Since man has walked the earth, he has been in search of a perpetual motion machine. The laws of physics make the possibility of him finding that machine non-existent. Reaching a goal of net zero carbon emissions probably falls in the same category as the perpetual motion machine.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, John Stossel at Hot Air<\/a> posted an article about the end of net zero.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n What a difference a few years make.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Not long ago, politicians said climate change was going to kill us, so we must move to “net zero” emissions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This is theoretically possible. Since vegetation removes carbon, we could get to net zero by burning fewer fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n Governments everywhere pledged to do just that.<\/strong><\/p>\n President Joe Biden and European leaders promised “net zero by 2050.”<\/strong><\/p>\n For a while, it seemed like it might happen. Spain invested billions into its solar power grid. Germany and Spain claimed to get most of their power from renewables.<\/strong><\/p>\n But now they realize that they made a mistake.<\/strong><\/p>\n European businesses closed as electricity costs rose, and last year, Spain’s electricity supply shut down for 16 hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n It was a wakeup call for the green dream.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article notes that as a result of banning air conditioning in several European countries, according to Reuters there were 10,000 excess deaths during a heatwave in June.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n A majority of Americans have air conditioning, but only about 20% of European homes have it.<\/strong><\/p>\n In Britain, some homeowners were even ordered to tear out air conditioners under climate laws.<\/strong><\/p>\n “This is just the pure religious nature of the climate catastrophist movement,” says Epstein. “It has one commandment: ‘thou shalt not impact nature.’ They just think that everything good is a happy climate god and everything bad is a vengeful climate god.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The article notes:<\/p>\n “Why aren’t wind and solar enough?” I ask. “The solar panels keep getting cheaper. Batteries last longer.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “Because the electricity grid has to be built around the worst day,” he replies.<\/strong><\/p>\n When there’s no wind or the sun doesn’t shine, countries need reliable, steady power to back up renewable power.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, countries like Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom are walking back their net-zero push.<\/strong><\/p>\n German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now says rules must “better align climate targets, market realities, companies and jobs.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Common sense has entered the climate change debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since man has walked the earth, he has been in search of a perpetual motion machine. The laws of physics make the possibility of him finding that machine non-existent. Reaching a goal of net zero carbon emissions probably falls in … Continue reading