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COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

Reports from COP27 seems indicate the key initiative this year to make wealthy nations cover the cost of the damages poor nations will incur as a result of emissions that have main originated from those wealthy nations.

The proposal as it stands has a missing an essential piece, and trying to cover for that essential piece, appears most to likely to increase emissions, and move COP away from a focus on solving the climate crisis and instead toward just fighting over the cost.

This is a troubled look at the key flaw in what has been put forward and the real solution that should be in place.

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Did Al Gore nail it: Is climate change merely inconvenient, or is it an existential threat?

Claims that +1.5oC warming would be ‘catastrophic’, and that climate change represents an ‘existential threat’ can be quite vague as just what is ‘catastrophic’ or an ‘existential threat’?

This webpaper, seeks to translate ‘catastrophic’ outcomes and ‘existential threats’ into more concrete outcomes.

“We recognise climate change is a serious problem and are committed to net zero by 2050 in order to prevent the disastrous consequences anticipated to occur by around 2026”

Typical government position: Is it ok?

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The Power struggle in Australia.

From “the biggest corruption scandal ever” in Brazil, problems in Venezuela, human rights in Saudi Arabia and Iran, to the problems caused by lobbyists against action on climate change, an abundance of fossil fuels is a source of political power, yet rarely force for good, and Australia, with a wealth of coal and gas, is not spared.

The current crisis in Ukraine not only drives up energy prices globally, but it also creates a dilemma for gas producing nations.

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The environmental impact of the transition to EVs and the potential problems.

There are many claims that EVs result in more emissions than fossil fuelled vehicles. The reality is that even when an EV is powered from a ‘dirty’ grid, it is clear that driving an EV creates less emissions. What is less clear, is whether the emission reduction when driven justifies the emissions that are created when building the EV?

Buying an EV is better for the environment in the long term than buying an ICE vehicle but can be worse for the environment than not buying any new vehicle at all. The key finding is that while it is best to stop buying so many new ICE vehicles ASAP, there should be no rush to replace existing ICE vehicles with EVs, and instead allow existing vehicles the around two decades until their normal scrap date.

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Big Oil, AKA Big Fossil: How real, and what about ‘big climate’?

Yes, big oil with value at over US$7 billion per day in revenue at stake clearly has a vested interest in arguing against climate change and downplaying risks, but on the other hand, aren’t there also vested interests exaggerating and overstating the risks of climate change? Effectively could ‘big renewables’, ‘big science‘ or ‘big climate’, be out lobbying and out promoting ‘big fossil‘?

Is this really a balanced fight, or is it more like the might of ‘big tobacco’ vs ‘whistle blower medical research’ all over again?

This is a look at the financial might on each side of the argument, and the respective motives for each side to overstate their case.

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The electrical grid, V2G and EV Home Charging: Missing an opportunity for the planet.

Move to renewables for energy, and electricity for transport, and we solve the climate problem.

But renewables require storage, and uptake of EVs requires home charging, and there is a cost to both.

But what if electric vehicles could solve the “green power grid” problem, provide energy security, and avert a threat of increasing inequality, and reduce costs? It turns out this dream scenario is definitely possible but can be fully realised only if the home charging problem is solved.

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Covid-19 & Vaccination Deaths: Statistically, Coincidences will distort reported deaths.

I read recently about reasonable people protesting over post vaccination deaths in South Korea, echoing stories from around the globe about the underreporting of deaths following vaccination.

Can most of these deaths be just coincidences? This question has me seeking the real story on what is happening, not just with deaths following vaccination, but also with deaths from the virus. Almost one year after my initial exploration of vaccine efficacy and safety, now there is data, not just projections, so it is time for a review, and this question needs answering for any such a review.

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Environment

One Finite Environment: Sustainability vs perpetual growth.

One Finite Environment: Sustainability vs perpetual growth.

We live on planet with a dying biosphere that only will soon end its the brief period of being able to naturally support complex life, yet there is a common assumption that the Earth would always support complex life, with many even wanting to believe even Earth would even support perpetual growth.

