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Barbara Buchner and Paul Bodnar at the 2024 Lab Summit during Climate Week in New York. During the Lab Summit during Climate Week in New York, Barbara Buchnerglobal managing director of the Climate Policy Initiative, and Paul BodnarDirector of Sustainable Finance, Industry and Diplomacy at the Bezos Earth Fund, looking back on the lab’s journey over the past decade. Founded to bridge public and private finance to combat climate change, the Lab has grown from a pioneer to a transformative network. In this fireside chat, Bodnar and Buchner, the driving forces behind the creation of the Lab, discuss the Lab's…
From the Daily Skeptic by Sallust The basic economics of Toyland is that the price of any good or service is determined by supply and demand. The less of anything, the higher its price, depending on the level of demand. The higher the supply, the lower the price and therefore the greater the demand and usage. Nowhere is this more evident than in energy. Whether it is intentional or environmental restrictions on energy supply, or even artificially raising prices through taxes, demand is bound to be suppressed. This will weaken the economy. this telegraph Jonathan Leake published an article on…
from CFACT Author: Dugan Flanakin Whatever happened to that old piece of business wisdom: The customer is always right? U.S. and European automakers have abandoned the slogan to please unelected bureaucrats in Brussels, New York and Doha and sycophants who have ascended to political power by preaching doomsday predictions. They may now regret their “enthusiastic” marching orders to join the Climate Commandos. Today's sign of the auto industry's apocalypse is the glut of unsold battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that customers have said for years they don't trust with their lives and property. It's true that the auto industry has not…
Well, the 2024 hurricane season is over, and we can now wrap up with Michael E. Mann’s predictions — which were so off target it might make a dartboard blush. As we noted previously in our “Black Knight Michael E. Mann” article, he reminds us of the Monty Python character who loses his limbs in battle but still stubbornly insists: “It's just a scratch.” ! This time, Mann’s speculative sword fell on the following prediction: 33 named storms As he proudly declared in April, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is “the highest number ever predicted.” Well, the season is over…
from climaterealism Author: Linny Luken NASA Earth Observatory, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons The South China Morning Post recently published an article titled “Climate change may have played a role in the region's record number of super typhoons, Hong Kong meteorologist says,” claiming that climate change “may” have caused the record number of typhoons. Super typhoon year. The title is misleading, with the word “maybe” carrying a heavy weight. The claims made in the article itself are neither more cautious nor less alarmist. Although conditions have been favorable for typhoon formation this year, trends derived from long-term data show no…
Weather conditions in the Baltimore area Wednesday night are expected to be mostly sunny with a low chance of rain or snow, according to the National Weather Service.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News ]Sunday is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 42 degrees and winds of 7 to 9 mph. Going into Sunday night, the weather is expected to be mostly cloudy but gradually clearing. The lowest price on Sunday night should be around 24:00.To start the work week, Monday is expected to be sunny with a high near 40 degrees and winds of 6 to 8…
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor The Biden administration moved just before Thanksgiving to ban future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, one of the richest coal-rich regions in the United States, according to multiple reports. The Powder River Basin, which spans parts of Montana and Wyoming, accounted for about 43% of U.S. coal production in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As Americans prepare to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, the government on Wednesday officially ended coal leases in the region and rescinded previous approval of development plans, E&E News reported. “The decision is to no longer…
Author: P. Gosselin Author: Klimanachrichten The period from 1250 to 1860 is also known as the Little Ice Age. We've reported here several times. The Little Ice Age was the underdog of expeditions like the Franklin Expedition. Although the crew set out in the summer, their search for the Northwest Passage was hampered by ice. Franklin was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He paid the price with death. AI generated images. Source: Climate News But what was the climate like? Volcanoes played an important role, but solar activity also played a minimal role. However, summer is not…
A recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Climate Action Is Leaving California’s Energy Economy in Trouble” exposes the stark reality of Governor Gavin Newsom’s energy and climate policies that are damaging California’s economy while costing The resulting environmental benefits are minimal. For those obsessed with high costs, unreliable power and empty promises, Newsom’s policies offer a master class in addressing dysfunction. country in crisis California, once the envy of the nation for its innovation and economic prowess, is now making headlines for rolling blackouts and soaring energy costs. Under Governor Newsom’s leadership, the state is committed to achieving carbon neutrality…
While this may seem like a Roadrunner and Sly Wolf cartoon (imagine that episode with giant magnets and “tornado seeds”), this is actually real science, and it's happening on Jupiter. ——Anthony Magnetic tornadoes are stirring up haze at Jupiter's poles Unusual magnetically driven eddies could produce Earth-sized concentrations of hydrocarbon haze from UC Berkeley While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a persistent feature of the planet for centuries, astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered equally large spots at Jupiter's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at random. Visible only in ultraviolet wavelengths, these…