U.S. plans to 'showcase ways to use fossil fuels' at a U.N. climate conference

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

The Energy 202: U.S. plans to 'showcase ways to use fossil fuels' at a U.N. climate conference

By Dino Grandoni
December 5 at 8:51 AM

The world's nations are gathering this week for the second time since President Trump took office to discuss how they will try to stop runaway climate change.

Despite a vow from Trump to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, the United States is again sending a delegation to the U.N. conference, which is being held in Poland.

But the Trump administration is not attending the two-week meeting without making its policy preferences known. The U.S. government is planning to hold a side event promoting fossil fuels as part of the solution to global warming.

The Trump administration plans to reinsert its voice at the climate conference in Katowice, in southern Poland's coal country.

There the U.S. government will hold a panel titled “U.S. Innovative Technologies Spur Economic Dynamism.” The event is meant to “showcase ways to use fossil fuels as cleanly and efficiently as possible, as well as the use of emission-free nuclear energy,” the State Department said in a statement.

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[Squinch]

1. I hope no one shows up. I am so tired of being mortified by this man.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Trump's gotta lotta nerve, don't he?

But, to be fair, there's a big difference between 'showcase ways to use fossil fuels as cleanly and efficiently as possible' and 'showcase ways to use fossil fuels', as the WP shortened it to. Not exactly 'fair', though given how often their headlines work in the OTHER direction ... f*** it.

Also, we ARE going to need nuclear power in the mix, so I got no issue with that part.

[pscot]

3. Giving the finger to climate science