Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:44:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-stoves-neonatal-tetanus-spotted-owls/#saving-the-world-is-cheaper-than-ruining-it>
"Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerate Europe’s energy transition? You
bet. Here’s a running tally from the past two weeks:
* The Netherlands will significantly ramp up the building of offshore wind
farms in coming years, doubling the planned capacity by 2030.
* Austria has set the goal of completely converting its electricity generation
to renewables by 2030, announced an additional €250 million in funding. “Each
solar power plant brings us closer to energy independence”
* Germany has U-turned and will now support action to end sales of ICE vehicles
within the next 13 years. “The new German government fully supports the end of
the internal combustion engine by 2035.” [Clean Energy Wire]
* Italy says it will cease using Russian gas by 2025, and has approved six new
windfarms instead. The country’s largest utility Enel, will exit its Russia
operations in a “matter of months."
* France will end government subsidies for residential gas heaters and boost
support for fossil fuel free heat pumps instead. France wants to end its
imports of Russian gas and oil by 2027.
* The UK government says a massive expansion of wind farms is now needed as a
matter of national security, rather than a way of fighting climate change. The
country’s offshore wind pipeline is now 86GW, a 60% increase in the past 12
months, and more than eight times current operational capacity.
* Belgium will extend the lifespan of its nuclear plants by another decade, and
plans to spend €1.1 billion to finance its transition to climate neutrality.
“This should strengthen our country’s independence from fossil fuels in a
chaotic geopolitical context."
* The European Commission has doubled its objective for home-grown biomethane
production to 35 billion cubic metres per year by 2030 as part of efforts to
bolster the bloc against future energy crises.
* The EU will impose the world’s first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on
imports of steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity from 2026.
Also, Europe has a fair bit of that good ol’ freedom energy up and running
already."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
"Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerate Europe’s energy transition? You
bet. Here’s a running tally from the past two weeks:
* The Netherlands will significantly ramp up the building of offshore wind
farms in coming years, doubling the planned capacity by 2030.
* Austria has set the goal of completely converting its electricity generation
to renewables by 2030, announced an additional €250 million in funding. “Each
solar power plant brings us closer to energy independence”
* Germany has U-turned and will now support action to end sales of ICE vehicles
within the next 13 years. “The new German government fully supports the end of
the internal combustion engine by 2035.” [Clean Energy Wire]
* Italy says it will cease using Russian gas by 2025, and has approved six new
windfarms instead. The country’s largest utility Enel, will exit its Russia
operations in a “matter of months."
* France will end government subsidies for residential gas heaters and boost
support for fossil fuel free heat pumps instead. France wants to end its
imports of Russian gas and oil by 2027.
* The UK government says a massive expansion of wind farms is now needed as a
matter of national security, rather than a way of fighting climate change. The
country’s offshore wind pipeline is now 86GW, a 60% increase in the past 12
months, and more than eight times current operational capacity.
* Belgium will extend the lifespan of its nuclear plants by another decade, and
plans to spend €1.1 billion to finance its transition to climate neutrality.
“This should strengthen our country’s independence from fossil fuels in a
chaotic geopolitical context."
* The European Commission has doubled its objective for home-grown biomethane
production to 35 billion cubic metres per year by 2030 as part of efforts to
bolster the bloc against future energy crises.
* The EU will impose the world’s first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on
imports of steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity from 2026.
Also, Europe has a fair bit of that good ol’ freedom energy up and running
already."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
