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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>November </b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>6, 2023</b></i></font><font
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[ Just Have a Think -- offers some science based reporting --
video]</i><br>
<b>Global Energy Transition. Are we winning?<br>
</b>Just Have a Think<br>
Nov 5, 2023<br>
The Global Energy Transition is the most profound change to human
civilisation since the end of the last glacial period about 11,000
years ago. There will be winners and losers, and as a result some
are trying to slow or even stop the disruption of their established
markets. We all know who they are! So how is it going? Well, the
International Energy Agency says it can be done, but ONLY if there
is NO NEW COAL, OIL or GAS exploration or exploitation from this
point onwards. COP28 has now been completely hijacked by the oil
industry...so is the transition a realistic prospect or just a pipe
dream?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMiVnA6Az0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMiVnA6Az0</a><br>
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<i>[ IEA report in PDF download
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/66b8f989-971c-4a8d-82b0-4735834de594/WorldEnergyOutlook2023.pdf">https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/66b8f989-971c-4a8d-82b0-4735834de594/WorldEnergyOutlook2023.pdf</a>
]</i><br>
<b>World Energy Outlook 2023 </b><br>
October 2023<br>
About this report<br>
The World Energy Outlook 2023 provides in-depth analysis and
strategic insights into every aspect of the global energy system.
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and fragile energy
markets, this year’s report explores how structural shifts in
economies and in energy use are shifting the way that the world
meets rising demand for energy. <br>
<br>
This Outlook assesses the evolving nature of energy security fifty
years after the foundation of the IEA. It also examines what needs
to happen at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai to keep the door
open for the 1.5 °C goal. And, as it does every year, the Outlook
examines the implications of today's energy trends in key areas
including investment, trade flows, electrification and energy
access.<br>
<br>
This flagship publication of the International Energy Agency is the
energy world’s most authoritative source of analysis and
projections. Published each year since 1998, its objective data and
dispassionate analysis provide critical insights into global energy
supply and demand in different scenarios and the implications for
energy security, climate change goals and economic development.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2023">https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2023</a><br>
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<i>[ UK POLICY 24 October 2023 ( gosh golly, who would promote such
misinformation?) ]</i><br>
CarbonBrief<br>
<b>Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles</b><br>
Electric vehicles (EVs) significantly cut lifecycle greenhouse gas
emissions in almost all circumstances and are the key technology for
decarbonising road transport.<br>
<br>
While not having a car has even larger climate benefits, many
peoples’ ability to go car-free is limited by their circumstances
and the availability of alternatives.<br>
<br>
This means EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport
emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC).<br>
<br>
EV sales are growing fast, accounting for one in every seven cars
sold globally in 2022 – up from one-in-70 just five years earlier.<br>
<br>
Yet EVs are also being subjected to relentless hostile reporting
across mainstream media in many major economies, including the UK.<br>
<b>Here, Carbon Brief factchecks 21 of the most common – and
persistent – myths about EVs.</b><br>
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<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘An EV has to travel 50,000+ miles to break even’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘VW’s e-Golf becomes more environmentally friendly only after 77,000 miles’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: The ‘electric Volvo C40 needs to be driven around 68,400 miles to cut carbon’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Electric vehicles have little or no CO2 advantage over the car you already drive’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Climate change is accelerating because of the ban on combustion-engines’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Old bangers are the green motorist’s choice’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘EVs simply displace carbon emissions from roads to distant power stations’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">MOSTLY FALSE: ‘Electric cars are not green machines’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">INCOMPLETE: ‘Electric vehicles alone can’t solve climate change’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘EVs are [low-mileage] runabouts…[that] take a long time to pay off their carbon debt’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Synthetic petrol could displace electric vehicles’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Hydrogen cars are more sustainable than EVs’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Sales of electric vehicles appear to be slowing’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Electric cars could soon be more expensive to drive than their petrol equivalents’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘There are insufficient raw materials…for all vehicles to be EVs’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: The lifetime of EV batteries is ‘horribly uncertain’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Electric vehicles can explode – petrol ones only do it in movies’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Under Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, 40% of US auto jobs will disappear’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Electric car revolution at crisis point’ due to ‘charging point shortage’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘Britain’s creaking power grid cannot cope with charging electric cars’</font></pre>
<pre><font face="Calibri">FALSE: ‘How your super heavy EV produces MORE pollution than petrol and diesel cars’...</font></pre>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/</a><br>
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<i>[ Interesting read in local newspaper about politics reveals
party attitude ]</i><br>
<b>Wyoming GOP Passes No Confidence Vote Against Gov. Gordon</b><br>
Meeting in Newcastle on Saturday, the Wyoming Republican Party
Central Committee passed a “no confidence” vote against Gov. Mark
Gordon, saying he “boldly turned” his back on the party for his
climate change comments at Harvard University.<br>
Leo Wolfson<br>
November 04, 2023<br>
NEWCASTLE — The Wyoming Republican Party passed a vote of “no
confidence” on Saturday against Gov. Mark Gordon for his recent
comments at Harvard University that Wyoming is committed to becoming
“carbon negative” and that the climate is warming.<br>
<br>
The motion for a “no confidence” vote originated from the Park
County Republican Party, which passed it at its county meeting
Thursday and says Gordon “boldly turned” his back on Wyoming
Republicans.<br>
<br>
A vote of no confidence isn’t as strong a censure, but is an
official statement about how the party views what Gordon said during
his Harvard visit.<br>
<br>
Vince Vanata, the Park County committeeman who read a statement on
behalf of the county party Saturday, said unlike the firm
condemnation that is a censure, a no confidence resolution states
that a majority of the party disagrees with Gordon’s position.<br>
<br>
“A censure is a severe disapproval,” Vanata told Cowboy State Daily.
