Climate 95, Anthropocene, Extended La Nina, carbon tax

My former teacher at the UP School of Economics (UPSE), Dr. Emmanuel "Noel" de Dios, wrote a paper yesterday, Feb. 8, "Anthropocene", https://www.bworldonline.com/anthropocene/.
Sir Noel is a very intelligent economist and academic, I have high regards for him.

But when it comes to climate papers, he seems to join the climate alarmism crowd. In his paper for instance, he wrote,

"The urgent problem of the human impact on the planet is the subject of two significant reports that appeared early this year: the first is the UNDP’s 2021 Human Development Report (HDR) titled Human development and the Anthropocene[2]; the second is The economics of biodiversity, a review led by the eminent Cambridge economist Partha Dasgupta... Both reports question whether the current manner that humans relate to nature can be sustained. (Short answer: no.)"

The UN Development Program (UNDP), sometimes called as "UN Developing Paper", follows its mother multilateral UN in producing new scary alarmist Frankenstein climate stories every single year. Humanity's relationship with nature is not sustainable? Big joke. As human population expands, nature is not bothered and supports more human modernization. Here are two quick proof...

Sir Noel further wrote,

"... wanton destruction and degradation of natural assets... a consensus now seems to emerge that the point of no return is fast approaching, if it is not already past...."

Not correct. Are there more flood, more storms, stronger storms, today than decades or hundreds or thousands years ago? 

Recent data say No. See these two charts, (a) global storm frequency, and (b) accumulated storm energy/strength, from 1970-2020. Nothing so scary so alarmin frankeinsteinin in the climate.

Meanwhile, the current La Nina seems to be inspired by the current indefinite lockdowns around the world. So La Nina is also moving towards indefinite cooling. US NOAA projections as of yesterday from 40 models show La Nina extending beyond the "ber" months of 2021.

On sea ice, north and south, Arctic sea ice seems to be below average, but Antarctica ice is much much above the average. 

https://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/sea-ice-page/

Meanwhile, here are some reports on US President Biden's climate plan:

Joe Biden’s business allies discuss ways to pay for infrastructure plan, including a carbon tax
PUBLISHED THU, JAN 21 2021 
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/21/biden-infrastructure-plan-carbon-tax.html

Yellen says Biden is "fully supportive" of carbon pricing
Jan. 22, 2021
https://www.axios.com/yellen-biden-carbon-pricing-energy-emissions-eee629c7-b4db-4f95-9d98-874269efdddd.html

Joe Biden unveils $2 trillion green infrastructure and jobs plan
PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 14 2020 
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/joe-biden-unveils-green-jobs-and-infrastructure-plan-during-2020-election.html

THE BIDEN PLAN FOR A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/
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See also:
Climate Tricks 92, Using the virus to push climate alarmism, March 27, 2020 
Climate Tricks 93, Solar cycle and another attack on Willie Soon, May 11, 2020 
Climate 94, Eat worms and bugs to save the planet, January 15, 2021.