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Shell CEO Hopeful Biden Will Speed Up Climate Change Fight

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Shell CEO Hopeful Biden Will Speed Up Climate Change Fight

“I’m quite hopeful that with the new administration coming in, there will be change of sentiment and hopefully a change of direction,” Ben van Beurden said in the Web Summit conference. Without increased cooperation “I don’t think we are going to succeed in the energy transition.”

While it’s too early to say what exactly President-elect Joe Biden’s energy policies will be, his vow to rejoin the climate deal “is a pretty good start,” Van Beurden said. Some of Biden’s ideas are “not bad,” but it will be important to see how the practicalities of these policies play out.

Mega Solar

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I am really not convinced that these mega solar industrial solar facilities ☀️ popping up in the Mohawk Valley really are that great for the environment. While it might give the liberal politicians something to brag about, I’m not convinced yet that they are displacing much fossil fuels or reducing climate change. And I think these tariff schemes that that the marketers are selling to green minded consumers are just scams.

I do think there is benefits both to the grid, homeowners and the environment for roof top solar but that’s a vastly different beast then these industrial solar facilities that are gobbling up forest and farm land and polluting my social media feeds with their scammy advertising.

Ignoring Your Doctor

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The doctor tells you that shouldn’t do something, or you’ll pay the consequences later. 🍭Many people ignore their doctor, as they enjoy smoking or eating unhealthy foods. It’s pleasurable at least until the death bed, 🛏 we all do it. But then there is climate change… everybody loves fossil fuels… the fast cars, the lighting, the music, the technology. 🌎

Four Corners Generating Station – Wikipedia

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Four Corners Generating Station – Wikipedia

The Four Corners Generating Station originally consisted of five units with a total rated generating capacity of about 2,040 megawatts. Units 1, 2, and 3 (permanently shut down in 2014 as part of a $182 million plan for Arizona Public Service Co. to meet environmental regulations)[4] had a combined generating capacity of 560 megawatts while units 4 and 5 each have a generating capacity of 770 MW. Units 1, 2 and 3 opened in 1963–64 and Units 4 and 5 opened in 1969–70.