methane

John Kerry announced the end of coal production in the West. The UN is pushing a petition to severely limit natural gas in the US. In addition to the WHO Pandemic Treaty, the United Nations is also pushing for a plastics treaty to reduce plastic use that will create plastic shortages and lead to an explosion in price.

Kit Knightly As of this morning, we are four days into the two-week climate change summit in Dubai. Yes, as we can all note for the thousandth time, literal fleets of private jets have descended on the desert so that bankers and billionaires can talk about making sure we don’t drive anymore or eat too …

Officials in Ireland are proposing to cut the national dairy herd by 10% that would mean a cull of 65,000 cows a year for three years to cut methane emissions. A critic warned against the plan to reduce the food supply, comparing it to the Irish potato famine.

The UN and World Economic Forum have been promoting meatless diets and tinsect protein for years. 13 countries have committed to the Global Methane Pledge, including the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Panama, Peru and Spain.

PM Jacinda Ardern's government net zero plan includes a pledge to reduce methane emissions from farm animals up to 47% by 2050. Farmers warned the plan risks crippling domestic food production. Federated Farmers said that the plan would "rip the guts out of small town New Zealand."

Gilbert Mercier:

Joe and Hunter Biden in 2009 (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)by Thomas NeuburgerWheels within wheels. This is from longtime investigative reporter John Solomon, writing in The Hill (emphasis mine throughout):

Bob Dylan's "Watching The River Flow," with Mick Jagger on vocals, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood on guitars, Charlie Watts on drums and Bill Wyman on bass.by Gaius PubliusJust sitting on this bank of sand, watching the river flow.At the start of the year I wrote:

(CD) — Continuing its relentless “assault on clean air, public lands, our health, and our climate,” the Trump administration on Tuesday gutted a major Obama-era rule that required oil and gas companies to reduce methane emissions and take certain measures to prevent leaks on public lands. Unveiled by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Trump administration’s revised […]

From this video. The original graph contained global warming data through 2010 and predictions after that. The video author added the red dots, which show actual global warming data for 2011–2017.