"Green" policies are destroying this country

Its only naive if you actually believe it. Remember that great bastion policy with cross party support - Slaintecare😂. Politics is all about pulling the wool over the eyes of the gullible electorate, time and time again.

Ah now. What is the alternative to stop, and reverse desertification? As far as I know his solution is accepted as the way to go. We have holistic farming happening here. There's a rancher in the states (name escapes me) who has turned a barron landscape into a thriving landmass by following similar principles

The Savory technique is ranked as similar to other agricultural techniques so it's not some special genius.

Water vapour is the most prevalent greenhouse gas there is, how do we eliminate that?

The Hunga Tonga volcano increased atmospheric water vapour by 10% alone which is why we are seeing increased rainfall in parts of the globe and increased humidity also.

That's pretty much a summary of a Reuters article about BP earlier in the year though not quite the angle I was implying. They foresaw that renewables was going to permanently take a large slice of the energy market from carbon fuels, so it was all about holding onto that slice. Of course there was a bit of greenwash thrown in but moral high ground was never part of the big equation.

SMRs are dead in the water because they are entirely against the grain of the nuclear industry incumbents whom actually have the ear of governments.

Ive an obvious question. What over grazing and by who and what has turned the majority of Northern africa into desert?

Since the topic of the energy transition comes up frequently on this thread, this presentation (1 hour 20 mins) by professor Simon Michaux will interest some people on the thread, it builds on his work from a few years ago: Assessment of the Extra Capacity Required of Alternative Energy Electrical Power Systems to Completely Replace Fossil Fuels. For those who place a premium on the content they read or watch, it is peer reviewed.

He has added more information in response to critics.

• How big should the buffer for management of wind and solar intermittent supply be?
• Can pumped hydro deliver needed power storage buffer?
• Can stored hydrogen deliver the needed buffer?
• Can a three times build-out of wind and solar + a 6 hour buffer + a 90% reduction of cars resolve the resource shortfall?

He then moves on to proposed solutions

• Energy generation
• Alternative battery chemistries
• Restructuring of society

David Attenborough Voice On: And here, Ladies and Gentlemen is an example of 'Groupthink Confirmation Bias' in the wild. /David Attenborough Voice Off.

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When I was a greenhorn I was sent to Oman on a business trip. My two cans of coke cost more than the 25 litres of gas my boss put into the car. 'nuff said.

The advantage of SMRs is that they are...small. A company might actually invest in those if the product has a chance of success and the barriers not too high. Current large investment modern reactors technology is well known and work and should be sponsored. The return on investment is long term and stable. China is able to make them in about 5-6 years fr start to finish. Canada is doing pretty well. France on the other hand has a lot of old ones but invest in other countries. Germany is..well, never mind. Compare those facilities to wind and solar installations f land use alone and it becomes pretty clear it HAS to be part of the energy mix as there is no one panacea. Have an EU/US/ world conference (like a nuclear COP) to come up with a few models w the highest safety and efficiency levels so countries can roll them out without having the current barrage of barriers put in front of them. Critics will point to the limitations of nuclear energy. Fair enough.To them i say: make a summary list of all the pros and cons of every energy production source from start to finish and we'll see. I actually see some people are starting to think that way now that green tech keeps hitting the reality wall. Wasnt Bill Gates talking about this recently? Things shift..