Category: climate change

Children to Be Taught Subjects Through the Lens of Climate Change: UK Education Secretary

Children can look forward to plant-based school dinners, climate activism, and “sustainability” baked into every subject specialism, according to new plans drawn up by the Department for Education. On Nov. 5, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi mulled radical new changes to education in England, during a speech at the United Nations climate change conference COP26 in…


Capitol Report (Nov. 10): Mandates Despite COVID-19 Posing Little Threat to Children

While hundreds of thousands of children have received the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine, a significant number of parents remain concerned about the vaccine’s safety and will not be getting the shot for their children. With the recent approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz introduces legislation to…


US, China Issue Joint Plan to Boost Cooperation on Climate Change

The world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide on Nov. 10 pledged to work together in tackling climate change as global leaders wrap up the two-week COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The framework, unveiled by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua two days before the conferences comes to a close,…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 10)

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial reaches a pivotal moment as the 18-year-old defendant takes the stand to testify for the first time, President Joe Biden seeks to alleviate supply chain woes with the newly-passed one trillion dollar infrastructure package, and Biden’s nominee for a treasury position takes heat for a now-viral video where she outlines her standpoint…


CCP Aims to Take Advantage of Climate Agenda, Experts Say

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tries to play to its advantage the efforts of Western countries to counter climate change, several experts told The Epoch Times; this time, however, its strategy seems to be failing. Over the past year or so, the CCP has made a series of moves that gave some hope the regime…


Deal to End Car Emissions by 2040 Hits Speed Bump as Major Automakers Abstain from Pledge

Several of the world’s biggest automakers—including Nissan-Renault, Toyota, and Volkswagen—have not signed on to a pledge to phase out sales of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040, according to a draft COP26 declaration published by the UK government. “Together, we will work towards all sales of new cars and vans being zero emission globally…


Newsom, Xi AWOL at Scotland Climate Conference

Commentary At the last minute, Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled his much-anticipated trip to COP26—the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The world’s fifth-largest economy, California, went unrepresented by its leader. So too the first- or second-largest economy, depending on how it’s figured, as Chinese President Xi Jinping also stayed home. There’s a close relationship…


At COP26 Climate Inspires Call for ‘Military-Style Campaign’, in 17th Century a Call for Prayer

The COP26 conference—which Prince Charles has dubbed the “last chance saloon” for the world—continues to grind on in Glasgow. Although many of the glitterati have now left in their C02-spewing private jets that numbered around 400, including Air Force One. Highlights so far have included President Joe Biden falling asleep, maybe due to jet lag…


UK Businesses Will Be Forced to Publish Net Zero Plans

Companies in the UK will be required to publish plans of decarbonising and transitioning to net zero, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak told COP26 on Wednesday. Speaking at the global climate summit in Glasgow, Sunak said the new mandate is part of the UK’s plan to become “the first ever net zero aligned financial centre.”…


The Biden Administration’s ESG ERISA Mandate

Commentary Overturning the Trump ERISA rules is proving a lot harder than the White House supposed. Pity the Department of Labor. Tasked with undoing two Trump-era rules on the conduct of pension fiduciaries under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and promoting the administration’s climate policies, the DOL finds itself between the rock of…