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The wheels are falling off the Net Zero Bandwagon 2025 edition 1

GregLocock

Automotive
Apr 10, 2001
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Rather a good summary from Dr Sabine. She is a true believer in climate change, but seems rather more astute than your average doom and gloomer. She seems to think that a certain president implementing what his voters want to happen is somehow poor behavior.


Here'a funny video when she looks at the climate models.


My prediction from a few years back (which I thought was optimistic) was that the wheels would fall off in 2027, as that is when poor old Australia's reliable generators can no longer supply sufficient base-load due to plant closures. As it happens state governments have started subsidising coal plants to stay open. While also subsidising the renewables that make the coal plants uneconomic. And subsidising the resulting high bills to consumers. Good thing every garden has a money tree growing in it.
 
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Greg -

Those two videos are excellent. Especially the 2nd one. I actually really like the way this Sabine lady talks about global warming. Though I her accent is so reminiscent of Greta Thunberg's that I keep expecting her to shout how "how dare you!".
 
Wheels falling off Western Australia's net Zero plans.


The reason investment in new windmills is dropping off a cliff is sovereign risk, mostly, although I hope perhaps somebody somewhere is also working out what a 95% intermittent renewables based solution looks like and realises how silly it is. WA's grid is completely islanded, when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow then it's time to burn dinosaurs.
 

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