"Just stop oil"

[Hagar]

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

The IEA said the coal rebound, after a slump during the global Covid pandemic, means consumption of the fossil fuel is now on track to rise to a new peak of 8.77bn tonnes by the end of the year – and could remain at near-record levels until 2027.

The Paris-based agency blamed power plants for the growing use of coal over the last year, particularly in China which consumes 30% more of the polluting fuel than the rest of the world put together.

In developed economies such as the US and the European Union coal power generation has already passed its peak, the IEA said, and is forecast to fall by 5% and 12% respectively this year.

In the UK, coal power has been consigned to history after the last coal plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire generated its final megawatt in September, narrowly beating the government’s 2024 deadline.

We gotta to be doing something right. Germany remains the dirty man of Europe and China the world.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

We are doing somethings sort of right, except importing a **** load of LNG which is THE dirtiest fuel of all the fossil fuels. It's also THE most expensive source of fuel we import.

Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds

Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal

www.theguardian.com

We also import loads of wood pellets which are 'net zero' and pay Drax a huge load of subsidies for the privilege of them burning it which is a massive con and the most blatant case of nonsense greenwashing in our energy system.

 

[Hagar]

Gas will be around until domestic use is banned in about fifty years. Drax I tend to agree however it gives Miliband something to capture.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

The IEA said the coal rebound, after a slump during the global Covid pandemic, means consumption of the fossil fuel is now on track to rise to a new peak of 8.77bn tonnes by the end of the year – and could remain at near-record levels until 2027.

The Paris-based agency blamed power plants for the growing use of coal over the last year, particularly in China which consumes 30% more of the polluting fuel than the rest of the world put together.

In developed economies such as the US and the European Union coal power generation has already passed its peak, the IEA said, and is forecast to fall by 5% and 12% respectively this year.

In the UK, coal power has been consigned to history after the last coal plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire generated its final megawatt in September, narrowly beating the government’s 2024 deadline.

We gotta to be doing something right. Germany remains the dirty man of Europe and China the world.

So the U.K. has sacrificed her own energy security for the cube root of chuff-all difference in pollution levels?

 

[Hagar]

So the U.K. has sacrificed her own energy security for the cube root of chuff-all difference in pollution levels?

Yup!

 

[Jokester]

It remains to be seen just how bad a situation we're in, but the IET have been warning for years that we're likely going to get blackouts during calm winter weather by the end of this decade. That was before this government decided to kill off what remains of indiginous gas production, which is also now likely to be significantly reduced compared to what it is currently.

At least we can always import it right?

 

[JonRGV250]

it gives Miliband something to capture.

At a cost of up to £22 billion.
Absolute genius from someone who needs a care assistant to eat a bacon sandwich.

 

[SupraWez]

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

The IEA said the coal rebound, after a slump during the global Covid pandemic, means consumption of the fossil fuel is now on track to rise to a new peak of 8.77bn tonnes by the end of the year – and could remain at near-record levels until 2027.

The Paris-based agency blamed power plants for the growing use of coal over the last year, particularly in China which consumes 30% more of the polluting fuel than the rest of the world put together.

In developed economies such as the US and the European Union coal power generation has already passed its peak, the IEA said, and is forecast to fall by 5% and 12% respectively this year.

In the UK, coal power has been consigned to history after the last coal plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire generated its final megawatt in September, narrowly beating the government’s 2024 deadline.

We gotta to be doing something right. Germany remains the dirty man of Europe and China the world.

UK gov will take sod all notice and still tax us to high heaven for some virtue signalling rubbish, makes me laugh, the same people who put the UK down as being insignificant think we can lead the way in green agendas, other countries will look at us destroying our prosperity and think how do I get me some of that, yeah ok

 

[PlacidCasual]

So the U.K. has sacrificed her own energy security for the cube root of chuff-all difference in pollution levels?

Not just energy security, we now have the most expensive electricity in the International Energy Agency 28 so we're driving the continued deindustrialisation of the UK too.

 

[Uther]

It remains to be seen just how bad a situation we're in, but the IET have been warning for years that we're likely going to get blackouts during calm winter weather by the end of this decade. That was before this government decided to kill off what remains of indiginous gas production, which is also now likely to be significantly reduced compared to what it is currently.

At least we can always import it right?

Surely the warm glow of self righteousness will keep us warm?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

But again, this isn’t due to renewables, it’s because we have our entire energy market pegged at the marginal cost which is driven by foreign gas imports.

Renewables is the only thing keeping it down most days.

 

[JonRGV250]

They’ll be a backlash at some point, people will simply not sit back and be cold and poor.

 

[SupraWez]

They’ll be a backlash at some point, people will simply not sit back and be cold and poor.

Well a large portion are already cold and poor and done nowt about it

 

[Jokester]

Well a large portion are already cold and poor and done nowt about it

Doing their bit for *checks notes* climate change prevention.

 

[200sols]

At least we can always import it right?

I know you said it as a joke, but probably not.

 

[PlacidCasual]

I know you said it as a joke, but probably not.

Dunkleflaut that beautiful German conjugated noun to describe an extended period of low low wind and solar power generation. It typically covers much of North West Europe at the same time and drives prices very high thanks to the interconnectors because all of the irresponsible countries (UK very much included) then scramble to secure supplies. Norway doesn't want to play this game anymore because the interconnectors are punishing them for being prudent. SO at the moment they're there but will they remain so, bit more dicey.

 

[JonRGV250]

Pretty much sums it up..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1869703831195385900

 

[Mr Jack]

Ah, Tice and The Express. The go tos for informed opinion

 

[b0rn2sk8]

The express is not a reliable source of opinion based ‘news’.

 

[Hagar]

Ah, Tice and The Express. The go tos for informed opinion

More Europe is not the solution though.

Germany and France are in crisis – is the next global financial crash brewing? | Larry Elliott

The eurozone’s flaws and a lack of growth in the EU have combined to malign effect. ‘More Europe’ is not the solution, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

www.theguardian.com