No Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in COP28 Climate Deal
But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?
But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?
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The world will not come to its end in 2030 because of climate change.
How to declare a ceasefire in the carbon tariff wars.
Countries could include reducing the consumption and production of fossil fuels.
The activist demand that the U.S. phase out all fossil fuels in eight years is borderline insane.
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It seems unlikely that activists' demands to "keep 1.5 alive" will be met.
Previewing the "global stocktake" of climate progress, demands for climate reparations, and the call for a worldwide fossil fuel phase-out.
China pledges again to do exactly what it was going to do anyway.
But there may come a time when you remember it as cool.
Poor countries expecting a climate change reparations bonanza will likely be disappointed.
The good news is that does not mean "instant Armageddon" by 2030.
The bigger problem now is that outmoded regulations stand in the way of deployment.
Onerous environmental permitting regulations make rapid renewable energy deployment in the United States a "fantasy."
At COP27, poor countries demand climate change "loss and damage" funding from rich countries.
The pact will phase down the use of HFC coolants.
Top-down mandates will only slow down the energy transition.
"The vast majority of 2020's emission reductions were due to decreased economic activity."
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Here's what the law says.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Instead, submit the Paris agreement as a treaty to Senate for a vote
But remember, the Paris Agreement is NOT a treaty!
Too weak or a giant bureaucratic threat to democracy?
Representatives of 195 countries hammer out an emissions accord in Paris.
Paris Climate Change Conference
Third dispatch: What happens if global temperature doesn't go up?
The endgame in the quest for a universal climate treaty
So says the new U.N. analysis of national climate plans from 146 countries