by Owen Martin
The EPA have announced that Ireland will miss it's EU Greenhouse Gas emission targets for 2020 because of a growing economy and increases in agriculture and transport activities. The media are warning of EU fines.
Firstly, the EU is in no position to enforce fines for failing to meet emissions or renewable targets. The UNECE Aarhus Compliance Committee have repeatedly issued rulings stating that the EU are in breach of the Aarhus Convention in relation to Ireland's renewable energy plans. So unless Ireland decides to simply lie down in the face of bullying European Union bureaucrats, there will be no fines.
Secondly, consecutive EU policies have resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. By allowing beef imports from countries like Brazil into the EU, shipping and transport emissions will have increased. As Marine Le Pen has pointed out, if you want sustainable agriculture, then grow your own crops and invest in your own farms. The last thing that should be done is to ship beef into your country from 5,000 miles away.
Another EU policy is that member states should accept millions of refugees. This will increase demand on food, electricity, housing and other resources increasing emissions.
EU energy policies have increased electricity prices and driven energy intensive industries outside of the EU effectively outsourcing emissions elsewhere on the (same) planet.
To whom do these policies benefit ? To whom would a fine against Ireland benefit ? It is exactly because of the contradictions inherent in EU policy right now that it is becoming ever more unpopular.
Pepe the Frog says" If the deplorables, the ordinary Irish Tax Payers, end up paying the fines and the wind scammers et al still get their subsidies. The political elite will be very submissive and pay up"
ReplyDeleteBurden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100%
ReplyDeleterenewable-electricity systems
B.P. Hearda,⁎, B.W. Brookb, T.M.L. Wigleya,c, C.J.A. Bradshawd
a University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
b University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
c National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
d Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, South Australia 5001, Australia
"The Mason and colleagues’ studies reinforce the notion that
integration of variable renewable energy sources into existing grids
can be cost-effective up to penetrations of around 20%, after which
integration costs escalate rapidly [120,121]."
Remember our target is 37% nearly double what is this research says is possible. This usually happens when you go gung ho on wind generation. Without a Feasibility Study, a Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Cost Benefit Analysis. . So we know who blame when the fines start being sent by the EU Commission