Great piece, Irina. I don’t understand the wind deal in Great Britain so I’ll stay away from that other than to say the “renewables are cheaper” bait and switch is pretty common world wide.
A couple of observations.
1. We will never persuade them. There is no argument that will convince someone who thinks their life is in danger from clima…
Great piece, Irina. I don’t understand the wind deal in Great Britain so I’ll stay away from that other than to say the “renewables are cheaper” bait and switch is pretty common world wide.
A couple of observations.
1. We will never persuade them. There is no argument that will convince someone who thinks their life is in danger from climate change. They’ll have to learn the hard way.
2. The wind producers will likely win this. Your tomatoes and cars argument make sense to me, but I don’t believe renewables are salvation of the planet, or that the planet really needs saving.
Big Wind might “win” temporarily, but this will all just make the Hinkley C and Sizewell C plants look like an absolute bargain even with their massively inflated costs. I will make a confident prediction that there will be no wind power on the grid in 100 years.
Great piece, Irina. I don’t understand the wind deal in Great Britain so I’ll stay away from that other than to say the “renewables are cheaper” bait and switch is pretty common world wide.
A couple of observations.
1. We will never persuade them. There is no argument that will convince someone who thinks their life is in danger from climate change. They’ll have to learn the hard way.
2. The wind producers will likely win this. Your tomatoes and cars argument make sense to me, but I don’t believe renewables are salvation of the planet, or that the planet really needs saving.
Big Wind might “win” temporarily, but this will all just make the Hinkley C and Sizewell C plants look like an absolute bargain even with their massively inflated costs. I will make a confident prediction that there will be no wind power on the grid in 100 years.
it won't take a century
Cheers to that!
I agree, they will have it their way but, as Rationalista has pointed out, it will be little more than a pyrrhic victory.