"Green" policies are destroying this country

Looks like Eamos fingerprints on this debacle, he was minister at the time.

https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/householders-unknowingly-subsidised-big-businesses-electricity-bills-for-more-than-disclosed-600m-42313337.htm

If it's as bad as you are describing then why aren't you and the many others who preach this existential crisis, a nervous wreck right now?

If I believed even a small percentage of what they are telling us, I would instantly quit my job, contract the services of a psychological councilor and try and spend as much time as I can with family and friends.

And yet those most vocal about climate change all appear eager to increase their follower count on instagram, project a phony image of being "climate conscious", get a friday off school or are in pursuit of or trying to service some other ulterior beneficial end point.

Does this ever make you stop and have a little think for yourself?

What good would that do?

Climate change will take decades to play out. The reason why scientists urge faster and more decisive actions now, is because the harm we are doing is essentially irreversible on human timescales, and it gets progressively worse the more GHGs we emitt

We will see negative impacts in our lifetimes, we already have the cracken beginning to awake. (Worst floods of all time in Pakistan last year, while hottest ever heatwaves in India within a few months of each other, there are many many other examples)

If we don't do enough to stop climate change, we will get to 3c of warming within a few decades

(From the notoriously left wing 'The Economist')

Well there is one leap to believe humans have such a domineering influence on the trajectory of the planet's climate, it's an even bigger leap to believe what we are doing is going to rectify the situation.

Do you believe Eamon Ryan is the leader we need?

It would be a leap to believe the former if we hadn't spent the last 100 years studying it producing evidence that makes the human impact unequivocal

As to the efficacy of the proposed solutions... we can't know for sure if we'll be successful. But we do know for sure (95% confidence) that not reducing our GHGs will lead to increasingly severe consequences

Don't be under any illusion btw, we're not going to be able to cure climate change. All we can do is reduce how much harm it causes.

We're the diabetics who have already lost a few toes but face losing our eyesight and whole limbs if we don't begin managing our disease.

Labour costs in high volume manufacturing are negligible per unit produced. (for high value goods like commercial solar PV). The Chinese manufacturing facilities are automated and so would the Western manufacturing facilities.

If the US, or Germany, or any other advanced economy decided to focus on manufacturing solar PV as a national priority, it would happen very quickly.

Just like if they decided to focus on manufacturing tens of thousands of heavily armoured tanks, and precision guided bombs for a war. Within a few years of properly trying, they'd have enough manufacturing capacity to raze entire continents

This is absolute attempted dictatorship by one minster in the face of the courts.

The power has absolutely gone to his head and he's no different from any other wannabe fascist now.

Election is nearly 2 years off and that's another 2 years of gridlock and torture for the people of Galway.

He really needs to be stopped now.

https://m.independent.ie/news/environment/galway-ring-road-cannot-proceed-despite-fresh-review-by-an-bord-pleanala-says-minister-42323716.html

Incorrect as most of what you post anyway. We will not surpass chinese volume and certainly not pricing simply because we have to import nearly everything what is needed to make solar cells. That requirement alone will make them uncompetitive.

Not sure why you do mention bombs and tanks as that is still only in planning stage and will involve not only import of raw material needed but vast amounts of fossil fuels required for this kind of product. I was under the impression you are against heavy industry since that one is so energy demanding that any ramped up production will send your and every government involved green and emission targets out of the window pretty instantly.

This tens of thousands of heavily armoured tanks you mention do exist in your dreams only since as it stands now Europe and USA are not even able to replenish their own stock of ammo they sent out. There is not enough critical components most of which is being imported from China anyway.

Active transport is a great buzzword. Will they now plan some public transport that might happen in 25 years? Sounds about the usual. A few bicycle lanes will fix it right up I'm sure as this is literally the only thing the seem to be actually capable of doing.

In less than the hundreds of thousands of words of nonsense, deflection, whataboutery, and outright lies you've added to this thread in support of this dangerous madman?

No, 5 will do: He needs to be stopped.

AkrasiaFeb 1, 2023

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189640#Comment_120189640

How is it a dictatorship?

How is he a fascist?

In 500 words or less please



How do those 5 words answer my questions?

May I ask here. Is all these wind turbines and solar panel and batteries for this green wet dream actually recyclable because we are going to need a fook load of them and I'm pretty sure they have a life cycle like everything else