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How NOT to do it -

 

"The government’s new proposals defy its own climate advisers at the Committee on Climate Change, which has warned ministers against extending subsidies beyond 2027 for biomass plants that do not use carbon capture."

 

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Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027

 

“the UK’s single biggest source of carbon emissions”.

Average £500M a year in taxpayer subsidies

plus more than £40Billion to ass some carbon capture

 

and the wing-nut-jobs squeal about green leveies

 

"Contract for Difference (CfD) currently guarantees it a price of £132/MWh for the electricity it generates. By comparison, the most recent contracts for offshore wind are limited to £100/MWh (in current prices)."

 

 

Drax’s BECCS project climbs in cost to the UK public

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Rising costs of wood pellets mean the subsidy required for Drax’s BECCS plant could reach £1.7bn each year.

 

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Net Zero is Dying – But it's Taking Us Down With It – The Daily Sceptic

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The Net Zero green energy illusion is dying as reality catches up with it, says Francis Menton. But the economies of the U.K...

What will the death of the green energy illusion look like? From time to time (see, for example, here and here) I have described a vision where some state or country runs headlong into a ‘green energy wall’ — an impassable barricade of physical impossibility, characterised by scarcity and blackouts, into which the country crashes suddenly. Among the Net Zero zealot countries I have identified as the leading candidates for imminently hitting such a wall are Germany and the U.K.

[tobyjugg2]

 

33 minutes ago, theoldrouge said:

Latest fetid fumes from the septic bog

 

It is of course the Tory right-wing-nuts whose power is dying and with them climate skepticism as a national policy

Hopefully excrement in our rivers and obnoxious excess profits to energy companies will quickly die with them, and help towards creating a future for our children.

 

Rather than around £1.7B in taxpayer funds each and every year to Drax, think how many solar panels can be put on suitable homeowner roofs for that sum ...

Between 250,000 - 500,000 a year - at the point of use.

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Rough calculation (WHICH NEEDS CHECKING) based on very conservative estimate puts that at 20-25% of the total output of drax biomas added every year for less cost = less than 5 years to more power - even excluding all the other benefits that would accrue

- and thats just based on the taxpayer support cost of drax - NOT the total outlay.

add that the solar option entirely renewable and decentralised and taking energy out of the earth energy system - not adding to it, AND far far greater benefit to UK industries manufacturing solar panels and associated parts. Good for British business and good for the British people

 

With the installation properly and transparently managed and costed as a national enterprise - it doesn't allow for any great wodges of profit to Vipals, - but s*d them.

 

calc details - happy to be corrected

350 - 400w per panel

8-10 panels per setup

375,000 installations at around 5k per installation (bulk prices) @350w per panel

4.5 hours per day average estimate for optimum power

350 * 10 * 4.5 = 15.75kWh per site per day

15.75 *375,000/1,000,000 = 0.59GW of energy per year  added

- drax biomass output exceeded in just 4-5 years plus all other benefits

 

Easily possible with manufacturing expansion and bulk cost benefits 400,000 installations@375w average per panel

375w*10 panels *4.5hrs =  16.875kWh per day per site

18*400,000/1,000,000 = 0.675GW added each year

- drax biomass output exceeded in less than 4 years plus all other benefits to British industry and public

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As yet another in the lastest string of abnormal bouts of heavy wind and rain moves across the North of Britain, after a slight pause since the last bout of abnormally heavy wind and rain and the Met Office issued a danger to life warning amid winds of 85mph in parts of northern Scotland between 5am and 7pm on Wednesday ..

YET In a pause in the proceedings:

"the Scottish village of Kinlochewe provisionally set the UK record for temperature in January after hitting 19.6C on Sunday."

 

Norwegian snow blast to hit UK as Met Office warns of 85mph winds - live

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More travel disruption is expected as the Met Office warned of strong winds across the country on Wednesday

 

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Just a little reminder, and consider that was moving water from effectively within the body of our planet.

Consider all the ice melting from the poles and mountain tops where its mass has/had more leverage ...

Human impact on Earth's tilt leaves researchers 'surprised and concerned' | Live Science

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Groundwater extracted for irrigation and other human activities displaced 2,150 gigatons of water between 1993 and 2010.

 

[honeybee13]

Never mind the little people...

Watchdogs and water bosses had dinner at private London club to discuss future | Water | The Guardian

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Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

 

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Greta Thunberg cleared of public order charge during climate demonstration

The judge said the protest was ‘throughout peaceful, civilised and non-violent’ and criticised evidence provided by the prosecution

 

Greta Thunberg cleared of public order charge during climate demonstration

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The judge said the protest was ‘throughout peaceful, civilised and non-violent’ and criticised evidence provided by the prosecution

 

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Shell boosts dividend after $28 billion profiteering for 2023

Annual profit was down 30% from the previous year's record, marked by lower chemicals and refining profit margins and slower fuel sales amid sluggish global economic activity following a blockbuster 2022 fuelled by a surge in energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 

Shell's payouts to shareholders reached around $23 billion in 2023, over 10% of the company's market value, highlighting investors' focus on returns as the sector grapples with an uncertain outlook for fossil fuels.

