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UN report urges ‘massive emission cuts in construction sector’ by using ‘gov’t regs & enforcement’ to achieve ‘Net Zero’ – Replace ‘concrete & steel’ with ‘stone, timber, & bamboo’

...the aid is little more than a transfer of wealth from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

The unusual alignment of Western political and electoral cycles has created an unprecedented opportunity for a massive green power grab.

The lack of any sustained correlation destroys the U.N. and media claims. If CO2 was in fact the control knob for making wildfires worse, wildfires would have increased from 2012 to 2018 rather than dropping dramatically.

Instead of cutting forests and burning dung and charcoal, shouldn’t Africa have cheap electricity? Duggan Flanakin China, India, Vietnam and other nations are using more and more oil, natural gas and coal every year to...

Guest Post by Michael Kile The IPCC’s latest serve of climate catastrophism, released just before the UN General Assembly met in New York last month, ironically contained some good news; but not even “inadequate” models,...

Guest ridiculing by David Middleton 08 MAR 2019 STORY CLIMATE CHANGEEmpowering women on the frontlines of climate change On any given morning in the locality of Al-Rahad in Sudan, women like Hawa Abdullah, dressed...

Reposted from cliscep.com Posted on 21 Nov 18 by Paul Matthews 10 Comments Erik Solheim, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has resigned. See reports from the Guardian and the BBC. Despite standing...

With the wind at their backs, civic and private institutions around the world are taking steps to build a clean energy future. The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative is a collaborative project that aims to install 10,000...

In the wake of COP21, I thought that it would be interesting to compare the respective pathways of China and the U.S (and others) based on official data. I still plan to post on this topic, but obtaining official data on...

UN climate change talks begin today in Lima, Peru, with national representatives meeting to hash out a draft agreement to present at the UN's Paris Summit in December, 2015...

Data from NASA shows that this year's hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica remains largely unchanged. On September 9, 2014, it measured 24.1m square km, which is roughly the size of North America; only a little smaller...

Climate change photo from Shutterstock For years, scientists have said that it is imperative to prevent the world’s climate from rising 2 degrees celsius (3...

The United Nations and Interpol have joined forces to tackle global forest crimes such as illegal logging and timber trafficking. Working with local enforcement agencies, the partnership hopes that the scheme — known...

We’re in the age of electronics and gadgets galore, and they seem to continue to diversify and multiply exponentially. Whether it’s phones, cameras, televisions, computers, iPods, microwaves,  e-waste is something...