Trump Team to Promote Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power at Bonn Climate Talks
Source: nytimes
Nov 2, 2017
WASHINGTON The Trump administration will promote coal, natural gas and nuclear energy as an answer to climate change at a presentation during a United Nations global warming conference this month, the White House confirmed Thursday.
The program is billed as a discussion of how American energy resources, particularly fossil fuels, can help poor countries meet electricity needs and drive down greenhouse gas emissions. Entitled The Role of Cleaner and More Efficient Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power in Climate Mitigation, it will feature speakers from Peabody Energy, a coal company; NuScale Power, a nuclear engineering firm; and Tellurian, a liquefied natural gas exporter.
As the world seeks to reduce emissions while promoting economic prosperity, fossil fuels will continue to play a central role in the energy mix, a preview of the Nov. 13 presentation says.
The program is likely to provoke strong reactions at the United Nations conference gathering in Bonn, Germany, beginning on Monday for two weeks of negotiations on ways to keep rising global temperatures from reaching catastrophic levels. Most climate experts contend that the world must shift from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives to meet emissions targets. Nuclear power, which does not produce earth-warming emissions, is viewed with skepticism by many environmental activists, who say its dangers outweigh its benefits..................................................
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/climate/trump-coal-cop23-bonn.html?_r=0
Another article posted in LBN tells how Trump will soft pedal human rights abuses while in Asia and now we see he will embarrass the US more by promoting dirty fuels.
A globe at the site of next weeks United Nations climate conference in Bonn, Germany. Sascha Steinbach/European Pressphoto Agency
Voltaire2
(13,259 posts)Yep, classic argument distraction fallacy. Look away. Look away. There's no indictments and collusion going on. Here, have this shiny object to play with.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Hey Sucker,you are way out to lunch with nineteenth century ideas.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)I am sure that all of these Fossil Fuel and Nuclear companies have stuffed his pockets full of money.
Both energy sources do nothing other than further endanger life on this planet.
When everyone is dead, a bank full of money won't do anyone any good.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)pissing on everyone else. I think there's something in the Bible on these very issues, not that republicans give a shit about that.
jmowreader
(50,590 posts)The second-biggest problem the world is facing, besides the walking disaster that claims to be our president, is global warming. The biggest contributor to global warming is the burning of coal. So Walking Disaster's solution to global warming is to burn more coal?
DFW
(54,506 posts)That will gain about as many fans in Germany as a full re-enactment of the Bombing of Dresden.
ananda
(28,903 posts).. since 99 percent of Europe is not in denial.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,071 posts)They_Live
(3,246 posts)everybody hates you.