“Net-Zero Tyranny”

How China Uses Fellow Travelers To Exploit The West’s Climate Anxiety

In the fight against climate change, China loves to present itself as the world’s White Knight. Armed with wind turbines and solar panels, EVs and batteries, it will rescue us from oblivion if only we would let it.

There’s no shortage of western politicians, academics and organisations who are happy to go along with the idea that China is an ally in the global green revolution. The argument, broadly put, is that whatever our differences on other things (trifles such as security, economics and human rights), surely we can agree on saving the planet.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", "Environmentalists", "Net-Zero Tyranny", Green-Scam

Everybody Freeze! It’s the Climate Police

We have it on good authority that it sometimes gets quite cold in Canada during wintertime. As our Canadian readers can attest, in such brutal conditions machinery often acts a little funky. Batteries refuse to turn over, hard things become brittle, fluids freeze or gum up, and dimensions of solid materials quite literally contract. Operating an automobile in this environment can be particularly challenging for the passenger and engine alike, as both need to be warmed up before they can be expected to perform within specifications. In particularly harsh conditions, a car might require 15 to 20 minutes of idling before the engine and cabin reach comfortable conditions, and remote car starters have become incredibly popular solutions.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Environmentalists", "Net-Zero Tyranny"

Green-Scam Profiteer Mark Carney’s Firm Brookfield Buys Brit Net Zero Assets

Mark Carney’s investment company has bought National Grid’s renewables business as the former Bank of England governor runs for political high office.

The Canadian asset manager Brookfield, which is chaired by Mr Carney, is expected to complete the $1.7bn (£1.3bn) takeover of the National Grid operation by the end of September.

The deal comes as Mr Carney, who last year raised $10bn for the group’s eco-friendly investment fund, battles to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a contest on March 9.

I do not want this Green-Scam profiteer as PM.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The Ivanpah death ray dies with a whimper–and our cash

“Renewable,” “sustainable” energy was supposed to be the salvation of mankind. It promised cheap, unlimited energy more than sufficient to meet all mankind’s present and future needs, and to successfully address the existential threat of global cooling,,,oops. I mean global warming…darn! I mean climate change, yeah, that’s the ticket.

Even before Donald Trump won reelection, however, it was becoming increasingly clear climate change was perhaps history’s most profitable scam—for the scammers—and renewable energy like wind and solar couldn’t meet our current needs, to say nothing of future needs, and was far less reliable and far more expensive than fossil fuels. It was also clear these miraculous sources of energy couldn’t exist without massive government subsidies, which, with electric vehicles, have all been part of the “Green New Deal” climate change scam.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Green Energy", "Net-Zero Tyranny"

Germany’s ban on nuclear is an act of self-harm

The Energiewende has led to sky-high energy costs and political instability – for no environmental benefit.

Almost every country on Earth today has pledged to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions. The vast majority of them have also set spurious target dates for doing so – usually by 2050. So far, only a handful of industrialised countries have succeeded in almost fully decarbonising their electricity grids. They have only achieved this with a heavy baseload of either nuclear power and / or hydropower.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Germany

Hydrogen planes were meant to deliver net zero. Those plans are being torn up

The push to develop hydrogen-powered planes was once a key part of the aviation industry’s bid to eliminate carbon emissions. But in the last few weeks, it has fallen suddenly and dramatically out of favour.

First, European airlines and manufacturers drastically downgraded their target for the contribution of hydrogen to their goal of reaching net zero by 2050.

Then, Airbus, the world’s biggest plane maker, put the industry’s most advanced programme for developing a hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft on hold.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"

Canadian consumers – not businesses – feel full brunt of carbon tax: Poll

OTTAWA — Canadians feel businesses will feel little impact from an industrial carbon tax, new polling suggests.

In a new poll conducted by Leger on behalf of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), nearly half of those polled say that businesses will pay little of the cost of an industrial carbon tax and instead largely pass that pain on to consumers.

