
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/03/01/hypocrisy-democrat…ate-change-while-opposing-carbon-free-nuclear-power-n2170811
– What do you call it when the same people who screech about carbon emissions and climate change oppose clean, efficient, carbon-free … described climate change as a “disastrous climate crisis” and encouraged climate activists marching in New York City in September 2023
Crime-Riddled Chicago Finally Takes Action...by Filing 'Climate Deception' Lawsuits Against Big Oil
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/02/29/crime-riddled-ch…y-filing-climate-deception-lawsuits-against-big-oil-n2170759
– We’ve reduced emissions more than any other sector since 1990. … We want to reduce our carbon emissions, and manufacturers have been at the leading edge of that for decades. … As I said, the data shows that we’ve reduced emissions more than any other sector. Theodore J.…
Biden Quietly Scraps Key Climate Policy After Realizing How Insane It Really Is
https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/02/19/biden-gives-up-on-ev-targets-after-realizing-how-insane-they-really-are-n2170317
– He is aiming to cut carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles, which make up the largest single source of greenhouse … The rules would be so strict, the only way car makers could comply would be to sell a tremendous number of zero-emissions vehicles … regulations so that 67 percent of sales of new cars and light-duty trucks would be all-electric by 2032, up from 7.6 percent in 2023
Biased 'Climate Change' Research Prompts Biden Admin to Halt LNG Exports
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/02/06/biased-climate-cha…ge-research-prompts-biden-admin-to-halt-lng-exports-n2169743
– Despite natural gas playing a key role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, activists are citing research they claim disputes that … was based not on sound scientific analysis but on phony-baloney "research" put out by a climate activists group. ...in February (2023
Dose of Reality: Toyota Chairman Says EVs Will Only Take Up 30% of Car Market, Pols Should Stand Aside
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/01/23/reality-dose-toyota…ver-make-up-30-market-share-pols-should-stand-aside-n2169128
– The grandson of Toyota founder Kiichiro Toyoda served as CEO of the world's number one automaker from 2009 to 2023 before taking on … the chairman role in April 2023. … Toyoda's approach to cutting down carbon emissions is much more realistic than Joe Biden's or CA Gov. Newsom's.…
As Israel Fights for National Existence, Climate Change Finger-Waggers Bemoan Their CO2 Emissions
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/01/15/is-israels-fight-f…r-national-existence-contributing-to-climate-change-n2168744
– The report, published last week on the Social Science Research Network, tried to analyze the war’s effects on carbon emissions. … Pull back and abandon crushing Hamas because of the IDF's carbon emissions? Fortunately, Israel is making the correct response. … Israel, likewise, should not be worrying about the IDF's carbon emissions.…
The Golden Remington Awards - (Dis)Honoring Journalism Fumbles in 2023: The Media Categories
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/01/08/the-golden-reming…ing-journalism-fumbles-in-2023-the-media-categories-n2168426
– finagling seen in the press, and with the flip of the calendar, we recognize and reward the best (worst) examples in journalism from 2023 … So, without any further fanfare (or any), we bring you The Remmys of 2023! … WINNER: Mark Tutton - CNN For the sake of the planet, CNN suggested overseas freighters could slash their carbon emissions if they…
Biden Tries to Slip New Eco Regs Targeting Fridges, Freezers Past Us on Holiday Weekend
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/12/30/biden-tries-to-sl…rgeting-fridges-freezers-past-us-on-holiday-weekend-n2168110
– Overall, the agency said the actions would eliminate 420 million metric tons of "dangerous carbon dioxide emissions" over the next … The Biden team proposed or finalized 30 such regulations in 2023 and plans on more in 2024.  … We are making Christmas beef Wellington. pic.twitter.com/6QErBwprcS — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) December 25, 2023 Maybe it's…
Canadian PM Trudeau Worries That a Trump Victory Will 'Harm Fight Against Climate Change'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/12/22/canadian-pm-trudea…rump-victory-will-harm-fight-against-climate-change-n2167862
– last week that if elected he would renege on a $3 billion U.S. pledge to a global fund meant to help developing countries cut emissions … Three billion dollars -- taxpayer dollars -- pledged to a "global fund meant to help developing countries cut emissions." … emissions.…
Climate Summit Prez: 'No Science' in Rush to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Could Be Forced 'Back Into Caves'
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/12/05/climate-summit-prez…se-out-fossil-fuels-could-be-forced-back-into-caves-n2167216
– .”🎯 pic.twitter.com/leJ4UKFW32 — Contrarian (@ContrarianTribe) December 4, 2023 He continued, saying what a lot of us are thinking … #ClimateEmergency and there is no science to back it pic.twitter.com/U4xdonC5V2 — William Jordan (@WilliamJordanUK) December 3, 2023 … It is undeniable that to limit global warming to 1.5C we must all rapidly reduce carbon emissions and phase-out the use of fossil fuels…
Noted Climatologist Pope Francis Continues 'Global Warming' Crusade, Warns Planet Is 'Overheating'
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/12/03/noted-climatolog…s-global-warming-crusade-says-planet-is-overheating-n2167109
– For example, as I reported in October, Francis went off on carbon emissions — the climate alarmists' primary bogeyman — issuing the … His Holiness sent a message to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Summit, fulminating against the “unbridled exploitation” of the…
Hypocrites: The UN's Next Climate Shindig Likely to Have Largest 'Carbon Footprint' in Event's History
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/11/25/the-upcoming-un…the-largest-carbon-footprint-in-the-events-history-n2166795
Carbon footprints? Massive wealth redistribution? All of the above? … The upcoming UN Climate Conference is projected to have a larger so-called "carbon footprint" than any of the 27 previous UN climate … emissions than the poorest 66 percent of the planet's population. …
Under-Powered: New Study and Financial News Show Failing EV Market Will Only Overcharge Taxpayers
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2023/10/30/under-powered-new…ow-failing-ev-market-will-only-overcharge-taxpayers-n2165696
– . — AukeHoekstra (@AukeHoekstra) October 28, 2023 One sure way to see that this EV transition is not going to happen organically but … The sham is explained thusly: Tesla has been selling carbon credits to other automakers. … did not meet emissions standards set by the California Air Resources Board.…
Woke Pope: Noted Climatologist Francis Claims 'Carbon Emissions' Cause Earthquakes and Stuff
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/10/16/woke-pope-noted…t-francis-claims-carbon-emissions-cause-earthquakes-n2165105
– this case, a climate alarmist letter in which His Holiness declares — I assume, with a straight face — that mankind, by way of carbon … But in the middle of that century, in conjunction with industrial development, emissions began to increase.  … More than 42% of total net emissions since the year 1850 were produced after 1990.…
AOC Appears to Release Methane Into the Atmosphere, Environmental Impact Unknown
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/10/13/aoc-appears-to-relea…ne-into-the-atmosphere-environmental-impact-unknown-n2165015
– Ed Markey (D-Mass.) didn’t propose any measures to control greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, nor did the frequently asked questions … “We set a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero, emissions in 10 years because we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully get rid … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) October 12, 2023 Luckily for us, intrepid social media sleuths are here to investigate the matter…
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