The media last week reported a recently published study that claimed to show harmful effects of gas stoves, but failed to point out that the study was funded primarily by China-affiliated climate change groups.
of study The researchers found that burning methane on a gas stove, with the burner set to just over one, or an oven set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes, caused household levels of the carcinogenic chemical benzene to sidestream. It was found to rise to levels comparable to smoke.outlets, etc. new york times, los angeles times and NPR It covered the last seven days of research, but did not mention that the research was carried out with “primary support” from the state. high tide foundationis a non-profit organization of climate change activists working to reduce methane, co-founded by investment banker Richard Lawrence with significant economic ties to China. (Related: Appliance Advocate Supports Study Pushing Gas Stove Ban)
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the High Tide Foundation, Lawrence is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Overlook Investments Limited in Hong Kong. Investment company The company established Overlook 3G Investments, a Cayman Islands-based company, in 2016 to invest in China’s renewable energy sector. Lawrence praised China. interview last year.
“Chinese entrepreneurs are instinctive, long-term, sometimes too aggressive, sometimes not aggressive enough.” Said Lawrence. “It’s an innate skill they acquire almost from birth, and they’re really, really exceptional. And they drive, say, his 80% of urban jobs today.”
Lawrence continued, while political leaders encouraged “controlled decoupling” with China and companies like Walmart and Kmart to “keep buying what you can get from China because it’s cheap.” He said companies like chip maker Intel should be more cautious. . He questioned whether Chinese President Xi Jinping would invite sanctions by invading Taiwan, but said, “We are in a world run by politicians who are entirely focused on nationalism. So I questioned whether Western governments would make a mistake.
In May, Mr. Lawrence praised China Yangtze River Power, the state-owned operator of hydroelectric facilities, calling it “China’s climate champion” and urging investors to back it. according to to Reuters. “There’s nothing really close to this globally,” he told the outlet.
A new study from Stanford University found that a single flame on a gas stove burner can produce concentrations of kitchen benzene similar to those found in secondhand smoke.
We must keep the gas industry out of our kitchens. https://t.co/4LxPvtmLJO
— Anna McDevitt ☀️ (@AnnaMcDevitt1) June 22, 2023
The Biden administration has recently taken steps to regulate gas stoves more aggressively, according to information leaked in October 2022. memoAt least one member of the Consumer Public Safety Commission had proposed a total ban on gas stoves, even in existing homes. The ban was based on research funded by the Climate Imperative Foundation, which until recently listed senior officials in China’s climate change agency and lawmakers as advisers.
A full ban would follow a New York state ban in May from installing under-construction gas connections in most new buildings. Inspired by the city of California, similar bills are being considered in various states and cities across the country.
The Biden administration also frequently mentions a December 2022 target. study DCNF found that the link between gas stoves and asthma was funded by electrical activists, most notably the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Colorado-based RMI, which has advised the Chinese Communist Party on “clean energy technologies,” received a $750,000 subsidy from the Biden administration in February to create an electric vehicle charging “roadmap” for the California Bay Area. received.
high tide funds various climate change initiatives such as global methane hubdonated more than $1 million to European Climate Foundationover $3 million National Audubon Society — Where Lawrence sit In addition to the board, tens of thousands of donations have been made to Columbia University and Yale University to fight climate change, according to the foundation. many recently Publicly Available Disclosures. This nonprofit donated his $6 million in 2017 as well. cool effectwas also a carbon offset company Co-founded This amount by Lawrence and his wife Dee Lawrence far exceeds any other expenditure the foundation has reported in recent years.
“Reducing methane emissions is the fastest down payment we can make to combat climate change,” High Tide writes on its website.
It was not immediately clear how much Hightide had funded the research. Neither Hai Tide nor the lead author of the study immediately responded to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
NPR, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times did not immediately respond to DCNF’s requests for comment.
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