Vijay Jayaraj

Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, VA and writes frequently for the Cornwall Alliance. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, UK, and resides in India.

Nuclear Energy is a Game Changer, But Not For Climate Reasons!

Nuclear energy offers humanity the safest, most efficient approach to harnessing natural resources for its use. As the densest energy source available, nuclear fuel requires the least amount of material and land for electricity production. This is a sufficient reason to support the technology. Yet, some promote it as a means to address a manufactured […]

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Industry-Intensive Vietnam to Increase Fossil Fuel Consumption

Vietnam of the 21st century is completely different from the war-ravaged country of the last century. An industrial hub, Vietnam now is a major exporter of finished goods and has cities that are thriving with economic activities. The major reason for the economic transformation is the country’s energy sector. However, this is now threatened by

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Recovery of European Species Contradicts Doomsday Narrative

As a young graduate student, I was thrilled to have my first hands-on experience in conservation on Portugal’s pristine grassland steppe, a paradise for avian life. It was during this visit that I came to understand the critical role of conservationists and the factors most affecting wildlife populations across the globe. A major takeaway for

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‘Greens’ Ignore India’s Lethal Cold Spells

It is not uncommon to witness freezing temperatures in winter in Europe and North America. However dangerous the cold can be in higher latitudes, such weather is even more so where people and infrastructure are ill-prepared for it. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash One such place is India, well known for its hot, tropical weather. Every

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Wind and Solar Playing Spoilsport in South Asian Energy Haven

Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Tamil Nadu, India’s southernmost state, is regarded by some as the renewable energy capital of India. It’s also increasingly known for expensive electricity. The presence of highly windy regions makes the state an ideal place for wind farms. But despite the year 2022 being one the best for wind generation,

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Elevated Living Standards Contradict Climate Doomsayers

Climate protestors destroying artworks and gluing themselves to roads without offering a shred of evidence for their alarm exhibit a malicious stupidity that is blind to the actual state of the world. Why do these activists not hold up placards with graphs, histograms, and Venn diagrams? Because actual data show that life today is much

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UK’s Arctic Blast and Australia’s Cold Spring Contradict Climate Narrative

The mainstream media (MSM) wants the world to believe that climate change has turned us into rotisserie chickens. However, real-world temperatures are not warming to dangerous levels, nor are they going to. Australia’s ABC news, for example, tells its readers that the “influence of climate change ensures nearly every season is now warmer than normal.” Yet, in

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