Rob Crilley of Daily Mail writes on conservative involvement at COP26. “House Republicans announced on Thursday they will send a five-strong delegation to next week’s United Nations climate conference as they try to overturn misconceptions that conservatives oppose efforts to tackle climate change.” Read the full article here.
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The World Won’t End If the Green New Deal Doesn’t Pass
"Even without a Green New Deal, the United States and other developed nations will keep marching on climate progress."
Facts, Not Fear, Should Drive Biden’s Climate Change Policies
"Climate change is a problem that requires prudent management, not society-transforming plans that will create little overall change if developing economies do not follow suit. Policies that respect the private sector’s ability to innovate will produce new technologies that will help mitigate the expected negative consequences of climate change, which are likely to accrue gradually over decades. In their commendable zeal to protect the planet, policymakers must not be overly ambitious that they do not react to the problem in a way that compromises their country’s economic and national security interests."
Biomass Pellets Offer a Carbon-Neutral Alternative to Coal
"Arbaflame’s facility in Grasmo, outside of Oslo, Norway (Figure 1), will produce 70,000 tonnes of “bio-coal” pellets per year. These are made of wood biomass and can be used as fuel in place of coal in power plants."
China’s Ambitious Climate Goals Collide With Reality, Hampering Global Efforts
"Coal powers around 56% of the country’s industry-heavy economy, a major reason China accounts for more than a quarter of the planet’s carbon emissions."
Can farm waste help clean up the world’s dirty cargo ships?
"WasteFuel, is working to build facilities across the country that produce “bio-methanol” from corn husks, discarded wheat straw, and other agricultural scraps — a low-carbon fuel produced in tiny volumes today."
Why Smart Buildings Are A Breath Of Fresh Air
"While there might be some way to go overcoming data security and interoperability issues between different systems, smart buildings are here to stay. If they are can improve the urban environment around us, then that can be no bad thing."
GM’s plan to end EV charging deserts
"[General Motors] will give each of its 4,500 dealers up to 10 of its Level 2 Ultium-branded chargers to install throughout their communities in places like offices, apartments, sports and entertainment venues and college campuses."
BP to Build World’s First Solar-Powered Steel Mill, 750,000 Panels Strong
"Although Lightsource BP has both financed and owns the project, it will sell the generated electricity to Xcel Energy with whom the steel factory has a power purchasing agreement that will be in place until 2041."
Resist this anti-consumer, anti-progress model of environmentalism
The Editors of The Telegraph write that we should resist the anti-consumer, anti-progress model of environmentalism. “Do we want to embrace new technology and private initiative to create a future that still offers consumer choice – in fact, expands it? Do we want a future where poor countries can become wealthy and rich countries can...