As Climate Litigation Watch readers are aware, the halcyon days of ‘green’ megadonors staffing government offices with no questions asked have come to an end. The Bloomberg-backed State Impact Center at New York University, rolled out with thoroughly incurious promotion by the Washington Post, has had its scheme questioned not only in this and other […]
Today’s climate histrionics at the UN promote the Paris climate treaty’s “ratcheting mechanism”
A documentary reminder that today’s climate histrionics at the UN are dedicated to promoting the Paris climate treaty’s “ratcheting mechanism”, the promise to make ever-tighter emissions reductions, in perpetuity. Familiar to fans of “ever close union”.
Behind the Scenes of Climate (Industry) Week
This week New York City will host a five-day spectacle called “Climate Week”, with spillover in various cities including Washington, DC (Climate Week being about a political agenda). This annual affair begun in the first year of President Obama’s tenure coincides with the United Nations General Assembly session. This year, Secretary General António Guterres declared […]