As U.S. firms such as BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase continue to distance themselves from the ESG and 'climate change' agendas, Europe has been moving aggressively in the opposite direction, suggesting a rift is forming on the global economic landscape.
Bjorn Lomborg, author and president of the Copenhagen Consensus, continues to call attention to the extreme measures being demanded by climate change activists and politicians.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland continues to claim that the revenue from the carbon tax 'goes back to Canadians' despite data showing otherwise.
The premiers of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Alberta have called on Trudeau to pause the carbon tax hike scheduled for April 1st.
'You cannot build wind turbines the size of the Calgary tower in front of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or on Nose Hill or in your neighbor's backyard,' the province's premier declared.
Now more than ever, American consumers and corporations should reject illusions fostered by ill-considered green energy claims and decarbonization efforts spawned by experts from the Biden administration or anyone else.
After the farmer protests in Brussels last week, European Commission leaders announced concessions to lighten the burden of greenhouse gas reductions on growers, but held the course with plans to cut 90 percent of emissions by 2040.
Alberta Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean called the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's story a 'parody' and former Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer also expressed skepticism.