Posted on 09/17/2019 9:40:41 AM PDT by simpson96
Former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, argued at a conference in Melbourne that economic and environmental benefits stem from investments in renewable energy, but climate crisis deniers in power risk running humanity off a cliff, as the Guardian reported.
In his keynote address to the Global Table today — a food and agriculture conference — Kerry took indirect umbrage with the Australian government's inertia on a climate and energy policy while also weighing in on the government's support for the Adani coal mine in Queensland.
"We just can't sit on our asses and leave the political process to neanderthals who don't want to believe in the future," Kerry told the audience, as the Guardian reported. "We have a dearth of leadership, but this will turn."
Kerry cited numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to highlight the growth of the renewable energy sector.
"Nobody's talking about making people unemployed, we're talking about transitioning to better jobs. (The) fastest growing job in the United States of America today - solar power technician. Second fastest growing job in America today - wind power turbine technician," he said, as the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
He also took a swipe at Australia's outsized production of greenhouse gas emissions from its fossil fuel sector and its decision to invest further in the Adani coal mine, which will export a massive amount of fossil fuels to India.
"I got to tell you, we should not be moving to coal, we should not be encouraging coal, we should not be building infrastructure around coal," he said to applause from the audience, according to the Guardian.
After his speech, he told the Sydney Morning Herald that Australia should not invest in major coal infrastructure projects.
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Did someone say Neanderthal?
Let me sing you the song of my people!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCV6paTXyCU
The stupidest man on the planet.
He couldn’t beat a “chimp” either.
Swift Boat Johnny true to form trashing Australian government while on their soil.
What was his carbon footprint to go all the way to the land down under, to insult neanderthals?
It’s a shame that his troops didn’t frag him when they had the chance.
Doesn’t he live in the coast? He’s not afraid of rising seal levels
So Horseface - who served in Vietnam, in case no one was aware of that fact - is making fun of Neanderthals. How cute.
Neanderthal beats chicken little every time.
There is no ‘Climate Crisis’.......................
Large craniums contribute to climate change by casting huge shadows thus cooling their immediate vicinity.
He is a true moron. Solar power requires no skill. Solar power is extremely unproductive work. A "technician" might hook up a couple panels per hour (considering they need to be mounted). A coal miner can generate 19,000 kWh with one hour of mining. A 250W panel will generate 400 kWh per year (here in Virginia). Coal mining is more productive by far.
LOL “Ruthless People”. Great movie.
Something tells me Kerry has a high stake in renewable energy. Greed is king!
“We just can’t sit on our asses and leave the political process to neanderthals who don’t want to believe in the future,”
These RAT-Commies can’t open their mouths without filth spilling out.
Shaddup, Liveshot Lurch.
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