Category: climate change

New Zealand Government to Use Emission Trading Scheme to Fund EV Rollout

New Zealand families will be encouraged to scrap their old vehicles in exchange for low-emission alternatives under the government’s Emissions Reduction Plan, with more details to be revealed when the 2022 budget is released. “This is a landmark day in our transition to a low emissions future,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. “This is a…


Big Lie of ‘Climate Change’ Caused Today’s Runaway Inflation

Commentary If you were attuned even slightly to the use of the English language, the moment they changed the phrase “global warming” to “climate change,” you knew they were lying. Otherwise, why make that change? “Global warming” warned of something specific, provable or not. “Climate change” was factually meaningless, almost to the extent of idiotic….


The Greens Party’s Hypocritical Infatuation With Climate Change and Beijing

Commentary The Greens Party’s election policies are succinctly discussed on its official website. The available information enables commentators and potential members to ascertain the views of the Greens with regard to various issues, including what is called the climate change “crisis” and its relationship with Beijing. With regards to climate change, the Greens promise that:…


Holmes à Court Independents Continue Long March of Green Neo-Socialism

Commentary The Climate 200 group is running 22 “independents” in the Australian federal election to challenge the incumbent Coalition government from its left flank. With preferences for the Australia Labor Party (ALP), these “independents” have a real chance of winning a handful of inner-city seats in Sydney and Melbourne currently held by the Liberal Party. If…


Climate Misanthropes Say Fighting Climate Change Is More Important Than Food, Reliable Energy, and Peace

Commentary In the face of unbearable human tragedy around the world, children starving, women and children being bombed, and homes and businesses without power, climate scolds continue to insist climate change is the most important danger the world faces. With pictures streaming daily out of Africa and Ukraine showing grossly malnourished and starving children as…


Earn Trust and Friendship of Pacific Neighbours Through Climate Change Policy: Australian Labor Party

Australia needs to be a credible partner on climate change to rebuild its relationship with Pacific neighbours, including the Solomon Islands, the centre-left opposition spokesperson for Treasury Jim Chalmers said. Chalmers listed climate change, foreign aid responsibilities, and defence investment management as important factors Australia needs to work on to “earn” the trust and friendship…


Capitol Report (April 22): D.C. On Edge After Shooting in Broad Daylight

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is testifying in court. When asked if Joe Biden lost the presidential election, she said, “Well, yes.” As pandemic-related restrictions continue to be rolled back, the aftermath of lockdowns is starting to show. We take a look at some of the collateral damage and speak to psychiatrist Carole Lieberman to…


At World Bank Climate Talk, Speaker Floats End of Conventional Vehicle Sales

In remarks to the World Bank’s “Financing Climate Action” event on April 21, Baron Nicholas Stern, one of the world’s most influential climate economists, spoke about what he sees as necessary global actions on climate change, including on the sale of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. “The right kind of policies have to be…


Capitol Report (April 19): Passengers and Crews Celebrate Ending Mask Mandate

Masking up while traveling is now optional. The change has been met with cheers—and also concerns. What does the new ruling mean for you? Twenty-three on the FBI’s terror watchlist were caught illegally entering the United States. Those crossing the southern border are coming from countries all around the world, prompting the question: who is…


Louisiana Asks SCOTUS to Block Biden Administration From Calculating ‘Social Cost’ of Carbon Emissions

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is vowing to ask the Supreme Court to prevent the Biden administration from recalculating and using the “social cost” of carbon emissions, a metric used in climate regulation that critics say needlessly drives up operating costs for businesses and prices for consumers. Critics have long said the classification of carbon…