The Net-Zero Shell Game And Biden’s Deceptions

If Republicans Hold Their Nerve, Net-zero Will Shape Politics Over The Next Two Election Cycles. Anger At Democrats’ Indifference To The Loss Of Blue-collar Jobs Helped Donald Trump Win The White House In 2016. Biden’s Double Deception Won’t Change The Reality That Will Become Increasingly Apparent As Net-zero’s Effects Begin To Be Felt. As For Democrats, Biden’s Net-zero Plan Has All The Makings Of Being History’s Most Expensive Suicide Note.

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Biden’s Emissions Pledge Comes With Economic Consequences, Experts Warn

President Joe Biden Announced A Pledge Thursday To Cut U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Half Within Less Than A Decade. The Pledge Would Commit The U.S. To Lower Its Emissions By 50% From 2005 Levels By The Year 2030. But Critics Were Quick To Point Out Flaws With The Plan.

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Why Biden’s New Dawn Of Net-Zero Is Looking Like A Dark Day For Labor

In all pathways, the vast majority of mines and all coal power plants shutter by 2030, although the coal export business will live on. The ranks of 600,000 natural gas workers fall by more than two-thirds by 2050 in most scenarios. To compensate, the Biden administration pledges that the energy transition will create “millions” of green jobs, but most new jobs will be in the construction of wind and solar farms, which is temporary work and often not in the same regions that provide fossil fuel employment. The pay is significantly lower, too. The median wage for a solar installer is about $45,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline Is A Gift To China And Russia

Energy policy isn’t the simplicity of soundbites. “Cancel Keystone” is a bumper sticker, not the decision of a serious politician who sees the real world fallout of jobs and geopolitics let alone the increase in emissions that will result. This is just the beginning of an energy agenda that will cripple us on so many levels: jobs, cost of living, and opportunity. It will hurt our critical allies in Canada and Europe. It will benefit our enemies, Russia and China. And it will do absolutely nothing for the environment.

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Joe Biden’s Net-zero Isn’t Normal

Those hoping that a vote for Joe Biden would be a ticket to normalcy will be disappointed. “At this moment of profound crisis,” the Biden-Harris transition website states, “we have the opportunity to build a more resilient, sustainable economy – one that will put the U.S. on an irreversible path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050.”

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