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EU countries now import more natural gas from the U.S. than from Russia

Source: https://t.co/L7nhiXQRkR — Philipp Heimberger (@heimbergecon) January 12, 2023 That you observe in those data. I have to wonder how much energy from other sources originates in Russia. — Stephen Miran (@SteveMiran) January 12, 2023 Pretty unbelievable, and not cost effective at all. Only took a war in Ukraine and 1.5 pipelines to blow up […]

Shellenberger: Biden War On Energy Helps China, Saudi, & Venezuelan Dictators

https://michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/biden-war-on-energy-helps-china-saudi?publication_id=279400&isFreemail=false By Michael Shellenberger President Joe Biden ran for and was elected president in 2020 by promising to stand up for human rights. He attacked President Donald Trump for not doing more to pressure Saudi Arabia. Biden came out for “stronger multilateral sanctions” on Venezuela. And he denounced Chinese Premier Xi Jinping as a “thug” and promised to “unite […]

Goldman Sachs’ Jeff Currie: ‘$3.8 Trillion of Investment in Renewables Moved Fossil Fuels from 82% to 81% of Overall Energy Consumption’ in 10 Years

  "At the end of last year, overall fossil fuels represented 81% of energy consumption. 10 years ago, they were at 82%," says Jeff Currie. "$3.8 trillion of investment in renewables moved fossil fuels from 82% to 81% of the overall energy consumption." pic.twitter.com/VhQN0S9oo9 — Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) October 3, 2022 Transcript:  CNBC’s JOE KERNEN: […]

UN Big Shot: Ukraine War May Be A ‘Blessing’

https://lidblog.com/may-be-blessing/ by Jeff Dunetz | H/T Climate Depot The head of the United Nations weather agency, Petteri Taalas, believes. “From the five- to 10-year timescale, it’s clear that this war in Ukraine will speed up our consumption of fossil energy, and it’s speeding up this green transition.” “So we are going to invest much more in renewable energy, […]

First the UN, now POLITICO declares Putin a # 1 climate hero! ‘Vladimir Putin: The invader making the EU green’ – ‘It took a war criminal to speed up Europe’s green revolution’

.  https://www.politico.eu/list/green-28-class-of-2023-the-ranking/vladimir-putin/         POLITICO EU: It took a war criminal to speed up Europe’s green revolution. By invading Ukraine and manipulating energy supplies to undermine European support for Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved something generations of green campaigners could not — clean energy is now a fundamental matter of European […]

UN: Putin a Climate Hero?! UN Weather chief: ‘From climate perspective, the war in Ukraine may be seen as a blessing’

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-united-nations-weather-ece2a951b35fe8be9a7090cd93b3a0ac UN Weather chief: Ukraine war may be ‘blessing’ for climate By JAMEY KEATEN . GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. weather agency says the war in Ukraine “may be seen as a blessing” from a climate perspective because it is accelerating the development of and investment in green energies over the longer […]

Yahoo Finance: ‘Firewood is the new gold’ – prices & theft jump in Europe as Russia’s gas cutoff boosts wood demand ahead of winter – 1000% increase in EU energy prices

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/firewood-gold-prices-theft-jump-190836594.html By Brian Evans Europe is turning to firewood to offset the loss of Russian natural gas supplies. A report from the Washington Post says soaring energy costs are pushing Europe to burn coal, trash, and wood. “Firewood is the new gold,” sources told the Washington Post. Soaring energy prices in Europe are pushing the […]

All the European countries returning to ‘dirty’ coal as Russia threatens to turn off the gas tap

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/06/24/all-the-european-countries-returning-to-dirty-coal-as-russia-threatens-to-turn-off-the-gas By Rosie Frost  •  Updated: 24/06/2022 As Russia threatens to limit gas supplies this winter, certain European countries are scrambling to ensure their energy needs are met during the coldest time of the year. In turn, this means backtracking on their climate pledges in favour of firing up coal power plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned […]