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Author: Robert Bradley Jr.
“It takes bits and pieces from leading environmentalists to make the ecological case against climate alarmism and forced energy transitions. But overall, the problems with wind, solar and batteries are huge and need to be corrected midway, rather than taking another approach. The big green of way, mention and run, hope and hope.
Yes, she is a climate alarmist who supports a forced (government) energy transition to inferior, anti-ecological energy. But she makes some common-sense observations about the climate movement and agenda that offer hope for a mid-term correction for human and ecological betterment.
Consider this recent CBC LinkedIn article (via Ian McCoy), “Climate crusader Jane Goodall isn’t keen on carbon taxes and electric cars.” (April 13, 2024). The CBC article is cited in two areas: carbon dioxide (CO2) taxes and electric vehicles (EVs).
carbon dioxide tax
World-renowned primatologist and climate activist Jane Goodall says carbon pricing schemes like Canada’s are not a panacea to the urgent threat of climate change…. Goodall said the jury was still out on whether imposing consumer prices on emissions would be effective in improving climate conditions in the long term.
Goodall, who just turned 90, said a carbon tax would appear to be punitive to consumers – making measures to combat climate change look like a costly chore. She said she was also concerned that the fight against climate change had become “politicized… leading to people not listening”…
“The problem with a climate tax is … it doesn't get to the root cause, which is fossil fuel emissions, methane emissions from industrial agriculture,” she said. “So, in that sense, it's not something I agree with.”…
electric car
But she added that she was concerned about the current market for electric vehicles, which rely heavily on lithium batteries. She welcomes the concept of electric vehicles but says she worries the global scramble for lithium is destroying parts of the natural environment.
“Right now, huge areas are being destroyed by lithium mining,” she said. “It leaves the natural world feeling scarred.”
Noting that the prospect of lithium mining in Serbia has sparked anger among local activists, Goodall said the rush to tap global lithium supplies could destroy “pristine environments” and trigger a backlash.
She also said the lithium mining and refining process requires “a lot of water,” which is “difficult in places where there isn't that much fresh water.”
“To me, that's one of the big problems with electric vehicles,” Goodall said. “Obviously, there are other ways to procure batteries besides lithium, and they need to be developed.”…
Final comments
To counter climate alarmism and forced energy transitions, lessons need to be learned from the experiences of leading environmentalists. But in general, the problems with wind, solar, and batteries are huge and require mid-course corrections from big green companies that “look the other way,” “raise and run,” and “hope and hope.” Jane Goodall and the father of climate warnings, James Hansen, recently provided this.
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