We should all be carbon supremacists
Carbon supremacists hold the ideological belief that carbon-based intelligence (humans, cats, fish, bees) is superior to silicon-based intelligence, also known as AI, and conversely, silicon-based intelligence exists solely to serve carbon-based intelligence. I am a carbon supremacist, and you should consider becoming one too. In recent years, I’ve had a number of conversations along the […]
China Downplays International Hopes Of Beating Carbon Emissions Targets Ahead Of Meeting With Biden Climate Czar
According to Bloomberg, Chinese energy officials on Thursday dashed hopes that the country's carbon dioxide emissions had already peaked, following reports in July that the country would stop growing its emissions after this year. China's carbon dioxide emissions were reported to be roughly flat in July. Tracking China's carbon dioxide emissions are expected to fall […]
Air New Zealand Abandons Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions by 2030
It’s too hard and too expensive: That’s why Air New Zealand has abandoned its goal of reducing its carbon emissions by 2030. The airline said on Tuesday that a variety of challenges contributed to the decision. Delayed deliveries of more fuel-efficient aircraft and low prices for alternative jet fuel were the two main factors behind […]
‘Big Con Game’: Corporations Sink Hundreds Of Millions Into Carbon Credit System On Already Protected Land
A large number of carbon credit projects are claiming to preserve land that is already being protected by Brazilian conservation efforts, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Over the past two decades, so-called “carbon cowboys,” people who set up carbon credit initiatives for financial gain, have launched land preservation projects across the Amazon rainforest, generating carbon […]
GOP Senate Hopeful Unveils Bill Critics Warn Could Lead To Carbon Taxes
Republican Utah Rep. John Curtis unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday that critics fear could be the first step toward domestic carbon taxes. Curtis, who is running for U.S. Senate in Utah, introduced the PROVE IT Act in the House alongside Democratic California Rep. Scott Peters, putting forward the complement to the already-introduced Senate version of […]
GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
General Motors will pay about $146 million in fines to the federal government because 5.9 million older vehicles don’t meet emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that some GM vehicles from model years 2012 to 2018 do not meet federal fuel economy standards. The fine […]
Flatulent Cows, Sheep, and Pigs Face World’s First Carbon Tax in Denmark
Danish livestock farmers have been warned that they will be taxed on measuring the farts and burps of their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, making Denmark the first country in the world to do so as it tries to reduce methane emissions. AP Reports Tax Minister Jeppe Bruus said the aim is to reduce […]
Interactive Calculator Shows How Cutting Carbon Emissions Would Barely Budge Temperatures
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: We don’t think the connection between CO2 and “global warming” has been established. However, even if you assume the theory, and use their own models, the destruction of our standard of living by environmental zealots does not substantially change future temperatures. Then why the continued force-feeding of their […]
Carbon Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous and Hypocritical
If global warming is truly an existential threat, then the nation’s elites are a threat and should be dealt with accordingly. Of all the varieties of hypocrites, carbon hypocrites are among the worse, because they harm poor people the most. You’ve heard about the two-faced archetypes: Uber-wealthy and powerful, they say that global warming is […]
Biden administration issues guidelines on carbon credit integrity
The Biden administration on Tuesday released new guidelines to ensure the integrity of carbon credits or offsets. While the act of purchasing carbon offsets or credits is voluntary, the administration says it wants to help ensure that the credits being sold are actually credible. Individuals, businesses and other organisations can buy these credits to “offset” […]