In Australia the flight from coal has reached the end of the road. Its all over Red Rover. Net zero has hit the wall imposed by the ABC of intermittent energy production.
See here for the ABC and the tipping point which marks the high point of the quest for net zero until nuclear power is on deck.
The Greens seem to be a very politically nimble party - anything to keep their noses in the trough. The Germans are in deep trouble financially as well after the high court deemed that monies borrowed for covid could not be used for anything but that. Habeck wanted it to top up the energy coffers.
In Australia the flight from coal has reached the end of the road. Its all over Red Rover. Net zero has hit the wall imposed by the ABC of intermittent energy production.
See here for the ABC and the tipping point which marks the high point of the quest for net zero until nuclear power is on deck.
https://newcatallaxy.blog/2023/07/11/approaching-the-tipping-point/
In the meantime, get cheap, reliable and relatively clean power by burning coal.
Germany hit the wall round about 2018 but most of the lights stayed on with the help of imports and later by deindustrialization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT3msy7nvFw
Now the main game in town is to revise the narrative, get over the absurd prejudice about fossil fuels and petrochemical products.
https://www.flickerpower.com/images/Change_the_narrative_change_the_game___The_Spectator_Australia.pdf
And come up with an exit strategy from net zero.
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The Greens seem to be a very politically nimble party - anything to keep their noses in the trough. The Germans are in deep trouble financially as well after the high court deemed that monies borrowed for covid could not be used for anything but that. Habeck wanted it to top up the energy coffers.