> 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

> 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.