Some Of The Loudest Backers Of Paris Climate Accords Are Bucking The Agreement
Posted: June 2, 2018 Filed under: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Poverty, Failed Green Schemes, Renewables, Socialism, UNFCCC, Unreliables, Wealth Redistribution | Tags: carbon dioxide emissions, Climate Change, Energiewende, Energy Poverty, Fuel Poverty, Global Warming, Green Energy Failure, MAGA, PARIS Agreement, Paris Climate Treaty, Socialism, The Trump Effect, Trump, UNFCCC, unreliables, wealth redistribution Leave a comment“THE stark reality is that healthier economies mean more energy use, and consequently, rising emissions (though not always). When economies were in a slump, it was easier to commit to emissions reductions. When countries’ economies began to grow, many saw emissions rise.
“…the Berlin-based organization Urgewald projects that 1,600 new coal-fired generating plants under construction or planned will result in 840,000 megawatts of new capacity.
“Germany, a world leader on climate action, has failed to cut emissions and has actually seen emissions rise during the past two years.
https://climatism.blog/2018/04/29/if-co2s-your-poison-renewable-energy-is-no-antidote/
By Nicolas Loris and Bryan Cosby ~
June 1 marks the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s having begun the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord.
Foreign leaders immediately criticized the decision. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the decision to leave “extremely regrettable,” while the prime minister of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, called the move “a sad day for the world.”
Most nations that signed the Paris climate accords will soon fail to meet their agreement-defined deadlines for fossil fuel reduction. (Photo: baona/Getty Images)
Trump justified the withdrawal by calling the situation “the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries.”
Trump was wrong. The climate accord is not just a bad deal for the U.S., but for all of the developed countries that have committed to higher energy…
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