About a week ago, an individual described as a “climate economist” warned the European Union it had to pass as much transition action into law as possible and as fast as possible.
I'm pulling for the European populist radicals! Go Team PopRad! Hopefully we in the US can join you in throwing off the yoke of transition and declining quality of life.
Well, it's important for those in power to stay in power, so they're using all means available to them, with a focus on disinformation. What they'[re captured by is their own hubris.
Yes, that was a really gem, that commentary in Bloomberg. And the author clearly saw nothing wrong with what he wrote. They are trying to suspend democracy in order to save it -- Germany's government wants to ban AfD.
1st there is no transition, only expensive additions favored by leftists.
2nd the esabocc is a bunch of academics that claim to be sr scientific experts. Well they claim whatever they want but the science of climate and the earth’s history don’t support their government financial support predetermined results work programme. A bunch of esoteric nonsense.
And I’m not giving up eating animals to start eating bugs!
The bobbleheads on the left assume that their legislation, executive orders, etc. are permanent & therefore can't be undone. It's been frustrating here in the US to see conservatives forget that they can legislate too. Perhaps the clock will be wound backwards in Europe, and more people in the US will see that, what has been done, can be UNDONE! Thanks for another great article. 👌
Do you remember the 4 hours on - 4 hours off power rationing is Sofia, Irina? Maybe you’re too young, but I think you should buckle up for a fun, albeit scary, ride, courtesy of the woke European bootlickers...
I remember the rationing in the early 90s, not the ones before that but those were fun, too, yes. Can't wait to see the West meet their acquaintance, to be honest. But I bet the activists will just blame climate change.
We're seeing the same desperate last-minute push for as many rules and regulations as possible to stop fossil fuels and speed up the holy 'transition' in the US. Witness this weeks' news about the administration's 'pause' on the LNG project that was already approved and permitted in Louisiana.
It's not that their ideas are expensive and don't work, it's that they can't work, not if you know anything at all about how the grid functions. Most people working for utilities know this. But if you say it, you get drowned out by people suggesting you're in the pocket of this or that evil organization.
We can solve the problem, just not the way they insist we do it.
I want to emphasize this - the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned that more than half the U.S. is at an elevated risk of blackouts this winter. For the first time in 55 years, they said that energy policy was the direct cause. Most grids can remain stable with 20% non-dispatchable assets. Beyond that things get very expensive and tricky very fast. There are three sperate problems we have to solve:
1) Short‐term fluctuations. Minutes to hours.
2) Diurnal mismatch problem: Peak solar generation during the day occurs four to six hours before peak demand, and peak wind generation typically occurs at night, when demand is low.
3) Seasonal problem: There is significant seasonal mismatch between wind, solar, and demand patterns.
We can fix #1 and maybe soften the problem for #2 with batteries. #3 CANNOT BE FIXED.
If you cannot fix #3 you get reliability problems - annual winter black outs. That is what is happening. Engineers have been saying we can't solve #3 for decades now.
Things really started to turn when they decided to label farming an ecocide, raising taxes, and all but talking of outlawing it. Maybe they did in Belgium?
Now that Biden has stopped the flow of LNG to Europe it will be interesting to see how they react. First we blow up Nordstream which results in more US LNG sales, then we shut off the supply when the US Climate Change Cultists start leaning on Biden. Just to make it more interesting, what is the Euro reaction when Ukraine turns into a US led humiliation and loss? When things get tough people and politicians start looking for someone to blame and an easy scapegoat is going to be the US and its leadership of NATO and the EU.
Oh, I expect they'll pretend it never happened and double down on the climate scares because it's their only option, really. But with the farmers' protests spreading fast that might be tough.
I'm pulling for the European populist radicals! Go Team PopRad! Hopefully we in the US can join you in throwing off the yoke of transition and declining quality of life.
I love this. Go Team PopRad! :D
From what I hear, you're already joining us in the resistance to brainwashery.
Why is it so important to the EU? Are they all captured? By whom?
Well, it's important for those in power to stay in power, so they're using all means available to them, with a focus on disinformation. What they'[re captured by is their own hubris.
Truth is very hard for those propagating lies
Great info on these upcoming EU elections, Irina, and it helps explain this "Bloomberg" article from this week:
"2024 Is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy
More than 40% of the global population will be voting this year, and we have a 10% chance everything will go well.
January 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM EST"
By "everything will go well", they mean electing only greens, of course.
When elections become "threats to democracy", how long before the democracy-keepers decide to suspend democracy in order to save it?
Yes, that was a really gem, that commentary in Bloomberg. And the author clearly saw nothing wrong with what he wrote. They are trying to suspend democracy in order to save it -- Germany's government wants to ban AfD.
Indeed, I've been following Eugyppius' reporting on the AfD issue, and that's exactly what they're proposing.
Don't they realize that they realize that they can't ban the people who support AfD?!?
