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Friday, April 16, 2021
Climate Change: Jeffrey Sachs loses it over Newsnight framing of China's human rights record
The full interview here, which starts at 6 minutes.
Also, this from the people who brought you the Kyoto Protocol.
Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power plant, part of a buildup of coal power that is unheard-of for an advanced economy.
It is one unintended consequence of the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost a decade ago, which forced Japan to all but close its nuclear power program. Japan now plans to build as many as 22 new coal-burning power plants — one of the dirtiest sources of electricity — at 17 different sites in the next five years, just at a time when the world needs to slash carbon dioxide emissions to fight global warming.
“Why coal, why now?” said Ms. Kanno, a homemaker in Yokosuka, the site for two of the coal-burning units that will be built just several hundred feet from her home. “It’s the worst possible thing they could build.”
Together the 22 power plants would emit almost as much carbon dioxide annually as all the passenger cars sold each year in the United States. The construction stands in contrast with Japan’s effort to portray this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as one of the greenest ever.
Incidentally, I don't blame Japan from moving away from nuclear, but they could have used natural gas imports instead (roughly half the CO2 emissions).
Energy consumption per capita is the metric that will save us, or kill us.
If the nukes or germs don't get us first.
Bucky Fuller held that a key fundamental of design science is do more will less, which guided naval architecture, aeronautics and then rocketry. But the lowest hanging fruit is conservation, although technological innovation is also needed to get the job done.
It's now a race with the fates in which (hu)mankind is hobbled by hysteresis, path-dependence and cognitive-affective bias that result in a low level of collective consciousness standing the way of cooperation when concerted action is needed.
Where is Jeffrey getting his bread buttered?
ReplyDeleteAllegations have been made.
Why does he has a problem with the framing?
ReplyDeleteWe have John Kerry declaring that Climate Change is a STANDALONE ISSUE.
So hold them to it.
LOL you look up neoliberalism in the dictionary and this guys picture is there...
ReplyDeleteSo when he helped impose it in post soviet Russia we hear he’s this big bad guy but now he’s helping China with it and he’s a genius...
This is the hypocrite insane left in a nutshell...
Matt, you keep framing these guys as either being on the left or right. Opportunists are found in either "direction."
ReplyDeleteThere are many videos on youtube of Trump praising the Clintons, even H as SofS. But when he saw an opportunity to run as a Republican, he took it.
Chinese dragon takes to the sky
ReplyDeleteUp, up and away... alongside John Kerry's private jet.
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ReplyDeleteChinese dragon looking pretty good when compared to other countries on a per capita basis
ReplyDeleteAlso, this from the people who brought you the Kyoto Protocol.
ReplyDeleteJust beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power plant, part of a buildup of coal power that is unheard-of for an advanced economy.
It is one unintended consequence of the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost a decade ago, which forced Japan to all but close its nuclear power program. Japan now plans to build as many as 22 new coal-burning power plants — one of the dirtiest sources of electricity — at 17 different sites in the next five years, just at a time when the world needs to slash carbon dioxide emissions to fight global warming.
“Why coal, why now?” said Ms. Kanno, a homemaker in Yokosuka, the site for two of the coal-burning units that will be built just several hundred feet from her home. “It’s the worst possible thing they could build.”
Together the 22 power plants would emit almost as much carbon dioxide annually as all the passenger cars sold each year in the United States. The construction stands in contrast with Japan’s effort to portray this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as one of the greenest ever.
source: Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks
Incidentally, I don't blame Japan from moving away from nuclear, but they could have used natural gas imports instead (roughly half the CO2 emissions).
#PedalingPete
ReplyDeletePete Buttigieg wants you to believe he's saving energy as Secretary of Transportation.
The idea is to use a gas guzzling Suburban to drive within earshot of your destination, unload a bike and ride in like you came from home.
The theater never stops. #PedalingPete
Energy consumption per capita is the metric that will save us, or kill us.
ReplyDeleteEnergy consumption per capita is the metric that will save us, or kill us.
ReplyDeleteIf the nukes or germs don't get us first.
Bucky Fuller held that a key fundamental of design science is do more will less, which guided naval architecture, aeronautics and then rocketry. But the lowest hanging fruit is conservation, although technological innovation is also needed to get the job done.
It's now a race with the fates in which (hu)mankind is hobbled by hysteresis, path-dependence and cognitive-affective bias that result in a low level of collective consciousness standing the way of cooperation when concerted action is needed.
The race to devour the planet shows no sign of slowing down :(
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