To say the recent remarks from German Economic and Climate Minister Robert Habeck showcase the stupidity of the western sanctions would be an understatement. In a broad energy policy announcement to the German people, Minister Habeck has announced that natural gas is now urgently being stored and built up in order to survive next winter.
Additionally, the German parliament is being called into emergency session to re-write climate laws allowing coal-fired electricity power plants to be brought back on-line. Essentially, years of German renewable energy investments and initiatives are now being reversed in order to maintain the commitment to NATO sanctions against Russia.
You can read the full translated remarks HERE. Some of the more stunning excerpts are below.
GERMANY – Minister Robert Habeck […] “The situation on the gas market has deteriorated in recent days. The missing quantities can still be replaced, and the gas storage tanks are still being filled, albeit at high prices. Security of supply is currently guaranteed. But the situation is serious. We are therefore further strengthening precautions and taking additional measures to reduce gas consumption.
[…] In order to reduce gas consumption, less gas is to be used to produce electricity. Instead, coal-fired power plants will have to be used more. […] That means, to be honest, more coal-fired power plants for a transitional period. That’s bitter, but in this situation it’s almost necessary to reduce gas consumption. We must and we will do everything we can to store as much gas as possible in summer and autumn. The gas storage tanks must be full in winter. That has top priority, ”said Habeck. (read full remarks)
In order to unbuckle themselves from dependence on Russian pipelines, Habeck also announced that floating Liquified Natural Gas terminals will have to be created so they can source LNG from other nations. Currently Germany has no port system to offload LNG, they will be purchasing and leasing floating ships to act as LNG terminals.
I am reminded of the prior warning to Germany from U.S. President Donald Trump. It’s worth remembering that U.S. media blasted President Trump for being so brutally honest in his NATO remarks where he warned about the danger of Germany being so dependent on Russia for oil and gas. WATCH:
Well there you have it 👇 PDT the Russia collision specialist strikes again / (massive sarc)
“I am reminded of the prior warning to Germany from U.S. President Donald Trump. It’s worth remembering that U.S. media blasted President Trump for being so brutally honest in his NATO remarks where he warned about the danger of Germany being so dependent on Russia for oil and gas.”
Yes Trump has good Common Sense. He realized it was stupid for a country to place itself in a situation of utter vulnerability to a country with a leader who is as used to playing Hardball as Putin is.
Looks like Germany won’t be so “clean” anymore. 😂
Never have I seen more foolishness in Europe than these times. The open hatred of all things Russian and the mind-boggling ineptitude on energy issues. No nuclear, no oil….very sharp people indeed.
75 years of socialism will do that to you.
Educated idiots comes to mind.
It shows it is NOT about the environment. It’s about control.
I wonder why some of these European countries aren’t demanding that biden drill bay drill to add much more oil to the world market. And so we can sell to them at a cheaper price.
I wasted 3 years in NATO defending those stupid people and their country, now the Islamic Republic of Deutschland.
It looks like the Europeans will take the ‘dump” on poor Greta, lol; self-interest and self-preservation will always “trump” ideology unless you are the sick, evil billionaires.
“Globalists” pffftt. If they were so smart or capable they would have turned the Russians into allies.
Instead, the Globalists have created the biggest enemy of civilization in all of history – a Russo/CCP/Iran Axis.
I agree with the central part of your conclusion, but I think the globalist in the US are fully a part of that axis.
And it is our enemies within who will be who tries to enslave US.
Germans are pragmatic.
What does the EU say? Lol.
You mean Germany did t ask first? Didn’t build a coalition of coal burners?
Funny how when push comes to shove, economy vs green, economy comes first.
Only partially pragmatic:
https://www.ft.com/content/fdf77aaf-9798-4a64-a041-95762d72d14b
If you want an ev and can’t afford one at todays prices, wait another 2 years allowing for regime change and common sense to prevail. There will be a fire sale (no pun intended) as dealers look to unload their inventory
Global Energy Consumption 2020 In Exajoules, And In Percentage, There 1 Exajoule= 1×10^18 Joules!!!
From “bp Statistical Review of World Energy 2021,” “Primary energy: Consumption by fuel,” in Exajoules, page 11, at https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html :
1) Global Energy Consumption 2020 In Exajoules:
Oil: 174.20 Exajoules
Natural gas: 137.62 Exajoules
Coal: 151.42 Exajoules
Nuclear energy: 23.98 Exajoules
Hydroelectricity: 38.16 Exajoules
Renewables: 31.71 Exajoules
Total: 557.10 Exajoules
(My remark: The actual number is 557.09 Exajoules, and NOT 557.10 Exajoules.)
2) Global Energy Consumption 2020 In Percentage:
Oil: 31.3%
Natural gas: 24.7%
Coal: 27.2%
Nuclear energy: 4.3%
Hydroelectricity: 6.8%
Renewables: 5.7%
Total: 100%
(My remark: I have used the FALSE number of 557.10 Exajoules as total, and NOT the actual 557.09 Exajoules as total amid SAME percent numbers, with one decimal.)
2.1) Fossil Fuels Global Energy Consumption 2020 (total): 83.2%
Non-Fossil Fuels Global Energy Consumption 2020 (total): 16.8%
3) https://www.convertunits.com/from/exajoule/to/joule
1 Exajoule= 1×10^18 Joules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(energy)
4) Long Live Fossil Fuels
Defend Science, And The Scientific Method
Defeat Global Warming Hoax, And The Environmentalism Agenda
Defeat Global Governance
God gave us wood, coal, oil & gas for fuel – none of which can substitute for food … so the greenie weenies use food like corn for fuel while celebrating all things solar & wind – none of which can can convert or function without wood, coal, oil & gas.
John F. Kerry is not going to be too happy about this!
After the unification and the fall of the soviet union, Germany could have built a stable partnership with Russia. Many in the Kohl government wanted that. But everybody feared this strong axis, the US and the big european powers. So this path was blocked to Germany.
Remember the outrage against the Germany-France-Russia opposition against the Iraq war? And the fate of Schröder (german chancellor then) and Villepin (then french foreign minister).
Now we are in a far worse situation with the west on auto-destruction. Its hitting Germany very hard. All this in a way is still the settlement after the lost second world war.
Socialists always self-destruct.
I am astonished at the outright stupidity of the German Govt’s acquiescence to the Woke Greeny energy policy stronghold. Germans used to discern technical problems with great ease, but they traded away their learning prowess for political expediencies. The WEF owns Germany now!