Europe has gotten ready: as 2022 draws to a close, however, there are many indications that things aren’t going to be all that bad. Coal use has risen, but not as much as feared, and the booming renewables market has largely offset its impact on emissions.
Meanwhile, Europe has made rapid adjustments to its energy supplies and appears to be in a position to handle this winter’s likely energy demands.
I miss quantitative statements in the article.
Europe might be. My country in Europe isn’t tho.
I’ll wait at least until part way through winter before judging whether Europe is doing ok.
Coal is not the problem (right now) , gas is. and a lot of countries in EU still use gas in energy infrastructure, so even when the electricity production is high a lot of houses will still be reliant on gas for cooking and heating.
So all countries in the EU should have aims to be 100% electrified by ~2030, and where gas sole use is for industry that needs it as a raw material for chemical reactions (ex, polymers or whatever), and not for energy (heat).
Electricity is far more versatile and valuable anyways, and then you also get the chance to tell Erdogan, Putin and all other fossil dictators to go fuck themselves (at least to a much higher extent).
I mean the temperatures are rising anyway, so blankets and hoodies might be enough for most people
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Europe has gotten ready: as 2022 draws to a close, however, there are many indications that things aren’t going to be all that bad. Coal use has risen, but not as much as feared, and the booming renewables market has largely offset its impact on emissions.
Meanwhile, Europe has made rapid adjustments to its energy supplies and appears to be in a position to handle this winter’s likely energy demands.
I miss quantitative statements in the article.
Europe might be. My country in Europe isn’t tho.
I’ll wait at least until part way through winter before judging whether Europe is doing ok.
Coal is not the problem (right now) , gas is. and a lot of countries in EU still use gas in energy infrastructure, so even when the electricity production is high a lot of houses will still be reliant on gas for cooking and heating.
So all countries in the EU should have aims to be 100% electrified by ~2030, and where gas sole use is for industry that needs it as a raw material for chemical reactions (ex, polymers or whatever), and not for energy (heat).
Electricity is far more versatile and valuable anyways, and then you also get the chance to tell Erdogan, Putin and all other fossil dictators to go fuck themselves (at least to a much higher extent).
I mean the temperatures are rising anyway, so blankets and hoodies might be enough for most people