I have been so busy lately with net-zero transition implementation issues that I have not had time to put together an article about every relevant topic I have discovered. This is a summary of articles that I think would be of interest to my readers.
I have been following the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act) since it was first proposed and most of the articles described below are related to the net-zero transition. I have devoted a lot of time to the Climate Act because I believe the ambitions for a zero-emissions economy embodied in the Climate Act outstrip available renewable technology such that the net-zero transition will do more harm than good. The opinions expressed in this article do not reflect the position of any of my previous employers or any other company I have been associated with, these comments are mine alone.
Videos
- Weekly dose of climate insanity – electric logging trucks
- John Robson at Climate Discussion Nexus has prepared a new video that addresses why loony climate decisions keep getting made. In his latest “Fact Check” video “When Backroom Met Zealot” he shows how green zealots spewed misinformation at an Ottawa City Council committee that then voted unanimously and without debate in favour of their proposal. He debunks the zealots, so you will know what to say when they show up in your town.
- Hurricane threats to offshore wind turbines There is a summary of the video and links to documentation available here. Spoiler – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in charge of permitting offshore wind projects said that the Atlantic hurricanes are a significant potential threat. More alarming is that the BPU has stated that there’s been really little technical research um about the effects of hurricanes on the offshore wind projects.
State of the Climate
Honest Story of Climate Change Guus Berkhout & Kees de Lange explain why there is no climate crisis.
Proposed Alternate Strategy Guus Berkhout & Kees de Lange propose a gradual energy transition to nuclear
Swiss Climate Decision
According to a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Switzerland has failed to comply with its duties to stop climate change. Chris Morrison makes the case that:
The “real plaudits for the recent idiotic climate change verdict from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) belong to the elite billionaire paymasters behind lawfare activists such as Greenpeace and Client Earth. Greenpeace bankrolled the Swiss ladies and Client Earth supplied some of the legal arguments. The case is likely to throw a spotlight on the role that a few moneyed forces are playing in using the judicial system to enforce their insane Net Zero collectivisation on populations around the world.
Always insightful and rational, Judith Curry has prepared a response “to help innoculate us from this fresh new climate hell of litigation.”. The entire article is worth a read. Her summary states:
There will be a continuing need for fossil fuels. Rapid restrictions to fossil fuels before cleaner energy is available interferes with more highly ranked sustainability goals – no poverty, no hunger, affordable and clean energy, and industry-innovation-infrastructure. There is no human right to a safe or stable climate. Apart from the lack of an international agreement, such a “right” contains too many contradictions to be meaningful.
Defending the Narrative
When it comes to reporting on climate-related issues please be aware that the Associated Press makes no attempt to provide any information that contradicts the climate alarmist narrative.
Facebook Censorship due to a Science Feedback: “Fact Check” Andy May notes that Facebook’s “independent and nonpartisan fact checks” of “Climate: The Movie.” is totally out of hand.
Reality is the Narrative is Falling Apart
Illustrating The Absurdity Of New York’s Energy Transition: Francis Menton highlights some of my findings from a lengthy blog post at this site and a somewhat different version that also appeared on Watts Up With That at about the same time. Tom Shepstone also re-published the article.
The Absurdity of the Electric Vehicle Transition: The Institute for Energy Research explains the flaws in the Biden Administration emissions tailpipe rule that will force electric vehicles on us all. To which I can add an anecdote. I have a friend in the car business who is familiar with the electric vehicle market. He told me this weekend that Tesla announced a 50% increase in the cost of replacement batteries. This makes buying a new one more viable and fosters the sales of EVs. All the regulations require new EV sales but there are no incentives to keep them on the road.
Joke of the Week – well maybe a tragic commentary on these times. ‘Spirit Whales’ (which ‘no-one believes exist’) hold up Australia’s most expensive energy project. “If the gas project was to go ahead, the Spirit Whales would be endangered. And if the Spirit Whales were killed, none of the creatures of the sea would know what do to. Short of Aqua Man stepping in to save the day, the planet would be sunk. How did the Federal Court know all of this? Raelene Cooper! Ms Cooper, or as her activist friends like to call her, the Custodian of Whale Dreaming, speaks to the Spirit Whales. And they speak to her. Seriously. This was in evidence presented to the Federal Court.”
Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York 