“This just states that we don’t support his policy of the issue of
carbon reduction or climate change.”<br>
<br>
Gordon did not immediately respond to a Cowboy State Daily request
for comment on the no confidence vote.<br>
<br>
<b>What Did He Say?</b><br>
The no confidence motion accuses Gordon of pushing a “Socialist
agenda.”<br>
<br>
During his talk at the Ivy League school, Gordon said Wyoming needs
to urgently address climate change by going “carbon negative.” <br>
<br>
"It is clear that we have a warming climate," Gordon said. "It is
clear that carbon dioxide is a major contributor to that challenge.
There is an urgency to addressing this issue and it isn’t only going
to be solved by turning off fossil fuels.”<br>
<br>
He later clarified to Cowboy State Daily that he has no desire to
pull away any investment from fossil fuels and wants to use better
technology to reduce Wyoming’s carbon footprint.<br>
<br>
Gordon also said during his talk that Wyoming is the first state to
commit to becoming carbon negative.<br>
<br>
Although the no confidence vote passed unanimously without any
discussion, there were a number of members who abstained from voting
on it, including Laramie County GOP Committeewoman Dani Olsen.<br>
<br>
“I’m disappointed about his position on it, but I don’t have a vote
of no confidence,” she told Cowboy State Daily.<br>
<br>
The statement rejects that Wyoming has a desire to become carbon
negative and also asserts that Gordon has never before publicly
espoused his stance on the state having a goal to be the first to
achieve carbon negative status.<br>
<br>
<b>Surprise?</b><br>
Although many Republicans in Wyoming reacted with surprise and
criticized Gordon’s comments, the views he expressed weren’t a
departure from past statements he’s made on climate change issues.<br>
<br>
Gordon has consistently pushed an all-of-the-above energy platform,
advocating for an equal commitment to traditional fossil fuels and
alternative energies. Although Gordon has often talked about
reaching net-zero carbon emissions, he has less frequently discussed
becoming carbon-negative. <br>
<br>
Saturday’s statement of no confidence says Gordon’s actions have
“boldly turned” his back on the values of the Wyoming Republican
Party and its fossil fuels industries.<br>
<br>
“Governor Gordon’s current path accepting climate change, and his
goals decarbonizing the West, is counterproductive to the best
interests of Wyoming,” the resolution states. <br>
<br>
The resolution also says that the timing of its passage Saturday was
critical considering Gordon will be host to and chair the Western
Governors Association meeting in Jackson starting Monday.<br>
<br>
Gordon’s Harvard comments received backlash from the Wyoming Freedom
Caucus and coverage from a few national news outlets like Newsweek
and Fox News.<br>
<br>
Gordon also made a number of other comments during his talk at the
Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics in late October that
haven’t been criticized, such as his complaints about federal
regulation, housing and rural economic development.<br>
<br>
Leo Wolfson can be reached at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Leo@CowboyStateDaily.com">Leo@CowboyStateDaily.com</a>.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/11/04/wyoming-gop-says-gordon-boldly-turned-on-party-with-no-confidence-vote/">https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/11/04/wyoming-gop-says-gordon-boldly-turned-on-party-with-no-confidence-vote/</a><br>
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<i>[ Don't take the deal, Chicago!! -- Rollie Williams report</i> ]<br>
<b>Chicago Doesn’t Own Its Own Streets | Climate Town</b><br>
Climate Town<br>
Oct 30, 2023<br>
DON’T TAKE THE DEAL! <br>
sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/climatetown">https://www.youtube.com/c/climatetown</a>... <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDx6no-7HZE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDx6no-7HZE</a><i><br>
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<i>[ anger and blame are allowable and important emotions -- but
should be brief ( Bendell is a professor who is leaving his post
to harvest seaweed in Indonesia ) ]</i><br>
<b>You're right, they're wrong! Prof tells young Indonesians to be
confident in their climate concern</b><br>
Jem Bendell<br>
Nov 5, 2023 #URWF2023 #URWF<br>
Clips from Q&A with Emeritus Professor Jem Bendell at the Ubud
Writers and Readers Festival 2023 <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcHygIcVFUU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcHygIcVFUU</a><br>
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<i>[ discussion Jem Bendell and Karen Perry ]</i><br>
<b>There are Benefits from Accepting Collapse: a DA Conversation
with Karen Perry</b><br>
Jem Bendell<br>
Sep 23, 2023<br>
In this conversation, former Occupy Wallstreet activist Karen Perry
explains her list of 15 benefits of collapse acceptance and Jem
shares his reflections on them. <br>
This was the first in a new 'ad hoc' series of DA conversations,
where Prof Jem Bendell explores aspects of collapse risk, readiness
and response, with invited guests. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iat72f7LrN4&">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iat72f7LrN4&</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - Thatcher - the first
climate-responsible conservative - of any gender ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>November 6, 1990</b></i></font>
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November 6, 1990: In a speech to the 2nd World Climate Conference in
Geneva, Margaret Thatcher declares, "The danger of global warming is
as yet unseen, but real enough for us to make changes and
sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future
generations."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/108237">http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/108237</a><br>
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