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 […]

How do you like net zero now? ‘In Germany, prices for gasoline & public transport surged’

Via American Energy Alliance’s In The Pipeline: https://mailchi.mp/947e42b5c59b/gavins-miracle?e=02e2394a9b How do you like net zero now? Deutsche Welle (31/22) reports: “In Germany, prices for gasoline and public transport surged on September 1st, as government subsidies expired. The price for natural gas — which half of all households use for heating — and for electricity has skyrocketed […]

Green New Deal in Action! ‘Businesses in Spain have to keep summer air conditioning above 80 degrees F under new govt rules’

Escaping the heat in Spain just got a little bit harder. From today, businesses have to keep summer air conditioning above 80 degrees Fahrenheit under new government rules https://t.co/rvZtFwLfmJ pic.twitter.com/pnz4nHFZZO — Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) August 9, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-08/spain-air-conditioning-crackdown-set-to-take-effect#xj4y7vzkg From August 9, businesses have to keep summer air conditioning above 80 degrees Fahrenheit under new government […]