SUMMARY:
The EU Green Deal
will be the biggest shift
in European energy
policy ever!
That's the goal.
Climate change
is complex, and
mainly questions
with no answers.
“For every complex problem
there is an answer that is
clear, simple, and wrong.”
H. L. Mencken
Climate science
is far from settled.
Adding CO2 to the air
has been good news
so far -- so there is
absolutely no reason
to believe it would
suddenly become.
bad news.
There is no simple
"CO2 control knob"
for the future global
average temperature,
although climate
alarmists make
that false claim.
Even if there was
a CO2 control knob,
the growth of
CO2 emissions
from Asia would be
most important,
by far.
Not EU and USA
CO2 emissions !
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH FOSSIL FUELS ?
Fossil fuels are
the cheap,
and consistent
sources of energy
that have been
the foundation
of economic growth
for over a century.
The processes
have been improved
so there is little pollution
from burning fossil fuels
when using modern
pollution controls.
Burning fossil fuels
(oil, natural gas & coal)
recycles carbon that
had been sequestered
underground, and puts
"old CO2" back into
the atmosphere.
Most of the plants
humans and animals
eat, evolved in
a climate with about
1,000 ppm CO2,
compared with only
415 ppm today.
Plants want more CO2
-- that's why most
greenhouse owners
add CO2 to the air inside
their greenhouses.
Plants grow faster,
larger, and require less
water -- with few
exceptions --
from CO2
enrichment.
Thousands of
scientific studies
are the proof.
Not to mention the
greenhouse owners.
Our planet has too little
CO2 in the air to support
the maximum amount of life.
We are CO2-starved.
Of course there are
also negative effects
from adding CO2
to the atmosphere:
Two cycle
gasoline engines
pollute too much.
Burning soft coal
or wood for heating
causes too much
pollution.
Burning wood
for cooking causes
indoor pollution
that harms health.
Most Chinese and
Indian cities have
far too much
air pollution.
That air pollution
is real pollution,
and it needs
a large reduction.
Real pollution
is NOT CO2.
CO2 is
the staff
of life
for our
planet.
More CO2 = more life
No CO2 = no life.
WHY NOT USE
NUCLEAR POWER ?
Fossil fuels are an
imperfect source
of energy, compared
with no pollution,
and much safer,
nuclear power.
Nuclear power
used for electricity
is the obvious solution
to reduce air pollution.
Nuclear power
is even good news
for the anti-science
"losers" who believe
adding CO2 to the air
is bad news for
our planet !
Nuclear power
has worked well
in France, for most
of their electricity,
for many decades.
But never mind
a proven source
of clean, consistent
electricity.
The European Union
government bureaucrats
think they know better.
They have approved
an "EU Green Deal".
EU "GREEN DEAL"
The U.S.
Green New
Deal is
completely
infeasible
in a decade,
and mainly
a Communist
style "Manifesto".
Most of the wants
are social and
welfare programs,
completely unrelated
to CO2 emissions,
and they account
for most of the
very high, but
hard to estimate,
cost.
The EU Green Deal
aims or net-zero
CO2 in 30 years,
rather than 10,
which might be
feasible for
generating
electricity,
but not likely
to be feasible
for transportation
( planes, trains, ships
and automobiles )
It has been
approved
by the
European
Parliament.
The EU Green Deal
begins with the
European Commission
modifying every
EU law and regulation
to align with the new
climate objectives,
due March 2021.
The EU’s
Green Deal
aims to
“at least double
or even triple”
the renovation
rate of buildings.
The EU wants
"carbon tariffs"
for nations
that refuse
to reduce their
greenhouse gas
emissions at a
comparable rate
to Europe.
They want public-private
partnerships to support
research and innovation
in technologies that lead to
low-carbon steel generation,
green batteries, and
better nutrient
management
by farmers.
A common word
that's used in the
commission’s plan
is “promotion”,
which I see as
a propaganda term
for "coercion".
Officials want to "promote":
alternative sustainable fuels
electric vehicle use
deforestation-free
agricultural products
reduction in air travel
more rail and water
transportation of freight.
How much will this cost?
No one knows !
The greatest cost
might be slower
EU economic
growth,
which was
already slow
which was
already slow
BEFORE the
EU Green Deal !