In the Telegraph, Cameron Henderson profiles Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s nominee for energy secretary, who slammed Net Zero as a “sinister goal” and was briefly censored by LinkedIn for posting a video attacking climate policy. Here’s an excerpt:
Mr. Wright, the founder and Chief Executive of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is expected to spearhead Mr. Trump’s “drill baby drill” plans to increase oil and gas production and seek new ways to boost energy.
A climate sceptic who has filed lawsuits opposing climate disclosure rules, Mr. Wright has called climate activists alarmist and has likened efforts by Democrats to combat global warming to Soviet-style communism. …
Last year, he was briefly censored by LinkedIn for posting a video in which he said: “There is no climate crisis and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either.”
During the 12-minute video, he said that the terms climate crisis, energy transition, carbon pollution, clean energy and dirty energy are all “destructive deceptions” that cause children anxiety.
Mr. Wright went on to say that “we have seen no increase in the frequency of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or floods” as a result of climate change – a claim that is widely disputed.
The social media platform took the video down, claiming it violated its policy on spam and scams, before restoring it the next day, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Wright, who does not have any political experience, has written extensively on the need for more fossil fuel production to lift people out of poverty. …
In a keynote address to oil and gas industry figures earlier this year, Mr. Wright has said “there’s no such thing as renewable energy”, adding that the target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is “sinister”.
“Net Zero 2050: zero chance of this happening, but it’s actually a sinister goal because we spend an insane amount of money pretending we’re going to actually achieve this,” he said.
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Rather like Just Stop Oil, I think we should try to ignore these two and focus on the real enemy and their dangerous ideas. Establishments and large private firms across the rich world have been captured by these people and their ideas – getting rid of H&M isn’t going to change that.
H&M are irritating twats.
A rather restrained comment, methinks?
I must say I am rather taken with the Ginge and Whinge moniker.
Ginge and Cringe is the other one that I like!
If the Duke that never shows up for work, who would only be any good as a toilet brush thinks that an American Actress married him for his charm and good looks then that is up to him, but he is clearly a brainwashed dreamer.
But how can you ignore people that lay down in the road and block your path?…….Perhaps instead of ignoring the eco dreamers and the Royal “grifters” we should just uppercut them.
Oh I certainly wouldn’t be ignoring them were I to meet them in person
Who?
“In the latest humiliation—-“? You cannot shame the shameless..
These two have taken up far more than their allotted 15 mins of fame. It’s time they retired into obscurity along with all their wealth, homes, opinions, half-baked ideas, grievances, judgements and gave their children a half-decent upbringing away from the media that they so obviously hate/love.
Hate, love and deeply need.
Only Netflix (and Harry) left.
Wonder which one she’ll “lose” next?
My guess would be that the beardo will eventually discover his inner woman and join the transbrigade.