YESTERDAY, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland debated a motion on the subject of climate change and, more specifically, how quickly to divest themselves of investments in fossil fuels.
In the event, wisdom prevailed, the motion failing with only 24 percent support, but it may be that the Assembly just dodged a bullet.
The harms that the motion’s proposers were seeking to avert are hypothetical, and penciled in for a timeslot that is far in the future – but lack of access to fossil fuels causes harms that are immediate, and very, very ugly. –Andrew Montford, Think Scotland, 24 May 2018
94% Of Shell Shareholders Reject CO2 Emissions Target Proposal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell shareholders on Tuesday widely rejected a proposal by an environmental group calling for the oil company to set and publish annual targets to reduce carbon emissions. —Reuters, 23 May 2018
Experts: Shale Revolution Has Improved U.S. Energy Security and is ‘Shifting the Geopolitical Balance’
The remarkable growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade has bolstered domestic energy security and helped to strengthen American influence in the global market, a panel of energy experts testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing this week. —Energy In Depth, 25 May 2018
False Alarm: Global Warming Will Increase, Not Decrease U.S. Crop Yields, New Study
Contrary to previous analyses, new research published by Michigan State University shows that projected changes in temperature and humidity will not lead to greater water use in corn. This means that while changes in temperatures and humidity trend as they have in the past 50 years, crop yields can not only survive – but thrive. —Michigan State University, 16 May 2018
The Church of Scotland votes for some Common Sense will not divest in Fossil Fuels what they realy need to divest in is Hard Core Greens who worship the Creation instead of t he Creator
There’s a Church of Scotland?
If Scots let the spirits in, they don’t do it in a church.
Besides, North Sea oil is the only miracle Scotland has experienced in centuries. Ask their football fans.
Why would they divest from fossil fuel ? What heats those church’s cow dung ? The Scot’s are not going to bullied by eco -anarchist extremists . Fuel poverty deaths in the UK of 35,000 should be the real issue . Eat or freeze should not be a retirement option .
One look at the climate charlatan’s pushing this con game say’s it all .
Unfortunately, Amber, sheep don’t bother to look.
SONNYHILL, Regrettably true . Calling out climate charlatan fables is having an effect though . I have a feeling we are on the verge of a new marketing plan . Overpopulation would play well with sheep .
No problem, sterilize Suzuki’s followers. If they’re sincere, they’d give ’em up.