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DAC Dying? (“corporate theater wrapped in a green ribbon”)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 22, 2025

“The economics are even more dismal…. Without the 45Q credit, few if any [Direct Air Capture projects] would be viable. As a reminder, the … Republican House bill working its way through Congress cuts IRA incentives for a raft of technologies, but leaves 45Q for carbon capture alone.” (- Michael Barnard, below)

An article in CleanTechnica by Michael Barnard, “Climeworks DAC & Fiscal Collapse & The Brutal Reality Of Pulling Carbon From The Sky“, documents the failure of another anti-CO2 program. The article begins:

In 2024, Climeworks’ direct air capture (DAC) Mammoth plant in Iceland captured just 105 tonnes of carbon dioxide. That’s not per day, not per week, that’s total, across the year. For context, that’s less than the annual tailpipe emissions from a dozen long-haul trucks, or roughly one-thousandth of what the company said the plant was built to remove.

Argentina: New Climate Leader!

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 21, 2025

“The grand opportunity is not only to leave climate alarmism and forced energy transformation in the dust. It is also to elevate the private and public wealth of Argentina with expanded private property rights and free markets. Let’s go!”

The rating of “critically insufficient” by Climate Action Tracker makes Argentina an international climate leader in 2025. President Javier Milei is putting people and greenery ahead of the Climate Industrial Complex in his country, offering a sound example of economic and environmental policy for other countries in the region.

Here is the good news (described as bad) by Climate Action Tracker (CAT):

Under Argentina’s new government, progress in developing and implementing climate policies has taken a step backwards. Among the restructuring and budget cuts in the national public administration, Argentina’s former Ministry of Environment has been demoted to the sub-secretary level, and the continuity of its previous climate policies remains in doubt.

More Climate Elitism from UNLV Professor Leffel

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 20, 2025

“There’s a time and a place to platform climate deniers, and it’s never and nowhere.” (- Benjamin Leffel, professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas, below)

It began with this post from UNLV’s climate alarmist/activist Benjamin Leffel. previously profiled at MasterResource.

Fun bringing together some of the top minds on China and climate change during my visit to Berkeley, my friends Nan Zhou, Jingjing Zhang (Berkeley Lab), Weila Gong (California-China Climate Institute ) and Kaihui Song (Energy and Resources Group | University of California, Berkeley). Looking forward to further brainstorming new research on climate solutions!

I responded: “Any skeptics of climate alarm in the group? Should there be?”

Leffel: No to both, because unlike yourself, they’re credentialed researchers and do not take money from big oil.…

Crony Alert: Jigar Shah at ‘Climate Solutions’ Dinner in Seattle

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 19, 2025

Blackouts are Good (?)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 16, 2025

Green Retreat: The Early Trump Effect

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 15, 2025

Am I a Stooge of the Climate Alarmist Left?

By David R. Legates -- May 14, 2025

European Blackout Update (yes, it was solar)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 13, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: May 12, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- May 12, 2025

Zsolt Lengyel Goes Censorship (the outliers named)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 9, 2025