In the 1970’s, Amory Lovins projected that renewables would supply 30% of U.S. energy consumption by 2000.In the 1970’s the Carter Administration predicted that solar energy would supply 20% of U.S. energy consumption by 2000.In the 1990’s, the Clinton Presidential Advisory Panel predicted that renewables would supply 50% of U.S. ▸
The 30th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, hosted by India, took place virtually on April 7-8, after which the South African government issued a joint statement. Most of this statement dealt with pledging support full support for the upcoming COP26, describing the BASIC ▸
In a recent article in the Calgary Herald, journalist Licia Corbella was effusive in her praise of both solar energy and Alberta’s competitive electricity market. She quoted Robert Hornung, president, and CEO of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, who also extolled the virtues of solar generation and the competitive market. ▸
Steven Koonin, who was chief scientist for the Obama Department of Energy, has written a book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters. In it, Mr. Koonin argues that what the media, politicians, and activists say about climate science has drifted out of touch ▸