Green Energy Group Behind Calls to Ban Gas Stoves Partnered With Chinese Government

To implement the ban on gas stoves, the green energy group responsible for a study cited by Richard Trumka Jr., Consumer Product Safety Commissioner, has teamed up with China’s government. “economy-wide transformation” Stay clear of oil and gas

The December study by the Colorado-based nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute that attributed 13 percent of U.S. children with asthma to gas-stove usage, was not conducted objectively by a group of scientists.

The company is demanding “systemic change and economy-wide transformation” To address the climate crisis, it said we should go to great lengths. In 2013, for example, the Rocky Mountain Institute joined forces with China’s National Development and Reform Commission—the government agency tasked with planning the communist nation’s economy—to produce a report China was advised by the United Nations to replace generators and appliances that were already in use. “clean energy technologies.” The commission set climate goals which included energy reduction targets. These targets were not met in 2021 by the local provinces. The commission took over. pushed They were prompted to put in electricity rations. “dimmed traffic lights that cause chaos” “half-cooked rice in rice cookers.”

The Rocky Mountain Institute was not the first green energy group that advocated for the banning or deregulation of gas stoves. This is a device nearly 40% of American homes use. However, the newfound influence of the nonprofit is evidence that the Biden administration has aligned itself with some the loudest climate activists. President Joe Biden proposed a natural-gas phaseout in federal buildings. This would ban fossil fuel equipment in new buildings by 2030. Leading green energy organizations applauded this move, which will result in taxpayers paying millions annually. Washington Free Beacon reported December

According to academic leaders, the biases of the Rocky Mountain Institute are not only evident in its public mission statement or work with the Chinese government. Free Beacon. The study—which spans just nine paragraphs—was based on a hodgepodge of different data and methodologies spanning various years and countries, ranging from 2019 U.S. Census data to conclusions from a 2018 analysis in Australia.

According to Dr. Harvey Risch, Yale University professor of medicine, it is not ethical to structure a study in this way. Furthermore, the results of the institute’s research differ from what the institution is publicly stating.

“This paper does not do any research on possible association between residential natural gas use and risk of childhood asthma,” Risch spoke to the Free Beacon. “It only calculates a percent of childhood asthma that could be attributable to residential natural gas use and risk of childhood asthma.”

Risch stated that this distinction is crucial, especially when it comes to calling for such a drastic public policy proposal, which would alter the way tens of million of Americans cook their food. Risch said that the ethics of the study were also questionable, since its authors claimed they had no conflicts of interests despite being involved in climate change advocacy groups. The Rocky Mountain Institute’s board includes executives from green energy corporations who have a financial interest in banning fossil fuels.

Wei Ding, founder and chairman of Chinese private equity firm Broad River Capital, is also included in the list. Ding established the firm in the wake of his tenure as chairman and CEO of China International Capital Corporation (CICC), an investment bank that is partially owned by the Chinese government. Former CICC executives include Wang Qishan, the vice president and right-handman of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, while the corporation’s founders. website Highlights of its “deep participation in China’s economic reforms and development” goal To “serve the nation.” Rocky Mountain Institute sits China Clean Transportation Partnership is a Chinese nonprofit that promotes green energy. include China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport.

Sen. J.D. Sen. J.D. Vance stated that the natural gas industry is a concern. “is critical to our national security,” Our adversary would benefit from its demise.

“Who benefits from all this? Communist China,” Vance spoke to the Free Beacon. “I think it’s time for the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to answer some questions before Congress—under oath.”

The Rocky Mountain Institute has a bias towards green energy, but the non-profit’s principal authors have no formal scientific training. Talor Gruenwald is a researcher for the group and holds a master’s degree in international affairs. Brady Seals is the director of the institute. “Carbon-Free Buildings” Graduated with an MBA from University of South Dakota

These facts did not stop many outlets from reporting on the study as a troubling revelation and call to action. The Washington Post There were at least four stories about the study’s findings. One alleges that gas-stoves are being used. “jump-starts childhood asthma.”

“But as more and more information emerges about the health risks—and as the Biden administration focuses in on electrifying household appliances across the country—the move from gas to electric may be a question not of ‘if,’ but of ‘when,'” One of the PostThis concludes the story of’s.

Trumka, who Biden selected as the top federal regulator in 2021 was apparently able to confirm that assessment in a Thursday interview. After Trumka’s initial comment floating a gas-stove ban prompted widespread public backlash—and a walkback from the White House—the Democrat told CNN Any regulatory action taken on the appliance would also be “forward-looking” Only apply to “new products.” “We are not looking to go into anyone’s homes and take away items that are already there,” Trumka spoke. “We don’t do that.”

These comments were likely to disappoint the Rocky Mountain Institute. They did not respond to a request for comment. On Jan. 4, The group—which has pledged to continue its partnership with the Chinese government—explicitly advocated for the removal of existing gas stoves from private homes. “More than 12 percent of U.S. childhood asthma is preventable,” the group said, “if we remove gas stoves from homes and move towards electric stoves instead.”