The Green Mistake
The headlong rush to zero carbon is a mistake. The move will happen, but it must happen at a sustainable pace.
The ongoing brutally cold weather in Europe is a clear warning sign to everyone.
From the lacklustre yet populist green parties that have hitherto enjoyed their time in the spotlight, the insipid politicians hanging onto the coat-tails of the campaigners and looking for reelection, to the most important group — the everyday people who’re suffering the consequences of the dreadful short-sighted ill thought out decisions that are making all of our lives a collective misery.
You see, when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining all the energy grids of the continent have to rely on are the safe, reliable, ever present, and zero emissions energy sources of hydro and nuclear power generation.
Oh, and gas. Always gas.
The fuel that became so cheap, with less carbon emissions than coal, and is just so easy to transport with the many new pipelines coming into existence — that every man and his dog was building gas fired power stations and making pots of cash. Until now.
Gas generation has the advantage that it’s quick to turn on and off and can supplement the grid when energy is in short supply — something that other existing power sources can’t match in terms of speed or…
