Environment & Energy

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To me the implications of the data shown in my post is fairly obvious. My major concern is with the observed crisis of extreme global heating.

If there are people who can't "follow" this, that the trillions of dollars squandered on solar and wind have done zero, zilch, nothing, nada, to address the observed extreme global heating, I cannot help them.

Speaking of zero, my contention is that the amount of fossil fuels that should be combusted, the energy derived from them, should be zero. I'm not OK with saying burning less of them is OK nor am I OK with mining the shit out of the planet and industrialization of vast stretches of wilderness to make industrial parks for so called "renewable energy" (which isn't actually "renewable" ).

Again, if someone can't "follow" these relatively straight forward views, I'm at a loss to help them do so.

As for this "cheaper" bullshit claim, it is only made by selective attention. There is a cool paper - which may be impossible to follow without some basic business math - on what is called LFSCOE, that I was reading this morning:

Use and Abuse of the LCOE: A Market-Based Valuation Framework

If one actually "follows" what is going on in the world - and I claim that I do - one might be aware of the cost of energy in Europe this winter during a recent Dunklefluate event, when all of Europe was bitching and moaning about German energy policies, policies that in my view were ill thought out, destructive to the environment and placed an immoral burden on the poor.

I covered it here:

Germany's Weak Winds Trigger a Record Surge in Gas Fired Power.

The Norwegian Energy Minister States It Bluntly: "It's an absolute shit situation."

Is Germany Responsible for High European Electricity Prices?

German Energy Policies (Directly/Indirectly) Lead to the Collapse of Norway's Government.

I've been at DU since November of 2002. I've heard all the chants about so called "renewable energy" including the "it's cheap" nonsense. All of these delusional half truths have led us to where we are, a burning planet. During my tenure here, as of this writing, the increase in the concentration of dangerous fossil fuel waste from the day I joined DU is 54.84 ppm. I do "follow" these numbers, religiously, because I'm not into handwaving. I actually give a shit.

A burning planet is very, very, very expensive, way more expensive than electricity during Dunkelflaute. So called "renewable energy" has done nothing to address this reality, and the planet cannot afford it.

Have a pleasant afternoon.