Economy: WEF wants to end private ownership, wants everyone to rent
To enable a broader transition from ownership to usership, the way we design things and systems need to change too. For example, car sharing is made possible by new keyless…
Economy, Climate: The Four Pillars of Modern Civilization
Four materials rank highest on the scale of necessity, forming what I have called the four pillars of modern civilization: cement, steel, plastics, and ammonia are needed in larger quantities…
Follow up – No: “Inflation Forecasts Were Wrong Last Year. Should We Believe Them Now?”
Models making long range predictions are mostly wrong, all the time. Why do we give them any credence? Go back and look at worthless disease model projections: Economists misjudged how…
Part 2: Climate Hypocrites
Part 1 has been extended to Part 2. Part 1 grew larger than WordPress can accommodate in a single post, the same problem I discovered on the original Covid hypocrites…
Climate: U.S. Carbon emissions since 1990
More here. And emissions by U.S. state (from EPA) – Excel spreadsheet format.
Climate: The clothing industry produces more carbon dioxide than air travel plus shipping, combined
So of course, the climate activists proposed we largely ban air travel. Because. Today, in fact, fashion accounts for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output—more than international flights…
Climate: Bloomberg reports that “Carbon offsets” are still a big scam
For more than a decade, Credit Suisse Group AG has claimed to be “carbon neutral” in its operations. Every gleaming office tower, every flight by an executive — all the…
Climate: How climate issues will really be addressed
Voluntarily. Mostly. By people doing what we’ve done: I strongly suspect that most “forced” climate initiatives will accomplished next to nothing and will be as effective as public health was…
Climate: Computer model says we need to mostly end long distance air travel
A new report released during COP27 reveals that only one scenario could possibly reduce emissions in time. Source: Bloomberg – Bloomberg Suggests we must discourage – probably through a combination…
EVs: Not all countries can drop gas vehicles so soon
Toyoda and other company executives have said all-electric vehicles aren’t viable for many drivers – especially in the foreseeable future – as not all areas of the world will adopt…