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Re: German EnergieKrise North-South Divide (none / 0)

Looking forward to your diary.

Never pretended to know the situation in Germany, but trying to understand the economic powers moving the transition. Natural gas was intended to cover a number of years for transition to sustainable energy sources which includes H2. Europe has done much to invest in the infrastructure ... the intervention with sanctions from US Congress is detrimental to all of Europe. The war in Ukraine is the icing on the cake for the US fossil fuel lobby.

Western Ukraine was intended to be a major H2 hub for Europe. Stupidity to the nth degree in EU leadership in Brussels. How to wreck the EU-27 economy and destroy the small bit of social fabric left. The poorest will be hit the hardest by free market capitalism. No more war. ☮️

Thanks for your comment ... miss the input about what moves in Germany as fas as political support and economic might. Too much at stake.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Fri Aug 5th, 2022 at 10:45:07 AM EST
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Green Party Baerbock In Sync w Atlantic Council (none / 0)

My earlier comment ...

Annalena Baerbock's message to America: She's in sync with Biden | Atlantic Council - May 6, 2021 |
In Baerbock's view, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline would violate the spirit of the EU's economic sanctions retaliating against Russian aggression. "This pipeline contradicts our sanctions, so it cannot go in place," she said. "It cannot start."
Baaerbock's reasoning on this point isn't just geopolitical. She instead wants to work with Ukraine to set up a hydrogen pipeline. "We need some hydrogen in Europe to be carbon-neutral in the future," she said. "There's a high potential in Ukraine for renewable energy, for wind and solar. We have already this pipeline there to transfer now fossil [fuel] gas. We can set it up for [a] green hydrogen pipeline in the future."

Merkel's government presented a National Hydrogen Strategy in June 2020

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Fri Aug 5th, 2022 at 04:27:22 PM EST
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Global Coal Demand at All Time High (none / 0)

Global coal demand is set to return to its all-time high in 2022 | IEA - July 28, 2022 |

The American coal specifically and fossil fuel lobby in US Congress ... losing the war to save the planet.

How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company | Politico |

West Virginia Protest Calls out Manchin's Coal Profits | DeSmog |

Over the weekend, 16 people were arrested after trying to block the entrance to the Grant Town Power Plant, which burns pricey waste coal bought from Sen. Manchin's company.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Fri Aug 5th, 2022 at 07:53:10 PM EST
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