Assuming climate change is an existential threat and not merely an inconvenience, then surviving until that pending natural end to complex life is the current challenge, but ignoring the long-term CO2 challenges would only buy time on our dying planet.

Humanity could be nature's cure for a dying biosphere, as long as we don't kill the patient and as adults accept an end to growth.

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Did Al Gore nail it: Is climate change merely inconvenient, or is it an existential threat?

Did Al Gore nail it: Is climate change merely inconvenient, or is it an existential threat?

Claims that +1.5oC warming would be 'catastrophic', and that climate change represents an 'existential threat' can be quite vague as just what is 'catastrophic' or an 'existential threat'? This webpaper, seeks to translate 'catastrophic' outcomes and 'existential threats' into more concrete outcomes. "We recognise climate change is a serious problem and are committed to net zero by 2050 in order to prevent the disastrous consequences anticipated to occur by around 2026" Typical government position: Is it ok?
Webpapers
Base load Solar and Wind: Renewables alone not a substitute for fossil fuels.

Base load Solar and Wind: Renewables alone not a substitute for fossil fuels.

COP26: Were The Deck Chairs Sufficiently Shuffled?

COP26: Were The Deck Chairs Sufficiently Shuffled?

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

The environmental impact of the transition to EVs and the potential problems.

The environmental impact of the transition to EVs and the potential problems.

Big Oil, AKA Big Fossil: How real, and what about ‘big climate’?

Big Oil, AKA Big Fossil: How real, and what about ‘big climate’?

The Power struggle in Australia.

The Power struggle in Australia.

Natural Climate Change: Surprises from Nature!

Natural Climate Change: Surprises from Nature!

Why Hydrogen Cars are not the future, and EVs are here to stay.

Why Hydrogen Cars are not the future, and EVs are here to stay.

New York, Sweden and the case for herd immunity.

New York, Sweden and the case for herd immunity.

Covid-19 Immunity: Layers, immunity from vaccination vs infection, and the good news.

Covid-19 Immunity: Layers, immunity from vaccination vs infection, and the good news.

The electrical grid, V2G and EV Home Charging: Missing an opportunity for the planet.

The electrical grid, V2G and EV Home Charging: Missing an opportunity for the planet.

Vaccines are an Experiment: With People As Guinea Pigs?

Obama and Xi Jinping announcement: a huge step for climate action? Or a backward step?

The G20 outcome, a plan to make the earth a worse place?

The Housing Price Trap: A global bubble?

My Body My Choice: Polarization and Outrage, But Who Is Pulling The Strings?

Omicron Variant: For Better or For Worse?

Omicron Alert, Or Already Time For Alarm?

Omicron Alert, Or Already Time For Alarm?

Omicron Doom, But Australia Parties & Experiments: December 2021 snapshot.

Omicron Doom, But Australia Parties & Experiments: December 2021 snapshot.

From Covid-Zero to Worlds Worst Outbreak? Tracking Omicron, and The Australian ‘Pandemic-Over’  Experiment.

From Covid-Zero to Worlds Worst Outbreak? Tracking Omicron, and The Australian ‘Pandemic-Over’ Experiment.

Overpopulation solutions? See it as a ratio, not a number.

Overpopulation solutions? See it as a ratio, not a number.

Environmental Damage: The Overpopulation Indicator

Environmental Damage: The Overpopulation Indicator

Covid-19 & Vaccination Deaths: Statistically, Coincidences will distort reported deaths.

Covid-19 & Vaccination Deaths: Statistically, Coincidences will distort reported deaths.

Vaccine Safety & Efficacy: As claimed?

Vaccine Safety & Efficacy: As claimed?

Covid-19 Aug 2021: Almost over, or still a serious threat?

Coronavirus: Facts, Myths and Surprises (March 20th 2020)

Covid-19 Cases Numbers: Not what we are told

Ignore Covid-19 Fake News: Conscience Is The Main Reason To Avoid Infection.

