Africa needs reliable energy infrastructure, not rich-world hypocrisy. Vijaya Ramachandran Last week, seven European countries pledged to stop important support for fossil-fuel projects abroad. They join the United States and other European countries in stopping funding for energy infrastructure projects in poor countries that depend… Read More »Blanket bans on fossil-fuel funds will entrench poverty
For years now, we’ve been told that “coal is dead” and that India and China will plump for wind and solar, instead of coal-fired power. Well, that’s the line being run by renewable energy rent seekers and wind and solar zealots around the globe. It… Read More »Climate Warriors Furious Over India & China’s Insatiable Thirst for Coal-Fired Power
Matt McGrath – Environment correspondent Sharp divisions between the major global emitters have emerged at a series of meetings designed to make progress on climate change. India lambasted the richer world’s carbon cutting plans, calling long term net zero targets, “pie in the sky.” Their… Read More »Climate change: Net zero targets are ‘pie in the sky’