“The decision at COP28 to finally recognize that the climate crisis is, at its heart, a fossil fuel crisis is an important milestone. But it is also the bare minimum we need and is long overdue. The influence of petrostates is still evident in the half measures and loopholes included in the final agreement. Fossil fuel interests went all out to control the outcome, but the passionate work of millions of climate activists around the world inspired and motivated delegates from many nations to loosen the industry’s grip. Whether this is a turning point that truly marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era depends on the actions that come next and the mobilization of finance required to achieve them. We must ask ourselves how much longer will the world have to wait before all nations summon the political will to overcome these narrow special interests and act on behalf of the future of humanity. It is up to all of us to hold our leaders accountable to their promise to transition away from fossil fuels once and for all.” — Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore via X, December 13

“These climate conferences have nothing to do with climate. They’re to do with control of energy systems worldwide. No one is talking about the science of climate. Why? Because there’s nothing to talk about. Our science, geology, has known for hundreds of years that climate change is natural. It’s driven by natural proc­esses. The variability we’ve seen in the past has been far, far greater than anything we measure today. It’s a total absolute non-issue that’s got nothing to do with climate. It’s got nothing to do with environment. It’s all to do with power. And if you have power and money, you can control. And this was an energy conference, not a climate conference.” — Geologist Ian Plimer to Sky News Australia host Cory Bernardi on December 17

“We predicted the whole ritual: the hopes, the claims that time is running out, that this is our last chance, that there will be a deadlock, then that there will be a breakthrough, and then everyone will celebrate the breakthrough, the deal. And then when they read the small print, they tend to realize just how little actually has been achieved. So this has been the annual kind of COP ritual, and COP28 hasn’t disappointed.” — Dr. Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation presented “Reflections on COP28 — Energy Realism Eclipses Climate Alarmism” on December 13

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