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The EU can't even commit to the 2050 targets thanks to Poland and Czech Republic's love of coal that shows little sign of change. Hungary's vote is more confusi

The EU can't even commit to the 2050 targets thanks to Poland and Czech Republic's love of coal that shows little sign of change. Hungary's vote is more confusing as I didn't think they had much coal - they're big on nuclear. I wish there was a lot more urgency in responses, we already had 1 year of the IPCC's 12. Edit: Typo

bamboozled 7y ago
Czechoslovakia has not been a thing like 25+ years, look it up.
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago
  Clearly I meant Czech Republic. I'm old enough that I've known Czechoslovakia longer. Don't type either much as it goes. :p
- kzrdude 7y ago
  Czechia is the successor state, not much to fuss about :)
dgregd 7y ago
> thanks to Poland and Czech Republic's love of coal Do you really think that people in these countries _love_ burning coal? Does this attitude help solve the problem? Poland does not have nuclear power plants, therefore it has a bigger problem with the reduction of CO2 emissions than other countries. In addition, Poland has no conditions to produce energy from wind and solar in the winter. Sometimes when I read such comments, I would like Poland to present a plan to buy nuclear power technology from Russia (RBMK-1000 reactors) and to put it along the western border, 50 km from Berlin. PS. Please take into account that in Poland there was no industrial revolution and that is why over the last 150 years Western countries have emitted much more CO2 into the atmosphere.
- ummwhat 7y ago
  RBMK 1000?! The same model as Chernobyl. No thanks.
  - az-5 7y ago
    How does an RBMK reactor explode? It doesn't. You worry to much.
  - rmtech 7y ago
    I think they fixed it... Still, an AP1000 would be preferable.
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago
  Greece and Ireland (and I think Italy) don't have nuclear either. More difficult it may be, but no excuse for dragging feet or voting against EU action. Action that's far too little and too vague anyway. If it's any consolation I am equally critical of my own country's dire lack of adequate progress.

bamboozled 7y ago

Czechoslovakia has not been a thing like 25+ years, look it up.

NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Clearly I meant Czech Republic. I'm old enough that I've known Czechoslovakia longer. Don't type either much as it goes. :p
kzrdude 7y ago
Czechia is the successor state, not much to fuss about :)

dgregd 7y ago

> thanks to Poland and Czech Republic's love of coal Do you really think that people in these countries _love_ burning coal? Does this attitude help solve the problem? Poland does not have nuclear power plants, therefore it has a bigger problem with the reduction of CO2 emissions than other countries. In addition, Poland has no conditions to produce energy from wind and solar in the winter. Sometimes when I read such comments, I would like Poland to present a plan to buy nuclear power technology from Russia (RBMK-1000 reactors) and to put it along the western border, 50 km from Berlin. PS. Please take into account that in Poland there was no industrial revolution and that is why over the last 150 years Western countries have emitted much more CO2 into the atmosphere.

ummwhat 7y ago
RBMK 1000?! The same model as Chernobyl. No thanks.
- az-5 7y ago
  How does an RBMK reactor explode? It doesn't. You worry to much.
- rmtech 7y ago
  I think they fixed it... Still, an AP1000 would be preferable.
NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Greece and Ireland (and I think Italy) don't have nuclear either. More difficult it may be, but no excuse for dragging feet or voting against EU action. Action that's far too little and too vague anyway. If it's any consolation I am equally critical of my own country's dire lack of adequate progress.