Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of ’22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

That global demand for fossil fuels is on the verge of peaking and then rapidly declining may be behind the mysterious behavior of the oil companies, which are selling their lucrative California assets and withdrawing from the state. They foresee having to close those oil rigs down, and don’t want to get stuck with the cost of environmental clean-up if they are still the proprietors when the industry goes under.

Source: Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of ’22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

Half-Earth Socialism//are Verso and marxists paralytics?…Revolutionary action needed…

I will cite this book in my notes section 0/0 in the Last Revolution but note that authors on the ‘left’ constantly propose ‘solutions’, wave a wand, and then close for dinner. None of these proposals can be expected to happen. The left can’t even get the ‘working class’ disentangled from Trump…
Interesting anyway…

What we can do, environmental scholars Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass argue, is strive for a society able to ensure high living standards while stabilizing the environment: Half-Earth socialism. This means:• Rewilding half the earth to absorb carbon emissions and restore biodiversity• A rapid transition to renewable energy, paired with drastic cuts in consumption by the world’s wealthiest• Global veganism to cut down on energy and land use• Worldwide socialist planning to efficiently and equitably manage production• The involvement of everyone—even you!

Source: Verso