Ignore Covid-19 Fake News: Conscience Is The Main Reason To Avoid Infection.

Djokovic: Rescued from PR Disaster By Australian Leader “Scotty from Marketing” Morrison!

Djokovic: Rescued from PR Disaster By Australian Leader “Scotty from Marketing” Morrison!

Covid-19 is NOT ‘binary’: Severity is as Variable as with a Car Crash.

Covid-19 is NOT ‘binary’: Severity is as Variable as with a Car Crash.

Industrial/Growth Age vs Information/Eco Age

The population ‘catch 22’

Australia in the Pandemic: Eye of the storm?

Will An Actual Vaccination Conspiracy In Australia Backfire Internationally?

Vaccines: yes, some stories are too good to be true.

Mid 2021: Eliminate it? Or ‘Live With’ Covid-19 and what follows?

ScoMo Ingenious EV Plan: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leading climate action blocker, stretching the truth again?

ScoMo Ingenious EV Plan: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leading climate action blocker, stretching the truth again?

Methane: Can A ‘Green’ Agenda Derail Climate Action?

The Curve: The basics of a Pandemic

Fool’s Gold, Scams & realities of a Hydrogen Future: “Where does the hydrogen come from?”

Fool’s Gold, Scams & realities of a Hydrogen Future: “Where does the hydrogen come from?”

Vaccinations and Spread: The Dangerous Myth That Vaccinated People Don’t Spread Covid-19

Coffee: How many cups a day is ok, or even beneficial?

If the earth is overpopulated, so what?

If the earth is overpopulated, so what?

July 2021: Vaccines or Not, Its Not Over Yet.

Covid-19 Endgames & Exiting Lockdowns

China Virus, or USA Virus?

China Virus, or USA Virus?

Wet Market? Weapon? Laboratory? Where and When DID Covid-19 start?

‘Sustainable energy’: what is it? What are the actual sources of energy?

We can’t run out of fossil fuels.

We can’t run out of fossil fuels.

Covid-19 in 2021: Threat of Dangerous Assumptions.

Covid-19 in 2021: Threat of Dangerous Assumptions.

Covid-19 Vaccine Myths

Monopolies: A global trend?

Vaccines: Another Covid-19 Mistake, plus > 5,000 deaths

Photons: What is electromagnetic radiation?

Do we NEED another Meteor?

Sport and the Precarious Australian Open

Sport and the Precarious Australian Open

‘99 Percent’ of Virus Cases Are ‘Totally Harmless’?

‘99 Percent’ of Virus Cases Are ‘Totally Harmless’?

Covid-19 has a unique ability to bypass Vaccines?

Coivd-19 Lessons from New Zealand

From Masks, Parties and Isolation to Vaccines: Compliance, Coercion, Enforcement, Screw Ups + Sabotage

Vaccines, Reality, and Russia

Covid-19 Complacency: Why?

Covid-19 Complacency: Why?

Track & Trace App: Government Folly?

Herd Immunity vs Eradication Vs Containment Vs Suppression

Herd Immunity vs Eradication Vs Containment Vs Suppression

Covid-19 & Australia: Lucky Country?

Covid-19 & Australia: Lucky Country?

Covid Australia II: Luck Running out ?

Covid Australia II: Luck Running out ?

Covid-19 Goals: What level of Containment?

Curve Confusion: 1918 ‘flu’ to cause deaths in 2020?

Earth, The Sun and CO2: What really determines our climate?

Earth, The Sun and CO2: What really determines our climate?

Remdesivir: how does it change things?

What is the real cost/risk generated by ‘Climate Catastrophe’?

Climate change: anthropogenic climate change is not 100% certain, just highly likely. How likely is our is our ability to stop it?

Climate change: Perspective of a sceptic.

Climate change: Perspective of a sceptic.

Planets, Aliens and Fermi Paradox: Climate or Photons?

Planets, Aliens and Fermi Paradox: Climate or Photons?