{"id":344195,"date":"2024-09-22T08:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=344195"},"modified":"2024-09-22T08:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T06:32:07","slug":"replace-green-giveaways-with-development-of-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=344195","title":{"rendered":"Replace Green Giveaways with Development of Fossil Fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Vijay Jayaraj<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the presidential election nears, it is reasonable to ask why the U.S. continues to give away billions to \u201cavert\u201d a fabricated climate crisis to countries that have little interest in participating in the charade beyond accepting handouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States has been a significant contributor to global climate initiatives, most notably through its involvement in the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 15th U.N. Climate Conference in 2009, rich countries pledged to provide $100 billion<\/a> a year in climate finance by 2020 to assist developing nations \u201cfight\u201d climate change. This target was said to have been achieved for the first time in 2022, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having the world\u2019s largest economy, the U.S. was expected to support a large portion of the Green Climate Fund<\/a> (GCF), which resulted in a promise of $3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GCF claims to be the \u201cworld\u2019s largest dedicated climate fund\u201d with a portfolio valued at $12 billion, or $45 billion when co-financing of projects is included. According to the GCF website<\/a>, the fund delivers \u201ctransformative climate action in 140 countries\u201d to keep \u201caverage global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To which one might respond: Poppycock! No \u201cclimate action\u201d will have a significant effect on temperatures, and the 2 degrees cited hardly matter environmentally in any case. Climate policies \u201cwill have a trivial effect on temperature but disastrous effects on people worldwide,\u201d concludes a recent paper<\/a> by Drs. Richard Lindzen and William Happer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, contrary to doomsday predictions, Earth is flourishing in many ways. Global poverty has decreased<\/a> dramatically over the past few decades, and agricultural yields have increased significantly<\/a> partly, because of higher levels of atmospheric CO2<\/sub>.  Natural disasters \u2014 often cited as evidence of climate change \u2014 are causing fewer deaths<\/a> than ever before, despite population growth and development along coastlines and other vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outrage of having taxpayer money poured down the climate rat hole is compounded by the fact that recipients of GCF grants include China and India, the world\u2019s largest emitters of greenhouse gases that are rapidly expanding consumption of fossil fuels<\/a>. Meanwhile, the bone-headed policy of the U.S. is to reduce the use of these affordable and abundant fuels to the detriment of household budgets, business profitability, electric grid reliability and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, instead of pouring billions into international climate projects, the U.S. should prioritize its own energy security. This means developing its oil, coal and natural gas and strengthening partnerships with reliable allies like Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States\u2019 vast reserves of natural gas have been made available through advanced extraction technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, making the country one of the world\u2019s leading producers. This abundance can ensure a reliable and cost-effective energy supply for other nations and reduce U.S. dependency on foreign sources, enhancing national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intermittent nature<\/a> of wind and solar power \u2013 both GCF darlings \u2014 necessitates backup power sources or massive battery storage systems that come with their own environmental and economic costs. The materials needed for batteries, for instance, are often mined in regions with poor environmental records or by using child labor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, modern fossil fuel extraction in the U.S. and Canada is subject to some of the strictest environmental regulations in the world<\/a>. Ironically, by outsourcing energy production to less regulated countries<\/a> in the name of \u201cgoing green,\u201d the U.S. causes more environmental harm globally<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis in Europe starkly illustrated the dangers of energy dependence. European countries, having underinvested in fossil fuel infrastructure and a reliance on Russian gas, found themselves in a precarious position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This example alone is enough for the U.S. to reset its priorities. Promotion of failed and mostly unwanted \u201cgreen\u201d policies should be replaced with aggressive development of fossil fuel resources, as well as nuclear power, and building robust energy partnerships with allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This commentary was first published at Daily Caller<\/em><\/a> on September 19, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vijay Jayaraj<\/a> is a Science and Research Associate at the <\/em>CO2<\/sub> Coalition<\/em><\/a>, Arlington, Virginia. He <\/em>holds a postgraduate degree in energy management from Robert Gordon University and an M.S. in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, both in the U.K., and a B.S. in engineering from Anna University, India.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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