Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced Australia’s plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050, ahead of the 2021 United Nations (U.N.) Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. This comes after international pressure, including from current and past U.N. officials, who have demanded that Australia reduce emissions and cut coal use. Morrison also pledged…
Biden and Johnson: Saviours of the World or Just a lot of Hot Air?
Commentary In what has been billed as a last effort to save the planet, thousands of politicians, journalists and all manner of climate experts are due to fly to Glasgow next month for the UN’s COP26 climate summit, but is this a lot of hot air about a lot of hot air? Certainly not according to a…
UK Police Vow to Tackle Protesters ‘Swiftly’ During UN Climate Meeting
Protesters who attempt to block roads during the UN climate conference in Glasgow will be dealt with “swiftly and robustly,” a senior Scottish police officer has warned. This year’s UN climate conference, also known as COP26, is due to take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 and is…
UN Climate Change Funding to Feed Corruption Gravy Train of Developing World
October 15, 2021
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Commentary The U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow (COP26) is great news for corrupt governments in the developing world because it looks set to transfer huge sums of money into their hands. Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian-born economist, has long warned the West against sending aid to Africa because of the corruption it creates. Moyo’s book…
UK Electric Freight Trains Mothballed Due to Soaring Energy Prices
Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices. Firms cannot absorb the three-fold increase in the cost of electricity, according to trade body Rail Freight Group (RFG). The decision to mothball electric freight trains, which result in lower CO2 emissions than diesel models, was made…
UK Turns on Coal Power Plant as Wind Farms Fail to Meet Electricity Demand
The UK has been forced to fire up a coal power plant to ensure electricity supply, as low winds prevent the country’s wind farms from generating as much power as expected. The UK’s National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) said it has asked energy firm EDF to fire up West Burton A, a power plant…
UK Government Defends Climate Minister’s Quarantine-Free World Tour
The UK government has rejected criticisms of the quarantine exemption given to climate minister Alok Sharma, saying that face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders are “key to success” in climate negotiations. The Daily Mail reported that Sharma travelled tens of thousands of miles to at least 30 foreign destinations over the past seven months to prepare…
Britain to Ban All New Diesel and Petrol Heavy Goods Vehicles From 2040
LONDON—Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy goods vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all forms of transport ten years later. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is seeking to elevate Britain’s environmental credentials as he prepares to hold…
Climate Activists Blockade Parliament Vehicle Depot to Put ‘Environmental Emergency’ on Federal Budget Agenda
CANBERRA—Climate change activists have attempted to disrupt government officials from reaching Parliament House on Tuesday morning ahead of the announcement for the new Federal Budget by blockading roads and chaining themselves to gates and vehicles at a parliamentary car depot. Members from the Global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion formed multiple blockades covering the entrances to…
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