With the United Nations’ Glasgow climate conference just weeks away, on Oct. 21 several federal agencies simultaneously released four new analyses on the national security implications of climate change—including a report from the White House on climate change and migration stating that individuals citing climate change “may, in limited instances, have valid claims for refugee…
White House Wants Easier Path for ‘Climate Migrants’: Climate Security Reports
October 21, 2021
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New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World to Pass Climate Change Disclosure Law
October 21, 2021
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New Zealand has become the first country in the world to pass a law ensuring financial organizations disclose and act on climate-related risks and opportunities, the government announced on Thursday. The Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill passed its third reading with the goal of driving New Zealand’s push toward carbon neutrality by…
The Mirage of a Clean Energy Jobs Boon in Australia
October 21, 2021
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Commentary At two minutes to midnight, Australians are finally being offered something that at least resembles a debate about the social and economic consequences of a net-zero emissions target. The Coalition government and advocates of a net-zero emissions by 2050 target know that the easiest way to win a debate is to simply not have…
EU Starts Debate on Budget Rules Amid High Debt, Investment Needs
BRUSSELS—The European Commission opened a debate on Tuesday on how to reform the European Union’s fiscal rules to deal with a pandemic-induced surge in public debt. “We are relaunching this review of our economic governance against a backdrop of enormous investment needs,” European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said. “At the same time, the powerful fiscal…
Gov. Newsom Extends Drought Emergency Across California, Urges State to ‘Step up Water Conservation Efforts’
October 20, 2021
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended a drought emergency declaration across the entire state on Tuesday following the second driest year on record as the state battles with record low storage in its largest reservoirs. The emergency declaration comes as nearly 88 percent of California and much of the American West are experiencing an “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to…
South Pole’s Cold Season Was Coldest on Record
While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) called July 2021 Earth’s hottest July in 142 years of recordkeeping, recent temperatures on Antarctica, the planet’s coldest continent, have been frostier than ever. In fact, the 2021 polar darkness period from April through September was the coldest on record near the South Pole. Dr. David Bromwich…
The E in ESG Means Cancelling the S and the G
Commentary Price rises—they keep on coming. Even before the recent surge in energy prices, companies had been warning about inflationary pressures in their supply chains. At the end of June, General Mills reported that it was facing cost increases of 7 percent and that it was raising the price of most of its grocery products….
Boris Johnson Bets on Wind
Commentary Britain’s Boris Johnson outdid himself last monty. Within hours of telling French President Emmanuel Macron, “Prenez un grip,” he was at the United Nations telling the world to grow up. More remarkable than the British prime minister’s lack of self-awareness is the fairy tale that he told about Britain becoming the Saudi Arabia of wind and…
Australian Coal Giant Pivots to Asia as Climate Activism Strangles Domestic Funding
October 18, 2021
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One of Australia’s largest coal miners is planning to raise $1 billion (US$740 million) through the sale of bonds in China and Asia amid increasing financial pressures locally due to climate change activism. Kevin Ball, the chief financial officer of Whitehaven Coal—which operates four coal mines in northwest New South Wales (NSW)—said Asian debt capital…
LIVE: 14Th International Conference on Climate Change: How Science Is Being Abused in Service of the Great Reset of Capitalism
Steve Milloy, H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., and Marc Morano are featured in this breakout session on how science is being abused in service of the Great Reset of capitalism.
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