The left is entirely paradoxical, and nowhere is that more obvious than the “clean” energy narrative, a truth so inconvenient that even Forbes just published a new report exposing the disconnect: “Is Clean Energy Powered By Dirty Batteries?”
Spoiler alert: Yes, that’s exactly what keeps the industry going… along with “dirty” oil, “dirty” mining, and “dirty” human slavery…
When Stefan Schreiber decided to invest in a carbon emission reduction project with a Chinese company, he was convinced he was dealing with a trustworthy business partner. “They made a very professional impression: the way they presented themselves, the way they communicated,” he said.
DW met Schreiber in a meeting room at his company’s plant in Schwedt, a town near Berlin. The office overlooked huge pipes and tanks, and trucks trundled past. Schreiber is a board member of Verbio, a German biofuel producer that also trades carbon certificates.
Earlier this year, top executives at Tesla gathered in Palo Alto to sell CEO Elon Musk on a line of compact cars that would bring the electric-vehicle revolution to budget-conscious consumers across the world. The more affordable car had long been part of Musk’s master plan for Tesla to fight climate change by “accelerat[ing] the world’s transition to sustainable energy.”
But Musk axed the proposal, amid budget constraints, according to two people close to Musk who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations. Instead, the billionaire green-lit a massive purchase of computer chips, in a deal worth billions intended to enhance Tesla’s luxury cars (and a humanoid robot called Optimus) with energy-intensive artificial intelligence capabilities.
The axe fell because of the limited profitability an eco-car offered not politics.
A powerful storm tore through the UK over the weekend, destroying the 190-acre Porth Wen solar farm on the island of Anglesey, North Wales.
Storm Darragh and its 155 km/h winds demolished hundreds of solar panels, which were only built two years ago.
IF I POINTED out that all dogs have four legs, then said therefore all four-legged animals are dogs, it would raise an eyebrow or two, though in these woke-soaked days some might hesitate before disagreeing. It is of course a non sequitur, a conclusion that doesn’t follow logically from the previous statement.
Here’s another one, and see if you can spot the error: we’ve been using windmills for hundreds of years, therefore we can generate constant and virtually free electricity if we put up lots of wind turbines, especially at sea, where the wind is both constant and stronger.
Ministers are forging ahead with plans to use electric vehicles (EVs) for combat on the battlefield despite warnings from military grandees that they could put the Armed Forces at risk.
The Telegraph has learnt that the Ministry of Defence will be ramping up testing of battlefield EVs next year at the Army’s Bovington Garrison in Dorset, home of the Tank Museum.
The testing, described by an insider as “putting these vehicles through their paces”, is at an experimental phase, but is an expansion of plans first mooted under the Conservative government on the development of combat EVs.
The media won’t tell you this, but here’s the REAL reason @JoeBiden is in Africa. He’s building rail lines that connect mines so African kids can dig up the minerals we need for the Green New Deal. All so we can have windmills that pockmark our coastlines and subsidize electric… pic.twitter.com/Aequ25QgzI
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) December 4, 2024
Many people are aware that the COP29 climate conference was going on in Baku, Azerbaijan, a petro-state. But how many were aware that across the world in Brazil, the G20 Summit was going on at the same time?
That matters too, because they’re linked in a scheme to transfer money from developed countries, to the Third World.
Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs
TORONTO – Ontario is urging the federal government to amend proposed electricity regulations after an analysis by the province’s system operator concluded the rules would mean $35 billion in additional costs by 2050.
A new analysis by the Independent Electricity System Operator looking at upcoming regulations around restrictions on emissions from electricity generation found that Ontario would have to add twice as much new generation as it is already planning, which is “not feasible” in that time frame.
But if the province were to somehow do so, building enough new electricity generation to make up for restrictions on natural gas would add $35 billion in costs by 2050, increasing residential bills by $132 to $168 per year starting in 2033, the IESO said.
MONTREAL – Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting down production at its Illinois plant after getting a two-week reprieve from its lenders.
The St-Jérôme, Que.-based company said in a statement Sunday that it has secured an extension to Dec. 16 for a loan and a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders, after a Saturday deadline passed.
This week’s net-zero carnage in Europe—these stories pop up weekly now—has happened in Britain, where the no-carbon energy transition is killing another country’s auto industry. How much longer can the insanity last?
Stellantis announced it will shut a plant in Luton, north of London, in the spring. The move imperils up to 1,100 jobs. The factory had been slated to produce electric vans under the storied British Vauxhall make, but the consumer demand isn’t there.
Stellantis may shift some jobs to a plant at Ellesmere Port in northwest England, which has been overhauled with the help of taxpayer subsidies to produce electric vehicles. But there’s spare capacity there, too.
Canada’s electric truck and bus manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is up against a deadline this weekend to find new investors amid a cash crunch and an EV market that’s in turmoil.
The St-Jerome, Que.-based company said on Nov. 18 that it had received a two-week extension of its credit agreement with three lenders, as well as temporary relief on the conditions of a loan provided by the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and Finalta Capital Inc.
Politicians love to gamble with your cash but, based on their record, you’d think they were rookies getting fleeced by a card shark at a shady bar.
The latest epic failure is the gamble on electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt.
The Legault government bet buckets of cash. And now the company is broke.
OTTAWA — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday that the looming threat of a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian exports to the United States won’t dissuade him from pursuing an ambitious climate action plan, anchored by the federal carbon tax.
Britain’s car industry is in crisis due to a lack of demand for electric cars, the boss of Ford’s UK arm has warned.
Lisa Brankin, the chairman and managing director of Ford UK, called for the Government to urgently introduce ‘incentives’ such as tax breaks to convince drivers to switch away from petrol and diesel.
She said Ford has invested ‘significantly’ in the production and development of EVs, with ‘well over’ £350million invested around electrification in the UK, adding: ‘So we kind of need to make it work.’
Yea throw more money at it that’s the ticket.
