In a recent on-air interview with Marc Morano, Fox and Friends‘ Rachel Campos Duffy was effusive in her praise for CFACT’s work at COP 28. “Thanks for all the good work you did at the UN climate conference,” she said, “Thanks again for the great work you did shining light on what these elitist weirdos were doing in Dubai at the climate conference. We really appreciate it.”
Thank you, Rachel, for recognizing the valuable work CFACT’s team of experts did in Dubai!
This is from a summation of COP 28 I posted to CFACT.org and Human Events:
Having attended 25 of the 28 UN climate meetings since their inception, I’ve become accustomed to this routine COP plotline.
In predictable fashion, as if penned by a second-rate Hollywood scriptwriter, these gatherings have all the drama and intrigue of a sappy Christmas movie on the Hallmark Channel … minus the warm fuzzies that often make Hallmark worth watching.
These COP events typically start with assertions that a looming calamity faces humanity, requiring urgent action. At COP-28, this began when the media hyped natural weather events, like hurricanes Idalia and Hillary, and all summer linked them all to climate change. It continued into November, with the National Climate Assessment report saying climate change is making our modern ultra-high-tech lives harder.
The media narrative then thickens the plot by painting a picture of seeming hopelessness, with evil fossil fuels prevailing. We endure this rigamarole every year, with endless hype about oil-producing nations fueling discord during the conference and the possibility that the summit would end in collapse.
But, true to form, the drama always ends with a “happily ever after.” By the time the conference concludes, a “compromise” is reached, with those on the side of good triumphing (this would be Al Gore and company), evil being vanquished or at least being corralled (fossil fuel companies), and hope being restored for humanity and planet. Sigh.
The reality of these COP meetings is quite different. The heroes are not selfless defenders of “truth and justice.” They are elites who never lead by example or give up their private jets, limos, red meat, and other conveniences for the betterment of humanity. They indulge in them every year, as I have seen firsthand, basking in the opulence of exotic cities like Dubai while insisting that others (we commoners) follow their dictates, not their examples.
COP 28 may have stuck to the standard UN climate script, however, we must fully recognize how dangerous UN climate politics has become.
Everyone seeking to sell a product consumers will not voluntarily buy, or a radical policy voters will not freely choose, has grafted their special interest onto climate.
Fortunately, people are opening their eyes and waking up.
Thank you to everyone who makes CFACT’s work possible.