The global economy is predicted to register a slower growth this year, continuing the trend from last year, with the United States also poised to mark a smaller pace of growth and several countries likely to see a “mild recession,” according to the United Nations. Global economic growth in 2023 is projected to be 1.9…
US and Global Economy to Grow Slower in 2023, Possibility of Recession in Some Nations: UN
January 26, 2023
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Cameroon Government Says It Never Authorized Canada Peace Talks
Cameroon’s state-affiliated newspaper says the country’s government never authorized Canada to lead peace talks aimed at ending an escalating conflict in the west-central African country. Ottawa announced last Friday that it has been hosting talks with the government of Cameroon and various factions to come up with a peace process for a political resolution to…
UN Chief Expresses Alarm on ‘Horror Story’ of Climate Change, but One Expert Says It’s ‘Almost a Nothingburger’
Climate alarmism got a boost Wednesday from the United Nations head, who repeatedly expressed urgency regarding the “horror story” and “death sentence” of climate change in a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF), but an expert in the field of climate science argued that the UN chief’s warnings should be taken with a grain…
UN Chief ‘Deeply Frustrated’ People Aren’t Buying Into Climate Panic
January 9, 2023
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The Secretary General of the United Nations said that he was ‘deeply frustrated’ that wealthy nations are not really into fighting global warming. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a major reform of the international financial system, so that more advanced nations could send their wealth to poorer countries, to combat their vulnerability to climate…
Canada Has Made ‘Real Progress’ in Meeting UN Emissions Targets, Says Environment Minister
Canada has made “real progress” in meeting emissions reduction targets outlined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, while the Conservatives say the Liberal government has yet to meet any of its federal climate goals. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) submitted its fifth biennial “climate action progress report” on Dec….
Canada, Allies Demand Iran Submit to Binding Arbitration for Downing of Flight PS752
Canada is among four countries calling on Iran to agree to binding arbitration for shooting down Flight PS752 nearly three years ago. The group of nations—which also includes Britain, Sweden and Ukraine—made the request today through a United Nations convention designed to protect commercial aircraft from attack. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the…
Eco-Activists Are Trying to Kill Green Tech That Could Eliminate Emissions From Fossil Fuels
December 20, 2022
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Although the United Nations states that carbon capture and storage technology (CCS), equipment that enables fossil fuel producers to sequester emissions to mitigate global warming, is needed to meet emissions reduction targets, multiple climate activist groups oppose its development as they believe CCS entrenches the oil and gas industry. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
ESG RIP: Review of Terrence Keeley’s ‘Sustainable,’ Part 1
December 14, 2022
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Commentary ESG has its origins in a speech by U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan at the Davos World Economic Forum in 1999. In the first of this four part review of Terrence Keeley’s “Sustainable: Moving Beyond ESG to Impact Investing,” Rupert Darwall shows how this created ESG’s dual mandate that accounts for its success—and its unsustainability…
Climate Change Experts Have No Backup Plan to Replace Products From Oil
Commentary The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) was recently held in Egypt, attracting many global elites and more than 400 private jets. All attendees recognize that the climate change is occurring, like it has for four billion years—but it seems most lack basic energy literacy, which starts with the knowledge that renewable energy…
Canada Commits $800 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Conservation Projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres. Trudeau made the announcement today at the Biosphere environment museum in Montreal accompanied by Indigenous leaders and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault as a UN…
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