"Green" policies are destroying this country

It looked like you were.

So when wind is providing next to nothing for those extended periods in winter when our demand is highest and solar is doing nothing what are you going to power the grid with.

yet another community protesting conversion of agricultural land into industrial estates

China rang, wanted to thank Europe for bankrupting itself

what European businesses/banks went bust?

say wha!

yes, a significant amount of European goods are indeed manufactured in China, this has been the case for a couple of decades now, europe in turn has changed more so towards services to accommodate these changes, in turn creating many jobs and businesses in doing so, parts of europes economy have done extremely well from these changes, while some have done very badly, again, corporate leaders have played a significant part of these outcomes, by moving manufacturing towards cheaper China, and away from more expensive Europe, and largely the west, i.e. again, the problem is more so us!

yes, traditional european, largely fossil fuel based car manufacturing is now feeling the pinch, and has been struggling to pivot towards ev's, for various reasons, but is now steadily getting itself together, unfortunately some wont survive, but some will flourish.

ireland has ended up being the most expensive energy countries and polluting, largely due to long term government failures, again, nothing to do with the Chinese at all!

democracy and jobs! what are you on about!

Misinformation 🤣

You guys used that term so much it actually lost meaning and all it point to is desperate try to shut down debate. All that article show is that models used were fed and calibrated with wrong data so we were drowned in doomsday scenario articles and prophecies. It was all just fearmongering and sometimes outright lies.

By the way, fossil fuels are not going anywhere. They will be here for a very very long time.

Hotdog.

Quite a few. Some mentioned here and yes, their bankruptcy affected banking industry too:

Key companies and industries that have filed for bankruptcy or reported severe distress include:1. Renewable Energy & Green-Tech Sector [1]Despite the push for renewables, many European manufacturers have struggled against cheaper imports and high financing costs. [1]

• [Northvolt] (Sweden): The Swedish battery giant, considered a "great hope" of European green tech, has faced extreme financial distress, with significant failures in production targets as of early 2026.
• [eno energy] (Germany): German wind turbine manufacturer filed for bankruptcy in October 2025.
• [Eigensonne] (Germany): Berlin-based solar company filed for bankruptcy in late 2023.
• [SunPower] (US/EU operations): Though not exclusively European, this major solar firm went bankrupt in August 2024, impacting the broader market, driven by stiff competition and high interest rates. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. Energy-Intensive IndustriesHigh electricity prices—partly driven by decoupling from Russian gas—have pressured traditional manufacturing. [1, 2]

• [Thyssenkrupp] (Germany): A major steelmaker that has reported severe competitiveness issues, leading to production cutbacks.
• [Cognor] (Poland): Polish steelmaker management noted the Green Deal has "completely destroyed European industry," highlighting the impossibility of competing with energy costs six times higher than in the US.
• [Solar Manufacturers] (Broadly): European solar manufacturers faced a widespread "wipeout" due to plummeting prices and competition from imports, according to reports in early 2024. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Contributing Factors to Bankruptcy

• High Energy Costs: The rapid shift away from traditional, cheaper energy sources resulted in high operating costs.
• Competition & Oversupply: European firms struggled against lower-cost, high-volume manufacturers (particularly from China).
• Regulatory Burdens: The increased reporting requirements (such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - CSRD) and the cost of carbon emissions have squeezed margins.
• Subsidies Removal: Governments across Europe have slashed subsidies for certain renewable sectors as austerity budgets are implemented. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

While the Green Deal aims to promote long-term sustainability, many reports indicate it has, in the short term, resulted in deindustrialization and high-profile bankruptcies in both green energy and traditional industries. [1, 2, 3]

*Google AI

AI made it so easy to refute any green garbage you try to present as argument or facts. It seems you really do not have a clue. EU is absolutely dependant on Chinese imports which are so cheap there precisely because of the way they do not care about environment. Auto industry would be perfect example. Unless someone come with better alternative than lithium ion batteries EV's are on the same level as combustion engine vehicles if not actually worse for the environment.

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Since you're so confident in AI, you should ask it if man made climate change is really happening.... Guess what it's not gonna agree with you. 😂 The experts don't agree with you either to be fair.

Switzerland puts solar panels in between their railway tracks. You could put them over motorway medians and over car parks. China puts them over reservoirs. There are plenty of places that solar panels can be put rather than on agricultural farmland where if they were damaged say by a storm, heavy metals could leach into the soil, and that land could never be farmed again without spending vast sums of money to clear it of that pollution.

In the US, Frito Lay the crisp company, make it a regulation that any supplier of potatoes to them has to never put solar panels on their farmland.

This was discussed on Pat Kenny

Yet another green policy which can leave the country literally in the dark

outside of few home coal fires it’s probably much less now that moneypoint closed down, the previous post has link to discussion on Pat Kenny by Irish engineering society of the stupidity of not keeping moneypoint as backup and having zero backup for gas (thanks Eamonn Ryan) which itself is backup for unreliable renewables

He also mentioned the stupidity of Germany shutting down nuclear only to reopen coal plants then

But hey we have to appear be “the good boys” of the class (tho in reality Ireland is regularly in top 5 most polluting while having most expensive electricity)

You mean the windfall taxes weren't implemented at the time that they were being made? That was quite a bit of wool put over the eyes of the public wasn't it?

Mind you, with the NAS strike today, it's a good day to burry this kind of news

Another day, another BS post twisting the truth to fit the reality you live in.

If you want to try and convince anyone of your argument, and there is some truth in the mostly manure that you post, then try and be a bit more objective.

The 'bumper' profits from 2025 is largely nonsense. The two companies mentioned in the article made similar profits in 2024. Bord Gais actually made less in 2025 than 2024. The stats can be twisted to go back 2023 and claim a 35X increase in profits but that was due to making virtual no profit in 2023.

While the Iran war didn't impact gas prices in 2025 the Ukraine war has impacted them since 2022, which you well know. Increase in gas prices is the main driver in the increase in the price of electricity. You won't hear Sinn Fein saying that as it doesn't suit their agenda - the same reason you also ignore it.

Your solution? Build a time machine and go back to the 1970s and build a bunch of nuclear reactors like the French did? Even we had agreement in Ireland to build a plant it would likely not be operational for 20-25 years if ever(we struggle to build hospitals and schools let alone nuclear plants).

You said you supported Doherty's comment which was about taxing profits.

Part of way of why people pay high prices is they don't switch. It's a crap model but people just don't do it. My day rate is 24c and 13c by night. That will jump when I renew.

If you paid an average of 40c in 2025 then your are either don't care or an idiot.

Many countries don't have the same model so the base price is cheaper.

Having said that our generation price did spike in early 2025 - partly due to closer of a Russian pipeline to Europe. Another part was below average wind generation(don't get too giddy) and a cold spell in Europe.

Again multiple causes. Not just 'green energy bad'.