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> remove dependence on foreign tyrants Ahh, thats why the EU is moving to LNG, now I get it!
by lynx97 9mo ago
> remove dependence on foreign tyrants
Ahh, thats why the EU is moving to LNG, now I get it!
- embedding-shape 9mo ago> why the EU is moving to LNG Is it? News for this resident of the EU. What exactly are you referencing? Most states in the EU are focusing on renewables one way or another, are you talking about a specific country here or?
- lynx97 9mo agoRenewables are a thing for the upper-class. I am refering to plain old heating in winter, which is being switched over from russian gas to american lng. Great achievement!
- embedding-shape 9mo agoAt the time it made sense, we believed the US to be an ally, like in the past. Obviously not true anymore so yeah, a mistake that needs to be corrected. And no, renewables aren't for the upper class, the sun is free for everyone with panels, and panels can be bought relatively cheap today.
- direwolf20 9mo agoHaving a place you can legally install panels is for the upper class. Do you own a house?
- embedding-shape 9mo agoI'm sure it depends on the country, but in my country (Spain) you can literally go and buy solar panels in the local hardware store and install them without permits, even for renters given you don't destroy anything. And besides that, most owners (as a renter) are OK with you installing solar panels. Never owned a place, had solar panels installed in the last three places I lived in, the first two were apartments, currently renting a house. None of the owners had problems with us installing solar panels.
- adwn 9mo ago> Having a place you can legally install panels is for the upper class. Do you own a house? Owning a house does not require belonging to the "upper class" in Europe.
- IsTom 9mo agoI don't personally own infrastructure to import LNG either. Grid-scale renewables don't require people to own property.
- onlypassingthru 9mo agoGot a balcony in your German apartment? Then you can use solar panels. https://www.dw.com/en/boom-small-solar-devices-plugged-into-household-sockets-german-energy-transition/a-75022163 https://www.dw.com/en/boom-small-solar-devices-plugged-into-...
- mono442 9mo agoMiddle class in Europe can't afford a single family home.
- adwn 9mo ago> Middle class in Europe can't afford a single family home. At least for Germany, this statement is directly contradicted by visible evidence. I'm surrounded by middle class families owning single homes.
- direwolf20 9mo agoThey own it or the bank owns it?
- triceratops 9mo agoFor the purposes of installing solar panels, does it matter?
- sigmoid10 9mo agoThose are exactly the same people who are dragging their feet in this case. The fossil industry is one of the most powerful lobbies.
- IsTom 9mo agoThat is still better than russian pipeline oil.
- lynx97 9mo agoYour opinion.
- MSFT_Edging 9mo agoSo interesting how Germany phased out their entire nuclear power program to dig more coal up.
- PurpleRamen 9mo agoLNG is just a temporary replacement. The machine is changing. Strange how people still just look at the little gears.