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Isn't Norway a massive producer of oil? And I think they're quite environmentally conscious. Also isn't Germany burning coal at record rates right now? I'm not

Isn't Norway a massive producer of oil? And I think they're quite environmentally conscious. Also isn't Germany burning coal at record rates right now? I'm not totally buying the argument that Europe is just abstaining from easy production for environmental reasons.

oblio 3y ago
> Isn't Norway a massive producer of oil? Yes, of oil and gas, and they're not producing as much as they could, for environmental reasons. They're holding off on production. > And I think they're quite environmentally conscious. They are, they could produce more. Similar story for the UK and the Netherlands with North Sea gas. > Also isn't Germany burning coal at record rates right now? Not record rates, standard rates and declining very slowly (2023 is actually better than 2022, shown here): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany#/media/File:Energiemix_Deutschland.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany#... They did mess up the transition with the early decommissioning of nuclear power plants, corruption is probably to blame.