It’s fantastic how the news, which is meant to be stories that have happened, has already decided what they will fearmonger for 2024
The Big Climate Stories in 2024
Last year was the warmest in recorded history. What does 2024 have in store?
For starters, it is almost certain to be another scorcher. The naturally occurring El Niño will push up temperatures in much of the world and humans will continue pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Weird how a natural process can juice the warm weather, but, the rest, or at least most, of the warming is All Your Fault. Then there’s the election
President Biden’s signature legislative success has been the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which turbocharged investment in clean energy. Biden has also strengthened emissions regulations and laid the groundwork for tackling industrial pollution. But more action looks unlikely if he fails to win a second term.
It’s working so well that almost no EV chargers have been built, companies given loans are collapsing, and the cost of energy has skyrocketed, causing problems for middle and working class Americans. Of course, the Fish Wrap is uber-concerned that Trump could kill off Biden’s initiatives.
Pressure has been building on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to overhaul the way they help developing countries adapt to climate change.
In recent months, the World Bank has made some changes, agreeing to pause debt and interest payments for nations hit by natural disasters, and helping establish accountable marketplaces for carbon credits.
So, giving stupid loans and free money to 3rd world shitholes who won’t actually use the money for “green” stuff, all while China is building coal plants in those same countries.
One of the surprise stories of 2023 was the surge in climate-related lawsuits. Children and young adults in Montana won a victory against the state over its support of fossil fuels. California sued big oil companies, accusing them of downplaying the risks that global warming poses to the public. And municipalities in Oregon, New Jersey and beyond brought cases against companies like Exxon, Chevron and Shell.
Lawfare. Which hurts middle and working class Americans, as pushed by Leftist elites who fail to practice what they preach.
Expect the action and activism around climate issues to keep going strong in the year ahead.
Yet, the NY Times hasn’t given up their own use of fossil fuels nor made their operations carbon neutral. Go figure. That should be the number one story, that Warmists, especially the Elites, aren’t doing a damned thing to reduce their own use of fossil fuels.
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