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Old 19th Oct 2022, 23:37
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Flying Binghi
 
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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn
Let’s see how Europe copes this winter compared to the days when they exploited fossil fuels.

Sadly this is not a level playing field and Russia and China don’t worry too much about global warming as they march forward with their own agenda. A point worth making is the origin of the rare earths used in this save the planet technology comes from slave labour in places like Africa.

Wind and solar are fine until a massive blocking high pressure area switches of the energy in the middle of winter when it is needed most in Europe.Battery powered technology still relies on charging and very often that is from fossil fuels.
Yep.

Manufacturing will have some issues as well:

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