Had a great talk with Sam Morgan on his podcast The Jolt about the new US Climate and Trade Task Force, its relationship to the EU CBAM and other trade/climate trends.

Don't miss last week's FORESIGHT Climate & Energy podcast where Aaron Cosbey discussed with Sam Morgan the implications of the new US climate task force on global trade and #carbonpricing. 🔊Listen now for a deep dive into the future of carbon border taxation. foresightmedia.com/story/sNwV8z28…

The #CBAM discourse is heating up as #EU #carbon adjustments come into force, and #UK enters 2nd round of consultations for own instrument. How does this change the landscape for the exporters? Will #CBAMs live up to expectations? Read our brief! bit.ly/3PsV0Tn

I really didn't need one more reason to fear a Trump Presidency. News item: A Trump Administration would slap down the International Energy Agency, replacing Fatih Birol at the helm. bit.ly/3K4bSgR

Fascinating, infuriating read. Service providers effectively providing monopoly conditions for firms in real estate, meat processing, service industry, pharma. bit.ly/3Vf8g0P

I cant get this idea out of my head: range-extended electric vehicles w/100+ mile electric range and a small efficient combustion engine/generator to power an all-electric drive train seem like the ideal near-term product for the American truck & giant SUV market. Here's why...

killer heat Waiting for 2 reactions: 1) it's always been hot in summer, you climate alarmists; 2) the same eco-terrorists starting wildfires to force climate action on us are now simultaneously cranking up their furnaces and leaving their doors open. bit.ly/3XAIfeX

⏰ It's tomorrow! Join us online at 3 PM, Brussels time, for the Launch event of our latest report on the topic of the use of #CBAM revenues! Register 👉 bit.ly/45s0XHC

It has been 538 days since the USMCA panel report on auto RoOs was made public, with a finding against the United States. This week, USTR finally admitted that it has no intention to ever comply.

I already re-posted this, but it keeps grating on me. This is the US saying *explicitly*: "We don't care what the rules say in the trade agreement we signed with Canada and Mexico. We will do what we see as beneficial for us." Hard to see how this takes us to a good place.

Carl Sagan on the cumulative effects of being repeatedly bamboozled. 👇

California has achieved what many thought impossible. Since March, solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower have generated 100%+ of the state's electricity demand nearly every day. A thriving economy can indeed run on clean energy! 👏 bit.ly/45QCYCr

🚨 Another red alert! 🌍 AVg global temperature has been 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era for 12 successive months, according to Copernicus ECMWF. 🌡️ It was the hottest June on record and the 13th month in a row to set a monthly temp record. 🔗 wmo.int/media/news/rec…

🏁As EU #CBAM is being rolled out and the UK’s CBAM might be fast approaching, we need to look at the global impact of border carbon adjustments. IISD Economies is kicking off the series of BCA reports with a view from Trinidad and Tobago! (1/2)

UWI St. Augustine presents the challenges of a trade-dependent hydrocarbon-based small-island economy that is looking for the pathways for economic diversification and green job creation. (2/2) Read: iisd.org/publications/r…

"President signs law granting himself lifelong immunity from prosecution" Coming soon to a country near me? bit.ly/4fkttzM

After cutting their wildfire budget from $130M in 2017 to $100M, eliminating the 63-man Aerial Rapattack Team, closing 30 of Alberta’s 127 Wildfire Lookout Towers & cutting fire training, Alberta is now preparing to ask the fed gov for Armed Forces help to fight their #wildfires

Hey folks. This will be my last post on this site. Going Blue.