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Governments around the world are competing in announcing ever more ambitious climate targets. Would be nice if they would also walk the walk.

• nuerow 5y ago
  > Governments around the world are competing in announcing ever more ambitious climate targets. Would be nice if they would also walk the walk. A few EU member-states already met their targets a few years ago, and are actually ahead of schedule. https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/07/22/six-eu-countries-have-already-met-their-2030-climate-targets/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/07/22/six-eu-countrie... Every challenge might be different, but there are indeed countries not only walking the walk but doing so at a fast pace.
  • orwin 5y ago
    yeah, if we don't have blackouts this year i'll be pleasently surprised. As this "plans" roll out w/o nuclear, we will become more dependant on gas from Russia. And as the blackouts roll out, we will have a portion of the electorate that will vote to get back to fossil fuels.
    • nuerow 5y ago
      > yeah, if we don't have blackouts this year i'll be pleasently surprised. How does this address GP's statement that governments don't "walk the walk" ? Meanwhile, some member states, like Portugal, already managed to get a few days of the year being 100% self-sufficiency from renewables. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/portugal-breaks-100-renewables-mark-but-remains-isolated/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/portugal-breaks... What exactly leads you to believe that blackouts are possible or expected?