Greens to a tee

16 Apr 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: ,

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California’s Electricity Disaster In Seven Charts

25 Mar 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: ,

Residential electricity prices jumped nearly 12% in 2023 and they are going higher. But the carbon intensity of power generation isn’t falling and low-income ratepayers are subsidizing the rich.

California’s Electricity Disaster In Seven Charts

Sobering Up? EU May Scrap Its Plans To Ban Internal Combustion Engines By 2035

12 Mar 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags:

The EU plans to reassess the phase-out of combustion engines, based on the latest data and developments.

Sobering Up? EU May Scrap Its Plans To Ban Internal Combustion Engines By 2035

Environmentalism Perverted by Climatism

08 Mar 2024 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of climate change, economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth miracles, law and economics, liberalism, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, property rights Tags: , , ,

J. Scott Turner explains how the roots of environmental stewardship were poisoned, resulting in the perverted modern decarbonization movement.  His Spectator Australia article is Environmentalism: from concern about clean air to throwing soup at the Mona Lisa.  Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images.  H/T John Ray Garrett Hardin was a professor of biology […]

Environmentalism Perverted by Climatism

Greens explained

24 Feb 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, environmental economics, environmentalism

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OLIVER HARTWICH: Absurd – NZ courts can now decide on climate change

17 Feb 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: ,

Oliver Hartwich writes – The World Justice Project ranks New Zealand 7th out of 142 countries on its ‘Rule of Law Index’, narrowly ahead of Australia’s 13th place. However, Australia still has hope – if only because of a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Zealand. The case is easily told. Mike Smith, […]

OLIVER HARTWICH: Absurd – NZ courts can now decide on climate change

Congress and Courts enable Energy and Climate Fantasy and Tyranny 

15 Feb 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice Tags:

Supreme Court should end “Chevron deference” to restore checks, balances and reality 

Congress and Courts enable Energy and Climate Fantasy and Tyranny 

Charles Moore: The political class is only just realising that voters prefer prosperity over climate jingoism

11 Feb 2024 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic growth, economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, income redistribution, liberalism, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, technological progress Tags: , ,

By Paul Homewood From The Telegraph:       Labour’s green U-turn reflects the shifting sands of climate policy   If you want to see how the politics of climate change are shifting, compare today with late 2009. In both cases, a general election was approaching.   In October 2009, with the Copenhagen climate summit […]

Charles Moore: The political class is only just realising that voters prefer prosperity over climate jingoism

.@Greens @NZGreens @AOC

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06 Oct 2021 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, environmentalism, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice

Lost on @Greens @NZGreens

20 Mar 2021 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, income redistribution, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, Thomas Sowell

Not even a @ReserveBankofNZ file note on biggest #globalwarming #climateemergency risk to bank lending!

04 Dec 2020 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, urban economics

Nordhaus on the futility of further international conferences #globalwarming #climateemergency @mfe_news

14 Nov 2020 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, international economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice

 

From https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/shared/pdf/20201019_confmonpol/Nordhaus.pdf

Anti-science @Greenpeace @NZGreens @Greens @AOC @BernieSanders

26 Oct 2020 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, financial economics, global warming, history of economic thought, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, Thomas Sowell Tags: , , , , , ,

Juice: How Electricity Explains The World – Documentary Trailer #1

14 Sep 2020 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, technological progress Tags: , , , ,

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