Expectations that the next Aussie administration will back nuclear over renewables appears to have wrecked attempts to attract private renewable investment.
Category: Climate cash
COP28: China and India Reject Climate Loss and Damage Demands
Everyone agrees the USA should be looted, but China and India want to be recipients of funding, not contributors.
Billions of Dollars of Aussie Retirement Funds to be Gambled on Britain’s Failing Net Zero Push
Betting retirement funds on the honesty, consistency and fiduciary skill of Nut Zero obsessed politicians – what could possibly go wrong?
£15 Million AI Climate Change Grant for the University of Southampton
In addition to a £31 million “Trustworthy AI” grant.
Aussie Government Settles Climate Bond Disclosure Lawsuit
A green lawsuit which likely does more good than harm, by making it more difficult for financially incontinent politicians to borrow money.
Washington Post: Rich Countries Lied About Paying Climate Cash
WaPo is outraged Congress has not allowed President Biden to fully honor his pledge of providing billions of dollars of climate aid to foreigners – but it can all be…
French President Suggests Taxing America to Save the European Green Energy Dream
In the wake of the Aussie, New Zealand and Canadian climate ministers demanding a new Bretton Woods, the French President has also requested a slice of the action.
Germany Opens the Door to High Inflation, with an 80% Green Energy Bill Subsidy Proposal
The plan is to continue the subsidy, until investment in renewables brings energy prices down.
Brad Pitt, Mikhail Gorbachev, And the Hurricane Katrina Eco-Homes Disaster
Who is going to pay? Hurricane Katrina victims are still suffering the consequences of Brad Pitt’s catastrophic attempt to turn the rebuild into a showpiece for eco-friendly construction.
Claim: The SVB Collapse is hurting Climate Tech Startups
Apparently the SVB collapse has shaken the market, leading to increased due diligence.
Climate Activists Celebrate Your Utility Bill Pain
Fighting Climate Change is now profitable, according to The Atlantic. But that “cornucopia” of profits is coming straight from your utility bills and taxes.
Vox: “Anticipatory Cash Transfers” Required to Prevent Climate Disasters
According to Vox, providing “anticipatory” disaster payments to poor countries before the disasters strike is better than helping people survive natural disasters.
What Debt Ceiling? Biden Admin Gears Up to Blow $400 Billion on Soft Green Energy Loans
Solyndra mark two? Despite government debt of $31 trillion, and a looming debt ceiling standoff with the Republican Congress, the Biden DOE has chosen now to revive its soft loans…
LIVE AT 1PM EST ‘Climate Incorporated – Billions and Billions’
One of the most common accusations against climate change skeptics is that they are in the pocket of “big oil” and other corporations. These claims are often made without evidence…
Zurich Considers Insurance Premium Discounts to Reward Climate Action
Is Zurich charging too much? If Zurich has enough spare cash to reward for climate action, perhaps everyone should demand a discount?
World Bank Considers Looser Loan Requirements to Boost Climate Lending
“… higher statutory lending limits, lower equity-to-loan requirements and the use of callable capital – money pledged but not paid in by member governments – for lending. …”
Omnibus Bill Trims President Biden’s Overseas Climate Funding Promise
The $1.7 trillion Omnibus government funding bill which just passed Congress omitted at least one extravagance.
Green Germany Haemorrhaging €1.5 Billion per DAY to Keep the Lights On
How is that wind and solar working for you Germany? Just under half a trillion US dollars of government subsidies and counting, to make Germany’s broken energy system affordable for…
Claim: Welsh Government Wind Farm will Lower Electricity Prices
Obviously the illusion that renewables drive up prices is caused by greedy green energy developers, right?
Barbados Proposes Rich Countries Provide $1Trillion to Fund Climate Action
Bad timing? As GOP leaders retake control of Congress, Barbados chose now to pitch for more money for climate action.
FREE MONEY: Aussie Governments Desperately Pump Priming their Green Energy Revolution?
What if all the private money they’ve modelled fails to show up?
Australia’s Green Energy Dream Sinking Under Royalty Demands, Tradie Shortages
Was this in the budget? Australian Aboriginals have joined farmers in demanding cash payouts or royalties for renewable energy installations which impact their land.
Africa: The Place where Claims Renewables are Cheaper Go to Die
If renewables are the cheapest form of energy, why is Africa making a dash for gas, with greens in developed nations scrambling to organise climate finance so they build renewables…
Australia Demands the World Bank Pay for the Renewable Transition
Australia made $100 billion from coal exports this year – but the Aussie government still wants everyone else to pay for the green energy transition.
