I asked Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) if the House GOP requires any #Speaker to be a 2020 election denier. He said no… but then acknowledged it remains a divisive issue that is splintering the House GOP.
Bacon says he believes the results of the 2020 election
Yes, Rep Bacon says he’ll vote for Rep Johnson to be speaker. Other House Republicans, including Rep Ralph Norman (R-SC) predict overwhelming, if not unanimous, GOP vote for Johnson
Considering the escalating dangers of the climate crisis caused by the continual burning of fossil fuels, wouldn't it be great if we had a global organization that could gather representatives from countries around the world to discuss this problem?
Oh wait, we do. It's called the United Nations. And they hold a climate conference every year to make decisions and take action. In fact, they've been doing this annually since the 1990s.
Whew, good, that makes me feel a lot better. So I guess they have everything under control, right?
Well, not exactly...
The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade.
Its state oil company, Adnoc, whose chief executive, Sultan Al Jaber, will preside over the climate summit, has also set itself a methane leak target far higher than the level it claims it has already reached.
Al Jaber is tasked with leading countries at Cop28 to deliver the climate action desperately needed, with extreme weather damaging lives across the world. He has previously been backed by the US and EU but has also faced calls to step down.
Critics say these revelations, and the UAE’s huge planned expansion of oil and gas production against scientific advice, show the “opposite of leadership” and undermine Al Jaber’s credibility.
David Tong, of Oil Change International, said: “It seems unlikely that an oil executive could persuade countries to phase down oil and gas when his own company is busy scaling up oil and gas production. The best way for the UAE to confront its crisis in credibility is to ensure that Cop28 adopts a comprehensive energy transformation package – which requires a full, fast, fair, fossil fuel phase out.”
Hmm... 🤔 I wonder who put that guy in charge? It's almost like the fossil fuel industry is running the show, as if they control the UN and our governments and everything else.
But, no, I'd better not say that. I might be accused of being too negative, or worse, of being a conspiracy theorist.