 

aka getting rid of the cash before its taxed due to irate public outcry

 

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Climate protestors are being given longer sentences than people being found guilty of manslaughter or rape.

In a world built by plutocrats, the powerful are protected while vengeful laws silence their critics | George Monbiot | The Guardian

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In the UK and around the world, those who challenge rich corporations are being hounded and crushed with ever-more inventive penalties, says...

 

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On 30/01/2024 at 13:39, tobyjugg2 said:

As yet another in the lastest string of abnormal bouts of heavy wind and rain moves across the North of Britain, after a slight pause since the last bout of abnormally heavy wind and rain and the Met Office issued a danger to life warning amid winds of 85mph in parts of northern Scotland between 5am and 7pm on Wednesday ..

YET In a pause in the proceedings:

"the Scottish village of Kinlochewe provisionally set the UK record for temperature in January after hitting 19.6C on Sunday."

 

Norwegian snow blast to hit UK as Met Office warns of 85mph winds - live

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More travel disruption is expected as the Met Office warned of strong winds across the country on Wednesday

 

What a complete load of agenda driven nonsense 
Its called the positioning of the jet stream, never been any different, never will be
 

Meanwhile in important matters
 

There is no future for Net Zero in warfare, the armed forces or manufacturing. We cannot defend ourselves with electric tanks made of papier-maché steel, to use them as a metaphor for any other aspect of military technology.

We can’t have a situation in which during a war our factories are at the mercy of windpower generated by turbines in the middle of a sea beyond us to defend in a meaningful way or can’t function at full bore simply because it’s a cloudy day. Nor can we depend on an energy source that isn’t up to the job, however much of it we have, just as in the same way the Bronze Age fizzled out in the face of iron.
 

In the Land of Net Zero, The Man in the Diesel Tank is King – The Daily Sceptic

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A Net Zero military will lose, says Guy de la Bédoyère. "At no time in history has a state consciously chosen to compromise its...

 

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2 hours ago, theoldrouge said:

What a complete load of agenda driven nonsense 
Its called the positioning of the jet stream, never been any different, never will be
 

Meanwhile in important matters
 

There is no future for Net Zero in warfare, the armed forces or manufacturing. We cannot defend ourselves with electric tanks made of papier-maché steel, to use them as a metaphor for any other aspect of military technology.

We can’t have a situation in which during a war our factories are at the mercy of windpower generated by turbines in the middle of a sea beyond us to defend in a meaningful way or can’t function at full bore simply because it’s a cloudy day. Nor can we depend on an energy source that isn’t up to the job, however much of it we have, just as in the same way the Bronze Age fizzled out in the face of iron.
 

In the Land of Net Zero, The Man in the Diesel Tank is King – The Daily Sceptic

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A Net Zero military will lose, says Guy de la Bédoyère. "At no time in history has a state consciously chosen to compromise its...

 

 

Well we can see where your focus is .. .. yet despite that you seem to know nothing about hydrogen driven turbine engines

.. and clearly know nothing about the jet streams actual mechanisms - which 'normally' doesn't drive record breaking events, let alone repeatedly.

 

BUT - I'm more interested in the day to day life of people living .. and the green revolution unquestionably is the only future there.

Solar panels on roofs, generating energy by taking it out of the system rather than adding heats and pollution to it.

 

 

 

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@theoldrouge walks up to the Russian ambassadors door and knocks, cap in hand .. When the door is eventually opened ...

@theoldrouge says Please ask mister Putin if we can have some oil and gas to fuel our  military to fight you please? We wont need much as our military has shrunk so much since 2010 .. maybe you can even sell us some of our own north sea stuff back while theres a bit left - our taxpayers are happy to pay a premium ?

Door slammed in @theoldrouge's face with peals of laughter

@theoldrougetoddles off toward the saudi and Syrian embassies hopefully with cap still in hand ..

 

 

Britain’s military not prepared for an all-out war, MPs warn

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Ministers urged to address stockpile shortages and recruitment crisis in armed forces to ensure UK’s security

 

 

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and as the US freezes new LNG contracts .. allegedly prior to adding a 10% premium to the cost - if trump wins - and likely if Biden wins ...

'Well the UK/EU/Russian oil companies are making billions out of it - why shouldn't we as the supplier ..

 

Makes sense - add billions to their budgets at no cost to Americans ..

