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- E-Cars Reduce CO2 Emissions By Only 41% Compared To Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles Fri, 23 Oct 26, 8:00pmViehmann argues that labeling electric vehicles (EVs) as completely “zero-emission” is misleading. While EVs do not have a tailpipe, their carbon footprint depends heavily on how the electricity used to charge them is...
- A Tenth of a Degree of Separation. AP Turns 0.1°C in 2100 into the Amazon, Greenland and $1.2 Trillion Thu, 22 Oct 26, 8:00amThe tenth in this story will never face a thermometer anyway. It is the gap between two model projections of 2100, one with an American promise and one without. Only one of those worlds will happen, so there will never be...
- Natural Gas Turbine Boom (better late than never) Fri, 9 Oct 26, 4:00pm“The ‘invisible hand’ is at work to enable the dash-to-gas (and diesel too) in the catch-up period for economical, large-scale power generation.”
- Aussie Renewable Turning Point or Imminent Economic Contraction? Sun, 7 Jun 26, 3:00amAussie greens are celebrating a reduction in Aussie emissions as a green energy turning point. But other numbers tell a different story.
- Money to ‘Decarbonize’ as Useless as Gym Memberships and Extended Warranties Tue, 27 Jan 26, 1:00amThe $20 trillion investment in “decarbonization” in the U.S. and Europe has been an abject failure. It would be a wiser expenditure of tax dollars for governments to subsidize lifetime gym memberships for every citizen....
- AI is Killing Australia’s CO2 Emission Plans Wed, 3 Dec 25, 9:00amA surge in data center demand is forcing politicians to revise energy transition roadmaps.
- Claim: President Trump’s Fault CO2 Emissions Are Still Rising Thu, 27 Nov 25, 5:00am"... The Trump administration’s efforts to boost oil and natural gas production and suppress renewable energy ... were enough to postpone the plateau ..."
- Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Expansion Had No Impact on Air Pollution, Study Finds Fri, 24 Oct 25, 8:00pmSadiq Khan’s hated Ulez expansion across Greater London had no impact on air pollution, a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham has found...
- Pielke Jnr — “No country has ever achieved the rate of decarbonisation Australia is aiming for” Tue, 30 Sep 25, 5:23amBy Jo Nova Firstly, all that money we spent — it’s done nothing (shh!) It turns out Australia’s economy has been decarbonising at the same rate for decades regardless of how many windmills and solar panels...
- Piekle Jnr — “No country has ever achieved the rate of decarbonisation Australia is aiming for” Tue, 30 Sep 25, 5:23amBy Jo Nova Firstly, all that money we spent — it’s done nothing (shh!) It turns out Australia’s economy has been decarbonising at the same rate for decades regardless of how many windmills and solar panels...
- Blockbuster: Billions on wind, solar, batteries, has only cut Australian emissions 4% in 20 years (trees did the other 24%!) Fri, 19 Sep 25, 8:33pmBy Jo Nova Nearly all the “climate action” we’ve paid for in Australia has only reduced emissions by 3.9% in 20 years Anthony Albanese is proud that Australia has reduced emissions by 28% since 2005, but...
- Scientific American: AI is Power Hungry, but it Could Cut Emissions Wed, 25 Jun 25, 7:00amThe researchers claim "behavioural change" as a field where AI can help.
- Billions of dollars spent on wind, solar and batteries and Australian electricity emissions went up last year Sat, 31 May 25, 6:28amImage by Manuel Angel Egea from Pixabay By Jo Nova Welcome to Futility Island Anthony Albanese was elected in May 2022 and set God-like new emissions targets in to legislation...
- Claim: Convincing People to Eat Out of Date Food would Reduce Climate Impacts Tue, 22 Apr 25, 11:00am"... It is nearly impossible for the globe to meet ... the Paris Accords without reducing waste from the food system ..."
- Of Emissions and CO2 Sat, 5 Apr 25, 12:00pmGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach (still banned from X aka Twitter, see here) The most excellent reef and ocean scientist Jennifer Marohazy put up a Facebook post recently on the…