{"id":280454,"date":"2023-09-26T10:58:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=280454"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:58:09","slug":"africa-hurting-from-climate-policies-not-climate-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=280454","title":{"rendered":"Africa Hurting from Climate Policies Not Climate\u00a0Itself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"280472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?fit=1920%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0kenya-facts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?fit=723%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=723%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?resize=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0kenya-facts.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/rclutz.com\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"602\" data-attachment-id=\"280455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?fit=1200%2C998&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,998\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0co2-and-cops\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?fit=723%2C602&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?resize=723%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?resize=1024%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?resize=768%2C639&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0co2-and-cops.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi this month, I am reposting a pertinent article regarding the world of hurt caused by misguided governmental policies driven by CO2 hysteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a fourth post toward infographics exposing the damaging effects of Climate Policies upon the lives of ordinary people.&nbsp; (See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2021\/08\/05\/world-of-hurt-from-climate-policies-part-1\/\"><strong>World of Hurt Part 1<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2021\/08\/06\/world-of-hurt-from-climate-policies-part-2\/\"><strong>Part 2<\/strong><\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2021\/08\/06\/world-of-hurt-from-climate-policies-part-3\/\"><strong>Part 3<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;)&nbsp; And all of the pain is for naught in fighting against global warming\/climate change, as shown clearly in the image above.&nbsp; This post presents graphics to illustrate the fourth of four themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zero Carbon Means Killing Real Jobs with Promises of Green Jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducing Carbon Emissions Means High Cost Energy Imports and Social Degradation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100% Renewable Energy Means Sourcing Rare Metals Off-Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave it in the Ground Means Perpetual Poverty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The War Against Carbon Emissions Diminishes Efforts to Lift People Out of Poverty<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"510\" data-attachment-id=\"280457\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280457\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?fit=3400%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3400,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?fit=723%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=723%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=1536%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=2048%2C1446&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?resize=1200%2C847&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OurWorldinData graph shows how half a billion people have risen out of extreme poverty in recent decades.\u00a0 While much needs to be done, it is clear that the world knows the poverty factors to be overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"280458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280458\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?fit=975%2C611&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"975,611\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0wellbeing-improves\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?fit=723%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?resize=723%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?w=975&amp;ssl=1 975w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves.png?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That comprehensive diagram from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgap.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Collection_images\/Pathways_Graphic.pdf\"><strong>CGAP<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;shows numerous elements that contribute to rising health and prosperity, but there is one resource underlying and enabling everything:&nbsp; Access to affordable, reliable energy.&nbsp; From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iiasa.ac.at\/web\/home\/research\/Flagship-Projects\/Global-Energy-Assessment\/GEA_Chapter2_development_hires.pdf\"><strong>Global Energy Assessment:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAccess to cleaner and affordable energy options is essential for improving the livelihoods of the poor in developing countries. The link between energy and poverty is demonstrated by the fact that the poor in developing countries constitute the bulk of an estimated 2.7 billion people relying on traditional biomass for cooking and the overwhelming majority of the 1.4 billion without access to grid electricity. Most of the people still reliant on traditional biomass live in Africa and South Asia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The relationship is, in many respects, a vicious cycle in which people who lack access to cleaner and affordable energy are often trapped in a re-enforcing cycle of deprivation, lower incomes and the means to improve their living conditions while at the same time using significant amounts of their very limited income on expensive and unhealthy forms of energy that provide poor and\/or unsafe services.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moral of this is very clear. Where energy is scarce and expensive, people\u2019s labor is cheap and they live in poverty. Where energy is reliable and cheap, people are paid well to work and they have a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"280460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280460\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0wellbeing-improves-1.png?fit=975%2C611&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"975,611\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0wellbeing-improves-1\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-770\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?fit=723%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-770.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Climate Policies Keep People Poor<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that the vision for 100% access to electric power was put forward by the African Development Bank in 2016.\u00a0 (Above slides come from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/fileadmin\/uploads\/afdb\/Documents\/Generic-Documents\/Bank_s_strategy_for_New_Energy_on_Energy_for_Africa_EN.pdf\">The Bank Group\u2019s Strategy for<\/a>\u00a0The New Deal on Energy for Africa 2016 \u2013 2025<\/strong>).\u00a0 Instead of making finances available for such a plan, an International Cabal organized to deny any support for coal, the most available and inexpensive way to electrify Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"481\" data-attachment-id=\"280468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280468\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?fit=895%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"895,595\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-771\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?fit=723%2C481&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?resize=723%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?w=895&amp;ssl=1 895w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-771.png?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an organized campaign to deny coal-fired power anywhere in the world, despite coal being the starting point in the development pathway for every modern society, and currently the success model for Asia, and China in particular.\u00a0 [Note in Figure 3 above that South Africa, the most advanced of African nations gets the majority of its power from coal.] The chart above comes from IEEFA 2019 report\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ieefa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IEEFA-Report_100-and-counting_Coal-Exit_Feb-2019.pdf\">Over 100 Global Financial<\/a>\u00a0Institutions Are Exiting Coal, With More to Come.<\/strong>\u00a0 Their pride in virtue-signaling is expressed in the subtitle:<br><strong>Every Two Weeks a Bank, Insurer or Lender Announces New Restrictions on Coal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Climate Policies Waste Resources that could Improve Peoples\u2019 Lives<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Climate Crisis Industry costs over 2 Trillion US dollars every year, and is estimated to redirect 30% of all foreign aid meant for developing countries into climate projects like carbon offsets and off-grid wind and solar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A much better plan is put forward by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.copenhagenconsensus.com\/sites\/default\/files\/outcome_document_updated_1105.pdf\"><strong>Copenhagen Consensus Center.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; A panel of social and economic development experts did cost\/benefit analyses of all the Millenium Goals listed by the UN working groups, including climate mitigation and adaption goals along with all the other objectives deemed desirable. They addressed the question:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are the best ways of advancing global welfare<\/strong>, and particularly the welfare of developing&nbsp; countries, illustrated by supposing that an additional $75 billion of resources were at their disposal&nbsp; over a 4\u2010year initial period?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These challenges were examined:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Armed Conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biodiversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic Disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate Change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunger and Malnutrition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infectious Disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Disasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population Growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water and Sanitation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"510\" data-attachment-id=\"280470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280470\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-772.png?fit=841%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"841,593\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-772\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-772.png?fit=723%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" 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Climate Policy Hurts the Poor More than Climate Change","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"28\/10\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Africa\u2019s poor will be hardest hit not by \u2018climate change\u2019 but by the policies pushed by the West\u2019s green lobby. African forests and drinking water will diminish further. From Watts Up With That? 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