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February 8, 2020 at 11:58AM
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The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell dismissed young climate activists as suffering from “Greta syndrome”, challenging child protesters to say how they would pay for costly climate policies.
The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday referred to the “Greta syndrome” saying that young people across Europe should be aware of the cost of these policies, besides marching on the streets to urge climate action policies. “It is fine to demonstrate against climate change as long as nobody asks you to pay for it,” he said, questioning if youngsters are willing to lower their living standards.
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February 8, 2020 at 11:50AM
Last year was the year the climate issue took a sharp turn towards extremism. Let’s hope 2020 is the year sanity makes a comeback.
There have long been three groups occupying the climate issue. To avoid pejoratives, I will call them A, B and C.
The A group are the doubters. They don’t believe greenhouse gases (GHGs) do much harm and they don’t support expensive climate-policy interventions. If we must choose between climate policy and the continued use of inexpensive fossil energy, they readily choose the latter.
The C group think the opposite; they fear a climate catastrophe, they foresee a crisis and they want urgent action, regardless of cost, to stop it.
The B group are in the middle. They believe, or say they believe, that GHG emissions are a problem and must be reduced. They are vague on the question of how much and when, but in general they try to balance environmental goals with the provision of inexpensive energy and robust economic growth.
The leaders in business, government and the bureaucracy tend to be in this group. They have spent the last 20 years verbally acknowledging the concerns of group C and even borrowing their slogans, while quietly letting the A agenda mostly win out, which the underlying economics pretty much necessitates.
This uneasy compromise fell apart last year.
Despite A being a more natural ally for B, the B group long ago marginalized the A crowd and instead tried to ingratiate themselves with the Cs. They funded them, welcomed the more congenial elements into their circles and adopted their rhetoric about sustainability, the low-carbon transition and the imperative for climate leadership.
To the B crowd, these were just nice-sounding sentiments – a bit of green window-dressing to help sell the growth agenda. But their new friends in the C crowd meant every word.
Thanks to 20 years of patronage and endorsement from the B crowd, group C is now in control and has dropped any pretense of commonality with B. They raised a generation convinced the apocalypse is nigh and they proved over the past year they can dictate terms of surrender to politicians everywhere.
To take one example, the decision by the European Investment Bank to phase out all investments in fossil fuel projects – even natural gas – by 2022 and redirect a trillion euros into “climate action and environmental sustainability” is a clear signal that the Cs are not only at the table, they run the show.
Likewise, the worldwide declarations of a “climate emergency” and the embrace of net-zero targets means the B group is officially sidelined, at least in the West.
The exception among developed countries is the United States, where the Bs long ago recognized the true aspirations of the Cs and aligned themselves with the A crowd. They realized in the process that it’s a surprisingly large and energetic constituency, thus creating a coalition capable of keeping the U.S. energy sector alive and the economy growing.
Other exceptions include the developing powerhouses of China, Russia (who both must relish the prospect of their democratic Western rivals abandoning world economic and energy leadership for climate’s sake) and India.
To those in the B group who are bewildered by the turn of events, I say this: you must win this fight and right now you are losing badly. At stake are the livelihoods of millions of ordinary people whose jobs and living standards will be destroyed if C prevails, not to mention the hopes of billions of people who want to rise out of poverty.
The old compromise is dead. Stop using C jargon in your speeches. Start learning the deep details of the science and economics instead of letting the C crowd dictate what you’re allowed to think or say. Figure out a new way of talking about the climate issue based on what you actually believe. Learn to make the case for Canada’s economy to survive and grow.
You, and by extension everyone who depends on your leadership, face an existential threat. It was 20 years in the making, so dig in for a 20-year battle to turn it around. Stop demonizing potential allies in the A camp; you need all the help you can get.
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February 8, 2020 at 11:04AM
Winter storm warnings until 7 pm this evening. Three to six inches of snow. Locally higher amounts possible.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC – 8 Feb 2020
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO IMPACT EXTREME SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA…SOUTH CAROLINA…AND GEORGIA TODAY
The highest snow accumulations will likely occur near the junction of the Georgia,
North Carolina, and South Carolina borders in the extreme southern Appalachians.
Including the cities of Clayton, Pine Mountain, Mountain City, Cornelia, Demorest, Clarkesville, Hollywood, Franklin, Rainbow Springs, Kyle, and Highlands
* WHAT…Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with local 5 inch amounts near the North Carolina border.
* WHERE…Rabun and Habersham Counties in extreme northeast Georgia and Macon County in western North Carolina.
* IMPACTS…Accumulating snow on area roadways, and reduced visibility in snow, could make travel very difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Gainesville
* WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of two to four inches. Total snow accumulation of three to six inches with locally higher amounts possible.
* WHERE…Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Accumulating snow on area roadways, and reduced visibility in snow, could make travel very difficult.
Temperatures should drop below freezing again tonight…making black ice possible on Sunday morning.
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National Weather Service Morristown TN
Including the cities of Shooting Creek, Brasstown, Hayesville, and Tusquitee
* WHAT…Periods of moderate to heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.
* WHERE…Clay County.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this info
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February 8, 2020 at 10:44AM
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