The Coal plant thing is super annoying & is encapsulated perfectly in the 01:47min interview with BoJo on the BBC news site right now, with the interviewer questioning him about planning approval of a new coal in the UK:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59114871
A certain amount of energy is needed to sustain society - this is a fact that can't be debated with. I'm assuming here that most reasonable people would agree that rolling blackouts & restrictions on mobility are a bad thing, but I know that's a dangerous leap when discussing things with environmentalists
If we/the world currently needs X amount of coal & gas to provide such energy, & we have the option to source it domestically, we should - why wouldn't you?
Answer as I see it:
Because the current climate change agenda is emotionally driven, & this doesn't suit a superficial Greta-approved narrative.
The idea that we can just stop using coal/gas is ridiculous.
We will naturally move away from coal anyway, because there are better alternatives! political meddling is screwing it all up, as usual.
As for no 7 - I actually think there's a strong case for the return of western Imperialism.
Africa is utterly wasted at the moment - let's put aside historical differences, ally with France & Spain, invade & annexe half of Morocco & build a massive solar farm to power Western Europe.