 

.. and some idiots want to double down on these fossil fuels

[theoldrouge]

Standby Jugg it’s going to snow soon 
Whoever would have thought that possible in February 
Must be climate emergency 

[theoldrouge]

Oh and in passing I see Starmers £28 billion GB Energy plan has gone already 

[tobyjugg2]

On 03/02/2024 at 18:01, theoldrouge said:

a complete load of agenda driven nonsense 
Meanwhile in important matters ... future for Net Zero in warfare, the armed forces or manufacturing.

 

 

Britain ‘not ready for war’ as UK flagship pulls out of historic Nato drill

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The setback came as ministers were warned Britain is not sufficiently prepared to fight an all-out war due to stockpile shortages and an armed...

 

so

Britain awards Thales $2.4 bln Royal Navy contract

to French electronic defence company Thales , opens new tab on Friday to maintain the sonar and sensors on Royal Navy ships and submarines over the next 15 years.

 

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Germany's Military Tanks To Embrace Hydrogen Power In The Shift To Climate Neutrality - FuelCellsWorks

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As the focus on clean energy and sustainability intensifies, industries across the globe are exploring ways to minimize their carbon footprint. The military

 

Attention Required! | Cloudflare

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Army hybrid vehicles power forward

Hybrid experimental prototypes of the Army’s Foxhound, Jackal and MAN SV vehicles have been developed

 

Hydrogen fuel cells could be the future of the military (and everyone else)

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If you look around at the evolving state of the automotive industry, it’s easy to see that electric motors are…

 

Westpoint agrees

The Promise of Hydrogen: An Alternative Fuel at the Intersection of Climate Policy and Lethality - Modern War Institute

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On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden made climate policy a key part of his agenda. Within a week of taking office he began to follow through on...

 

 

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“One by one they crumble,” says Ross Clark, “the Net Zero targets that were dreamed up without any regard to their cost and practicality.” The latest to go in the U.K. is the ‘boiler tax’, hot on the heels of the delay on the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. “Over the next few years we are going to see many more of these targets having to be relaxed, delayed or abandoned – including, I don’t doubt at some stage, the holy grail of Net Zero itself. It is just that it is going to be a long and painful political journey to get there.”

Winning! EU Drops Net Zero Demands After Farmers' Protests – The Daily Sceptic

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The European Union has backed down on Net Zero targets for agriculture, including drastic cuts in fertiliser and pesticide use...

 

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JCB signs green hydrogen deal worth billions

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JCB will take 10% of the green hydrogen made by Australian mining company Fortescue Future Industries.

Arch brexiter Bamfords'JCB and a firm called Ryze Hydrogen would then distribute it in the UK.

Lord Anthony Bamford, chairman of JCB, said the deal would help to make green hydrogen a viable solution, telling the BBC it was "the right thing to do".

"Lord Bamford's son and entrepreneur Jo Bamford also owns Wrightbus, which built the world's first hydrogen double decker"

 

For what little its worth - arch Trussite fwee trade chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has also said "low carbon hydrogen has a critical role to play in the UK's transition to net zero" "its production, and use, would have to rapidly increase for the government's ambitions to be achieved"

 

 

 

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Entire ski resort left snowless as future of sport under threat

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Temperatures too high even for fake snow

 

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Of course - it would be far better for the UK nation, economy, industry and people (if not a few peoples profits) if the green hydrogen (and green fertilisers) was generated at home - cutting out the middle men and transport costs.

[honeybee13]

..and creating jobs, TJ.

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Minister for pylons loses job after campaigning against...pylons.

UK minister for building pylons loses role after campaigning against them | Energy | The Guardian

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Andrew Bowie wrote last year that concerns among his constituents about new pylons were ‘a priority’

 

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just shows the levels of corruption/self-serving in government generally and the poopcons specifically and especially.

 

All second jobs should be banned - simple as - any exceptions simply opens the way to abuse of the system. If potential MPs cant give it an undivided 100% - they should NOT be MPs

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well, after 13 years of allowing asset stripping, reduced services, reduced monitoring and bumper bonuses .. seems the poopcons have decided MORE than enough is a reason to ask for some sort of plan maybe

Of course the prospect of being wiped out in a general election might well have generated a feeble response especially as Thames is expected to run out of money to do anything in April unless water tax bills are increased significantly

 

"“This will require Thames Water to publicly commit to a plan for how they will start to turn their performance around."

- how (not) convincing

 

Ofwat orders Thames Water to produce turnaround plan over sewage record | Thames Water | The Guardian

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Debt-laden firm had allowed rivers to become polluted and homes to be flooded with sewage, MPs hear

 

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The hottest year in history has been followed by the warmest ever January. Many regions in the northern hemisphere are sweltering in heatwaves that would be more normal in June. Marine scientists are shocked by the prolonged and intense heat at the surface of the oceans.

 

World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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Effect of El Niño phenomenon combined with human-driven global heating is causing increasing alarm among scientists

 

and the sun is still rising despite another abnormally cool cycle so far

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