Yet. Maybe that's next.
No they don't seem to be capable of realising a lot of things, including the fact that an attempt to ban a party will likely backfire badly.
Indeed, Irina, but it will backfire in the right direction, hopefully.
They're not going to cede power peaceably, though, which is troubling for humanity.
Yes, it will get worse before it gets better.
1st there is no transition, only expensive additions favored by leftists.
2nd the esabocc is a bunch of academics that claim to be sr scientific experts. Well they claim whatever they want but the science of climate and the earth’s history don’t support their government financial support predetermined results work programme. A bunch of esoteric nonsense.
And I’m not giving up eating animals to start eating bugs!
The bobbleheads on the left assume that their legislation, executive orders, etc. are permanent & therefore can't be undone. It's been frustrating here in the US to see conservatives forget that they can legislate too. Perhaps the clock will be wound backwards in Europe, and more people in the US will see that, what has been done, can be UNDONE! Thanks for another great article. 👌
My pleasure, Karloff! I hope you're right.
Do you remember the 4 hours on - 4 hours off power rationing is Sofia, Irina? Maybe you’re too young, but I think you should buckle up for a fun, albeit scary, ride, courtesy of the woke European bootlickers...
I remember the rationing in the early 90s, not the ones before that but those were fun, too, yes. Can't wait to see the West meet their acquaintance, to be honest. But I bet the activists will just blame climate change.
We're seeing the same desperate last-minute push for as many rules and regulations as possible to stop fossil fuels and speed up the holy 'transition' in the US. Witness this weeks' news about the administration's 'pause' on the LNG project that was already approved and permitted in Louisiana.
LNG displaces coal and cuts emissions from power plants by 60%.
It's not that their ideas are expensive and don't work, it's that they can't work, not if you know anything at all about how the grid functions. Most people working for utilities know this. But if you say it, you get drowned out by people suggesting you're in the pocket of this or that evil organization.
We can solve the problem, just not the way they insist we do it.
Exactly. When the experts speak, see the NERC warnings about blackouts, everyone in politics pretends they didn't say anything.
I want to emphasize this - the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned that more than half the U.S. is at an elevated risk of blackouts this winter. For the first time in 55 years, they said that energy policy was the direct cause. Most grids can remain stable with 20% non-dispatchable assets. Beyond that things get very expensive and tricky very fast. There are three sperate problems we have to solve:
1) Short‐term fluctuations. Minutes to hours.
2) Diurnal mismatch problem: Peak solar generation during the day occurs four to six hours before peak demand, and peak wind generation typically occurs at night, when demand is low.
3) Seasonal problem: There is significant seasonal mismatch between wind, solar, and demand patterns.
We can fix #1 and maybe soften the problem for #2 with batteries. #3 CANNOT BE FIXED.
If you cannot fix #3 you get reliability problems - annual winter black outs. That is what is happening. Engineers have been saying we can't solve #3 for decades now.
The warnings have been duly ignored, of course.
Keep ringing that FREEDOM BELL...
Super, Irina.
"Because if there is one thing that the current EU leadership truly excels at, it is harming itself in the genuine belief it is harming its enemies."
(one suggestion: "and its subjects" after "itself").
Unfortunately, you're right.
Things really started to turn when they decided to label farming an ecocide, raising taxes, and all but talking of outlawing it. Maybe they did in Belgium?
Insanity to attack our food.
Now that Biden has stopped the flow of LNG to Europe it will be interesting to see how they react. First we blow up Nordstream which results in more US LNG sales, then we shut off the supply when the US Climate Change Cultists start leaning on Biden. Just to make it more interesting, what is the Euro reaction when Ukraine turns into a US led humiliation and loss? When things get tough people and politicians start looking for someone to blame and an easy scapegoat is going to be the US and its leadership of NATO and the EU.
Oh, I expect they'll pretend it never happened and double down on the climate scares because it's their only option, really. But with the farmers' protests spreading fast that might be tough.
For those of us that don't always click through, from the CFR:
"Anti-European populists are likely to top the polls in nine member states (
1. Austria,
2. Belgium,
3. the Czech Republic,
4. France,
5. Hungary,
6. Italy,
7. the Netherlands,
8. Poland, and
9. Slovakia
) and come second or third in a further nine countries (
1. Bulgaria,
2. Estonia,
3. Finland,
4. Germany,
5. Latvia,
6. Portugal,
7. Romania,
8. Spain, and
9. Sweden
)."
So interesting. Keep those cards and letters coming!
for those of us who are not European Parliament voters - the alleged 9 states expected to be fully compliant without a peep.
1. Croatia
2. Republic of Cyprus
3. Denmark
4. Greece
5. Ireland
6. Lithuania
7. Luxembourg
8. Malta
9. Slovenia
Interesting to note the states that aren't members of the EU.
See also:https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=tax+havens+in+europe