Vi har tidligere beskrevet ESG, eller exceptionally stupid governance, men god gerning kan jo gerne gentages, så læs med hos Lars Schernikau. Han genbesøger temaet og forklarer lidt om grønvaskningen:
Let’s get one thing straight: nothing is “net-zero”
Not wind turbines, not solar panels, not batteries. And certainly not hydrogen. Every so-called “green technology” relies on fossil fuels at some stage… (or all stages) for either mining, manufacturing, backup, transport, operation, or disposal. The raw material demand alone is staggering and the net energy efficiency or EROI (Energy Returned on Energy Invested) is abysmal for most of these “green” energy sources [4]. In essence, everything commonly considered “green” is more expensive (and therefore unjust) and not really “green” then considering system and lifecycle.
We are just moving the “emissions” upstream and blend out environmental burdens other than CO2(i.e. land use, methane, raw material and energy input, etc), pretending they don’t exist. Then the obvious question arises of… are we truly reducing our impact on the environment?
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The current obsession with wind, solar, hydrogen, and batteries is not a solution but rather a distraction from the energy concerns we are facing.
These intermittent energy sources deliver low energy returns and demand enormous raw material inputs, often sourced and disposed of under poor environmental and human rights conditions. Dare I mention the energy used for the production thereof or the short and often misunderstood lifespan of this equipment…
We should be IN-vesting not DI-vesting from the traditional energy infrastructure that still keeps the world running. Not because coal, oil and gas are perfect, but because we need energy systems that are reliable, affordable, and have the least possible negative impact on the environment without compromising reliability and affordability. In parallel we need to invest in R&D to find a truly long-term energy and environmentally more efficient and energy dense solution and one day wean off conventional fuels.
Energy poverty is definitely not a solution, even if we paint it “green”! We won’t save the planet by starving humans of the energy we need to grow, develop, and innovate.
I Danmark hærger planøkonomien (også) på det energipolitiske område. Selv ‘Liberal Alliance’ ønsker, tilsyneladende for at udstille det eksisterende planøkonomiske tankesæt, at tvangstilføre midler til brug for energikilder der rent (no pun intended) faktisk reducerer miljøpåvirkning, nemlig moderne atomkraft.
Med en politikerbyrde der har skabt et voldsomt skævvredent energisystem er det svært at afskrive de enorme ressourcer der er misbrugt og lade markedsvilkår råde. Ingen gode løsninger på kort sigt. Og hvilken regering vil blive genvalgt på løfter om at markedet er bedre til at allokere ressourcer end tilfældige bandemedlemmer, der har egne og lobbyisters interesser at pleje?
Er CO2-afgifter ‘løsningen’? Ingenlunde. Tværtimod, det monomane fokus forhindrer faktiske forbedringer af energiproduktion og tilhørende løft af levestandard – især for de dårligst stillede.
Energiproduktion er alt for vigtig til at overlade til politikere og i øvrigt bør regeringen gå af.