I was disturbed to read the recent UN report pointing out that the government plans and projections from the major fossil fuel producers would lead to an increase in global coal production until 2030, and in global oil and gas production until at least 2050. This conflicts with government commitments under the Paris Agreement, and the widely-held expectation that global demand for coal, oil, and gas will peak within the 2020’s and then fall rapidly.
Once again, this illustrates a lack of coordinated effort from all nations to do what is needed to address the problem of rising carbon dioxide levels leading to global warming. ( This was discussed my previous post )
A summary of the UN report can be downloaded here.
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The lack of urgency is shocking. Chatting with folks we know here in the Midwest just a total lack of interest or concern about the future state of the world. And allergic to electric cars. Maybe not shocking but definitely saddening. Hard to know how to communicate this to the youngest generation whose (natural) inheritance is going up in flames.
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Very true. , here in the UK
The lack of public charging points is truly shocking making electric cars a poor option for people who have to undertake long journeys or live in accommodation where EV cannot be easily installed (e.g. in apartments)
This really needs to be sorted out before EVs can be be more widely used. The UK government has delayed the date when all new cars and vans sold in the UK must be electric from 2030 to 2035 because there hasn’t been the investment in the infrastructure needed.
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The continuous upward trends in atmospheric CO2, Methane and Nitrous oxide speaks for itself. Not a hint of levelling off, not even after decades of knowing what this means.
We are incapable of saving ourselves, Steve.
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Very true. For example, here in the UK we have delayed the implementation of the date when all new cars and van must be electric from 2030 to 2035 because there hasn’t been the investment in the infrastructure needed.
In the meantime we are developing new oil and gas fields https://news.sky.com/story/untapped-rosebank-oil-and-gas-field-north-of-scotland-approved-for-development-amid-row-over-climate-damage-12893255
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