Climate Watch: How Is the Campaign to Replace ‘Fossil Fuels’ Going? – Dr. Jane Orient

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We hear about deadlines for replacing gas stoves, cars with an ICE (internal combustion engine), and coal-fired electricity.

Campaigns are becoming more aggressive. The EU has an end-of-life vehicles directive that calls for seizing your car and scrapping it if it cannot meet climate directives. But global use of coal, oil, and natural gas is still increasing:

One problem for the greens is that wind and solar producers are struggling or going bankrupt. Another is NIMBY-type resistance from citizens. An insurmountable barrier is the requirement for metals vs. production capacity, as shown in the table below. In the U.S., it takes years to get a permit to open a copper mine because of environmental issues. There is only one rare-earths mine in the U.S. Ask your political candidates or Net-Zero advocates in your local government what they suggest doing about this.

Additional information:

• Defending your rights against wind and solar lobbyists
• Net Zero
• Fossil fuels required for wind turbine production
• Why can’t all states emulate California’s “clean energy” standards
• Energy storage requirements for “renewables”