“The Great ‘Zero-Carbon Renewables’ Deception”

07.22.2025

By Vijay Jayaraj*

Simple narratives are employed to seduce a populace, and none is more seductive today than the promise of “carbon-free” energy. In California, a state often touted as a green pioneer, Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated an “achievement” whose announcement was free of nuance and deficient of truth.