Climate hype
Globetrotting peddlers of climate doom and drastic so-called net-zero remedies may be getting nervous about their public credibility and/or democratic futures.
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When Sweden’s new government took office, they abandoned the country’s previous goal of “100% renewable” electricity in favor of a “100% fossil-free” target, says OilPrice.com.
In the UK, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outraged environmentalists by saying his cabinet will issue hundreds of new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea if re-elected.
A wave is rising across Europe and the United States, and it’s a wave that should concern transition advocates, including those in government. Because that wave threatens to carry away their seats.
In the U.S., the trend that media have called a “greenlash” has mostly taken the form of conservative state governments challenging the legitimacy of ESG investment requirements.
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In Europe, the greenlash wave is taking the form of a rise to power of conservative parties, to replace liberal governments that focused on the transition. Sweden was the latest example. Before it, conservatives took power in Italy.
In the Netherlands, the farmer’s party that emerged in response to the former government’s plan to essentially decimate the country’s farming industry won strong support in local elections.
In Germany, meanwhile, the Green Party, which is part of the ruling coalition and, naturally, the strongest advocate for the transition, is falling out of favor with voters fast, while the conservative Alternative for Germany is gaining popularity.
According to a report by CNBC, the greenlash wave is a result of the fact that people are only now beginning to feel the costs of the transition with their wallets. The report makes sure to reference recent claims that July was the hottest on record in Europe this year and the UN’s Antonio Guterres’ grave statement that “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”
The comments below tweets citing Guterres’ statement provide yet more evidence of that greenlash wave. Commentators are not buying the “global boiling” warning, it seems. Rather, they are mocking it and referencing the private jets climate change and transition leaders tend to use to get around.
As a result, according to Reuters, those climate change and transition leaders are starting to worry that their net-zero efforts could be in jeopardy.
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“As a result, according to Reuters, those climate change and transition leaders are starting to worry that their net-zero efforts could be in jeopardy.”
The UN goblins have recently been talking about “climate emergency”. In the end, it’s all about a pig with lipstick …
I remember 60 yrs back in high school thinking the environmentalists were making nonsensical claims tantamount to impending doom. At the time I was confident there were more sensible people in the population than they. I was dismayed as the paranoiac and the fretful increased from year to year until now that’s virtually the mindset that infests politics. Never thought I’d see the day when Lawrence Peter’s principles of incompetence would seize control of governments everywhere.
Imposing unpopular policies with no logical basis is obviously going to blow up sooner or later. The question is – when?
AGW – it’s All Gone Wrong!
The claim that July was the hottest ever in Europe is so nonsensical it hurts. Much of Europe was at or below average in July. So nowhere near records. And people noticed that it wasn’t much of a summer. It is a fraudulent misuse of averages to take a few very high temperatures in a few areas and average them across a vast area to produce a record.
But Phoenix you must realise they have to twist the facts because if they don’t the whole scam falls apart and they will lose their nice air conditioned plush offices and perceived status.
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Europe’s Biggest Offshore Wind Market is Heading For Disaster
August 17, 2023
Rising costs may mean no developers bid in this year’s auction
Offshore wind is centerpiece of UK’s net zero targets
The UK’s annual renewable energy auction may not include offshore wind for the first time since the system for awarding subsidies began almost a decade ago, posing another potential setback to the government’s net zero targets.
Offshore wind has flourished under the auctions that have channeled state financing into vast wind farms along the UK coastline. But the process has encouraged companies to submit increasingly lower bids in order to compete, pushing down the maximum price they can offer. With supply bottlenecks and inflation increasing the cost of materials, the funding on offer this year may be too little to attract any bidders. The results will be announced next month.
https://governorswindenergycoalition.org/europes-biggest-offshore-wind-market-is-heading-for-disaster/
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