This has made the climate cultists at the NY Times very upset
Coming Soon: More Oil, Gas and Coal
It’s no secret that fossil fuels are still going strong, as we discussed last month. But a new United Nations-backed report paints an alarming picture of how dramatically coal, oil and gas production is expected to grow in the coming years.
If current projections hold, the United States will drill for more oil and gas in 2030 than at any point in its history, our colleague Hiroko Tabuchi reports. So will Russia and Saudi Arabia.
In fact, almost all of the top 20 fossil fuel-producing countries plan to produce more oil, gas and coal in 2030 than they do today. If those projections hold, the world would overshoot the amount of fossil fuels consistent with limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius — the level scientists say would result in vastly more life-threatening heat waves, drought and coastal flooding.
So, what happens if all that production happens and the Earth doesn’t “overshoot” the magical 2C limit? Who loses their job over the failed prognostication? Oh, who am I kidding, the cultists will simply find a way to deflect say it didn’t happen do to something or other?
Saudi Arabia, as Hiroko reported last year, has an “aggressive long-term strategy to keep the world hooked on oil for decades to come and remain the biggest supplier as rivals slip away.” The country plans to increase production by up to 47 percent by 2050.
Let’s face it, most people want fossil fuels, which are inexpensive, reliable, and dependable, as well as easily obtained. Even the average Warmist is unwilling to give up their own use of fossil fuels. When does the NY Times forgo the supplied power and put solar panels on the roof? Since almost 50% of the energy in the state comes from natural gas.
“COP28 must send a clear signal that the fossil fuel age is out of gas — that its end is inevitable,” Gutteres said. “We need credible commitments to ramp up renewables, phase out fossil fuels, and boost energy efficiency, while ensuring a just, equitable transition.”
Why? Because you and the other Elites say so? You folks aren’t even giving up your own massive use of fossil fuels. Did the UN restrict the use of private jets to COP28?
