Where does climate envoy and climahypocrite John Kerry get the authority to do this? Further, it just reinforces that these people are Fascists
U.S. Climate Groups Call On Kerry to Shut Off Wall Street Funds
Climate groups are calling on John Kerry to shut off the flow of money from Wall Street to the fossil-fuel industry and acknowledge the role of U.S. finance firms in warming the planet.
A total of 145 organizations, including the U.S. divisions of Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, wrote to Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, requesting his support in addressing the contribution that banks and investors make to climate change by financing companies involved in fossil-fuel extraction and deforestation. If the U.S. is to be a global leader on climate issues, it must take action to cut off the money pipeline to polluters, the groups said.
“We must recognize that Wall Street isn’t yet an ally,†they wrote. “As long as U.S. firms continue to pour more money into the drivers of climate change, they are actively undermining President Biden’s climate goals.’’
A State Department spokesperson said the U.S. government doesn’t have sufficient resources to address the crisis by itself and will require the public and private sector to help finance its climate agenda.
“Resources”? How about authority. When I started saying this whole ‘climate change’ thing was about politics, not science, 16+ years ago people said I was off-base. This simply smacks of authoritarianism, forcing others to Comply with the whims of the cult. It’s no wonder they love China so much. They love this power.
Meanwhile
Oil companies defeat New York City appeal over global warming
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of addressing harm caused by global warming.
Ruling in favor of BP Plc, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed under federal law and international treaties.
It rejected the city’s efforts to sue under state nuisance law for damages caused by the companies’ “admittedly legal” production and sale of fossil fuels, and said the city’s federal common law claims were displaced by the federal Clean Air Act.
“Global warming presents a uniquely international problem of national concern,” Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan wrote for a three-judge panel. “It is therefore not well-suited to the application of state law.”
First off, screw international concerns and such. We go by American law and the Constitution. Second, if NYC is so upset, they could stop using fossil fuels for city operations, right? Perhaps their mayor could stop taking fossil fueled flights.
