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Currently in EU renewable energy is practically 40%. So there is zero point in digging holes in the ground. They can easily buy the rest and quickly grow renew
by risyachka 4y ago
Currently in EU renewable energy is practically 40%.
So there is zero point in digging holes in the ground. They can easily buy the rest and quickly grow renewable energy share (basically what they are doing now).
- mytailorisrich 4y agoEurope is heavily dependent on gas, as the current situation painfully shows. It seems very premature to claim that there is "zero point digging holes in the ground" and odd to claim that they can "easily buy the rest" when energy costs are currently at crisis level.
- wikfwikf 4y agoDo you think that Qatar, UAE, Saudi and Iran are going to stop exporting natural gas imminently?
- mytailorisrich 4y agoThat's not the point, is it? Although they might depending on the circumstances (again, as we can see right now).
- wikfwikf 4y agoThe point is that 'digging holes in the ground' isn't inherently more secure than making sure that you can import fuel from other countries. Both involve a certain amount of risk and uncertainty. Both require preparation and planning, and some degree of subordination of other national interests. This is perhaps one of the lessons of the Ukraine conflict - Russia is still exporting gas to Germany and Germany is still importing it, despite diplomatic relations between the two countries being at a nadir. It's simply not in either country's interest not to carry on with the commercial relationship.
- housingisaright 4y agoIDK if this comment is sarcastic or not, but this whole situation is due to Europe being naive about buying gas 'easily'.
- danbruc 4y agoThat seems to high, I came up with 12.4% primary energy in 2021 and 22.1% gross final energy in 2020 after a quick search.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoI don't know if it's the case here but sometimes numbers for 'energy' are quoted when they really are numbers for 'electricity'.