That’s in addition to the quarter of respondents who say some of the cost of will end up coming out of the pockets of consumers, and just 12% who say businesses will bear most of the cost of a carbon levy.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Gage Haubrich: Mark Carney’s carbon tariff would hurt Canadians and help no one

It would be hard to come up with a dumber tariff plan than President Donald Trump, but Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney is giving it his best shot.

Carney released his carbon tax plan recently and it contained a tariff, a carbon tariff.

Carney said he would “change” the carbon tax. But he would replace it with a hidden industrial carbon tax. And, on top of it all, he would impose carbon tariffs on imports. In former central banker speak, this tariff is called a “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Electric Vehicles Prove To Be More Status Symbols for the Elite Than Technological Marvels

Because of their modern designs, we might be led to believe that electric cars are technological marvels. Yet, really, most of the purported conveniences and innovations of new EVs are already available in most standard gas-powered cars at a far cheaper price. EVs are, at best, a lateral technology for most consumers — if you never plan on driving in the cold or long distances, that is.

Yet, judging from the number of EV spots on television, which have increased by nearly 400 percent over the past few years, you’d think that Americans were clamoring to buy them. EV sales have risen only a fraction of the percentage since last year despite the endless good press, the endless ads, and the endless government subsidies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny"

GOLDSTEIN: Liberals’ $200B climate plan needs a forensic audit

Now that the leading contenders in the Liberal leadership race – Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland – have promised, vaguely, to cancel Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, what do they plan to do about the $200-billion-plus, taxpayer-funded sinkhole the Liberals have created since 2015, ostensibly to fight climate change?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The Devastating Ecological Carnage Wrought by Wind Turbines

Evidence continues to grow that onshore wind turbines are causing heavy ecological carnage, with increasing concern focused on the removal of a vast tonnage of insect life. For obvious political, Net Zero reasons, insect decimation is not a well-funded research area, but work in Germany in 2016 put the loss across the country at 1,200 tonnes a year. Recently, the Heartland Institute extrapolated the individual annual insect loss worldwide at 13,640,000,000,000 (13.64 quadrillion) insects, and of course it can be noted that the figures are nearly a decade out of date. Other scientific work has reported that flying insects destroyed include bees, flying beetles and butterflies. Curiously, the many institutions apparently concerned with wildlife stay silent on the slaughter. For its part, the UK Natural History Museum (NHM) offers a Build Your Own Wind Turbine kit. Fun for all the family and if the kiddies are lucky they might get to whack a passing fly or a couple of moths.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau’s absurd greenhouse gas emission targets impossible to achieve, study finds

One of the absurdities of lame-duck Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to have Canada achieve “net zero” industrial greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is that since he won’t be in power then, he can say anything he likes now, regardless of its real-world feasibility.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

LILLEY: Trump gives Japan LNG deal Trudeau denied in 2023

Donald Trump is offering Japan something that Canada, under Justin Trudeau, refused to and we will be poorer because of it.

While meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Friday, the U.S. President mentioned several trade initiatives with Japan – but specifically exporting liquified natural gas to Japan.

This is the very deal Japan asked Canada for two years ago, in an attempt to wean their country off of Russian and Middle Eastern products. Trudeau refused their request, but on Friday, Trump boasted of what he says will be a great deal for America.

Trump gets cool stuff, Junior gets us laughed at.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Japan, USA

Hydrogen-Truck Maker Nikola Nears Bankruptcy Filing

Nikola, the much-hyped hydrogen-truck maker that was briefly valued more than Ford Motor, is nearing a bankruptcy filing, according to people familiar with the matter.

Phoenix-based Nikola has been working with its law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman to explore options that could include a sale or restructuring of the company in bankruptcy, the people said.

A representative for Nikola said the company continues to assess its financial position and liquidity needs, and is evaluating a number of options including financing as part of a financial restructuring.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"