Hal Wackman @TheClimateFixer

The reality of ongoing global coal consumption does not auger well for reducing carbon emissions. Nations have been unable to agree on policies on coal production. Sad news in a context of raging wildfires, widespread heat waves and massive flooding. axios.com/coal-resilienc…

Good to see that the G20 group of nations has endorsed consideration of putting a price on carbon to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards reduced carbon emissions. My book “The Carbon Killers” describes how this could happen. reuters.com/business/susta…

What happens when California runs out of water? Read about the situation twenty years from now in my book “The Carbon Killers”(Amazon). The characters visit Lake Powell and Lake Mead and the Central Valley - things get even grimmer than they are now. washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/0…

The recent and widespread droughts, fires and heat waves are now front and center, and the fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for their role in the expanding climate crisis. And governments need to act much more aggressively. theguardian.com/environment/20…

How ironic that the threat to Wyoming’s environment is connected to its major industries of coal, oil and gas. Very big challenges. e360.yale.edu/features/yello…

Aviation is one area where eliminating carbon emissions is enormously challenging. There are no obvious answers on the horizon, but there are efforts on various fronts, including biofuels and hydrogen. nytimes.com/2021/05/28/bus…

A former senior Wall Street sustainable investment executive believes that business will not act sufficiently quickly to achieve net zero climate goals without a tax on carbon. I agree. As this guy says, call your congressperson. nationalobserver.com/2021/04/07/new…

An interesting viewpoint to debate around the kitchen table. As higher income people are driving most of the carbon emissions, tax carbon and give rebates to lower income households. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

The real story is that governments will need to enact much more aggressive policies to achieve net zero carbon emission targets by 2050. In my opinion, the International Energy Agency stops short of saying what those policies need to be. nytimes.com/2021/05/18/cli…

Sunshine, Technology and Government Policy theclimatefixer.org/2021/05/18/sun…

Widely respected economist Lord Stern advises the UK government, currently chairing the G7, to push for G20 adoption of carbon pricing, as described in my recent novel "The Carbon Killers" (Amazon). lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

A shift in global diets may take some time, but has an important role to play in addressing climate change. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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This article cites various restrictions on climate-changing carbon emissions that governments are employing or considering. I still believe that high carbon taxes implemented by all major nations are essential, supplemented by other policies. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Can Biden Do What’s Needed? theclimatefixer.org/2021/04/22/can…

While there is pressure to enact carbon taxes (including from oil companies!) as described in the attached article, there is real resistance, even among Democrats. argusmedia.com/en/news/220526…

John Kerry understands that working with China on climate change is critical. axios.com/newsletters/ax… Read my new book "The Carbon Killers" and visit my website - theclimatefixer.org - to see how this might be tackled.

I just published a novel, "The Carbon Killers," available on Amazon. This political thriller presents a global approach to combating the climate crisis! theclimatefixer.org/the-climate-ki…