Decline of the North American decarbonization charade: Fossil fuels signal the end of green illusions

 This June, two seismic events upended the climate agenda’s facade in North America: Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel—the largest industrial deal in decades—and Saskatchewan’s defiant plan to keep coal-fired plants operational beyond 2030. 

These actions signal not minor setbacks but a tectonic shift: the end of the era of climate orthodoxy. 

The “decarbonization fantasy,” built on ESG mandates and Net Zero pledges, is crumbling under the weight of economic pragmatism and the unassailable truth that fossil fuels remain the linchpin of global progress....<<<Read More>>>...