I wrote this draft before the idiot won the election…..and Donny has a hard on for alt energy so this may be a moot point I will make.
We are bombarded daily by ads telling us the strives that big business is making to save the environment…..big oil, auto makers, bottlers, etc…..but are these forward looking business just blowing smoke up the consumers ass?
The latest report on CO2 emissions is not a good one (btw it may be the last report we get for at least 4 years)….
The Met Office has issued a dire warning: global warming is accelerating beyond control, pushing Earth off-track from meeting the 1.5°C (2.7°F) target set in the Paris Agreement.
The latest data shows a rapid rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and record-breaking temperatures – raising serious concerns about the future of our planet.
Scientists warn that without immediate and drastic action, we are heading toward a climate crisis that will be difficult to reverse.
The year 2024 officially became the hottest on record, with global average temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. This milestone highlights the increasing intensity of climate change and the urgent need for action.
https://www.earth.com/news/global-warming-is-accelerating-beyond-control-as-co2-levels-rise/
But the problem is the energy production…..trying to solve our energy problem we are embracing alt energy…..or are we?
Rising energy costs, unreliable power grids, and climate change continue to exacerbate the global energy crisis and its impact on both businesses and households.
To be sure, electricity access has been improving, the cost of solar energy has dropped by over 80% since 2010, and renewable energy installations have consistently outpaced fossil fuel developments. But even with all that progress, projections signal a rough road ahead for energy usage around the world—one that will continue to impact families struggling to pay bills, industries facing operational disruptions, and economies hindered by resource instability.
One major contributor to the calamity: the world’s reliance on centralized energy grids. Although centralized grids are pivotal to the generation and distribution of energy across many major cities of the world, a lot of these grids are getting old and outdated, overburdened, and ill-equipped to handle the demands of modern economies.
Fortunately, decentralized grids are emerging to help solve that problem. “The rise of decentralized energy solutions, like microgrids, is a direct response to the limitations of traditional grids,” Gil Kroyzer, CEO of Solargik, tells Fast Company. “Unlike centralized systems, decentralized solutions bring energy production closer to the end consumer, improving reliability and reducing infrastructure stress.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/91257084/can-renewable-energy-really-fix-the-global-energy-crisis
There are no easy answers and kicking the can down the road at every opportunity will do nothing to save the planet. Plus we have a new admin in DC that hates the environmental oversight and will work tirelessly to overturn any and all progressive we have made as little as it may be.
I am glad I am old and will not see the final destruction of the planet.
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I’m in the same ‘age’ category as you, and have said that myself. We can observe the mess from a distance, but even that can be frustrating, since it’s also not our (personal) problem now.
I must admit I don’t really believe in ‘global warming’ except as a political basketball. If you’re for it, you win votes. If you’re agin it, you don’t. It just like the kind of thing you say so you can get what you want. At some point solutions can become more of a problem than the thing they’re trying to fix.
Weather patterns are changing….down here we suffer with 100-125 temps in Summer….that is a far cry from normal temps so something is going on….at least in the deep South. chuq
It also depends on what normal is. Our temps are moderating out, over a year. Less drastic winters, less really hot summers. It feels like we’re aiming for a middle range of temperatures.
And Im wondering, btw, if this isn’t drastic, but a normal warming of the planet. It’s been decades since we had a hard ‘below zero” winter here, or a summer where you threw open the windows at night and slept under a sheet…years ago we had a summer that was almost intolerable, with night temps well in to the 90s and our three window fans ran all day and all night.
Weather patterns are changing and I do not like it….chuq
Our Summers are getting much hotter….winters a little too warm. chuq
I also think that temps vary so wildly from year to year, it’s madness to made climate declarations without looking at the rise and fall, year by year. I can remember summers when it was nearly a hundred at midnight, and winters when the temp dropped to -20 in two days…no one shouted about global warming, they just went out and bought extra fans. =)
I can see that….but when we had afternoon showers in the Summer we now get triple digit temps and no rain for a month or more…..something is going on….at least in my rergion. chuq
The younger generation will sadly feel the full force of all the ignorance surrounding climate change, and they have watched Netflix and played video games instead of voting for anything that could have stopped it. If we are still alive, which is highly unlikely, we will be relegated to ‘I told you so’.
Best wishes, Pete.
Sadly the youngsters are more consumed with social media than their life around them…..and truly enjoy saying ‘I told you so’. chguq chuq
Who would have thought that 10-15 years ago so many of us would be saying … “I’m glad I am old” ???
So very true. chuq
every day, Nan. I sigh over what I might miss, then i read the news and realize there might not be that much TO miss.
One of the reasons why I put in solar, one of the main reasons, in fact, is that the grid is becoming increasingly fragile every year, and no one seems to be doing anything about it. We’re keeping up as far as energy production is concerned. We can and are producing more than enough energy to serve everyone’s needs. The problem is getting that energy from where it is produced to where it is needed. Here in Wisconsin the utility companies have been cutting costs to the bone to increase the profits being funneled to investors, and doing so by sacrificing the reliability of the distribution system. They’ve cut back drastically on tree trimming that keeps branches and trees away from power lines, refused to put in underground cables in problem areas, have pushed back the replacement of transformers and substations that are 50+ years old and badly need to be upgraded… The list goes on and on. The result is significant power outages of three hours or more up to several days in length, which used to happen once a decade, are now happening once a year or even more often.
And often it’s the very people who call themselves “green” are just as culpable as everyone else in this. These “eco warrior” types have been fighting for years now to prevent the installation of power lines that would run from Minnesota into Wisconsin to distribute power from the wind turbines in our neighboring state.
Many believe the hype about alt energy spread by the naysayers…..and they make decision without a hard look at the data….so sad. chuq
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