Climate

The news reports about climate change in regards to the US actions are ignoring the elephant in the room. The U.S. remains off track to achieve its climate targets for 2025 and 2030, says the analysis, which relies on preliminary energy and economic data.  Emissions in 2021 jumped largely due to an increase in the use of coal for power generation, which rose about 17 percent. There was false hope that the pandemic would change the way things were done but that did not materialize. Without some major change the path the US is on will get them nowhere close to the 2030 climate goals. While the US can be blamed for not reaching its goals the elephant is China and India where coal is king. If the next election goes the way the experts are predicting the idea of using climate change to promote social change may fade away and the value of nuclear power may be seen as the answer.