"US energy secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has not lowered emissions. The more people have gotten into so-called climate action, the more expensive their energy has become, Wright said. That lowers people's quality of lives and reduces their life opportunities."
"Asked about concerns that the administration's widespread attacks on climate policy, Wright said climate action had not delivered. We've had 30 years, more than 30 years, since the Kyoto protocol, he said We haven't even changed the trajectory of global greenhouse-gas emissions. However, since the adoption of the Paris agreement, the projected rise in global warming has been dramatically reduced, from over four degrees celsius of temperature rise expected by the century's end, to 2.6C if nation's climate action plans are fully implemented, according to the UN secretary general."
"The Trump administration aims to end cancel culture, Wright said, wherein you can't say anything about climate change without being shouted down. He also defended a widely criticized energy department report which experts say was full of climate misinformation, claiming it only contained one figure that was out of line with a recent National Academies report on climate science. Wright also announced plans to return $13bn in Biden-era funding for green projects."
The Energy Department will return billions in treasury funds that had been set aside for green projects. The department claimed international climate policy has not reduced global emissions and linked climate action to higher energy costs that reduce quality of life and opportunities. The administration positioned itself against "cancel culture" and defended a criticized energy department report while arguing only one figure diverged from a National Academies report. The department announced plans to return $13bn in Biden-era green funding without specifying targeted projects and is investigating permitted and proposed wind farms for potential impacts, including on whales. UN analysis indicates Paris commitments could lower projected warming from over 4C to about 2.6C if fully implemented.
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