"Green" policies are destroying this country

I haven`t attributed any statements to you.

It was your statement that the only alternative was co-operation on emissions and carbon accountancy,(and assuming you meant at a global level), without which we were all doomed. I have just been pointing out the realities to you.

On your bugbear of Irish agriculture, with global demand for meat to rise by 14% between now and 2030, the only accountancy other countries are doing is how to boost their agri sector and their economies to take advantage. Here greens are attempting a poinless exercise in the name of global emissions and carbon accountancy that would achieve nothing other than wrecking our agri sector and a major hit to our economy.

On coal I have shown you, that at the very least, the governments of 40% of the global population do not give a toss for co-operation on emissions or carbon accouncancy. Their priority is their economic wel-lbeing. One of them representing close to 20% of global population being a world leader in producing green tech, and projected to become even more so.

Even when you look at the EU, where by their carbon accountancy, the 60% of their renewable energy is credited to the burning of wood and biomass is supposedly carbon neutral is a farce.When we see on our own doorstep the laughable accountancy of 34% of generated electricity magically becoming 100% through the multiple usage of the so called EU Guaranteed Green Energy Certificates, the 22% accountancy figure of renewables from wind and solar are also looking a bit dodgy.

If you are looking for global co-operation on emissions and carbon accountancy then maybe interpretative dance festivals may actually be an idea. It`s not as if globally there is much evidence of any great appetite for this co-operation and accountancy.

Why is our power price so high with all this "zero marginal cost" electricity? Are we being ripped off by the renewable companies? Of course we are, and I don't particularly care about "EU rules" or any of that rubbish as Germany has just showed that energy costs remains a competence of individual states

Really? I hadn't noticed. Who are they? Are you sure you're not including "solutions denialists" ... that being the euphemism coined by the Greens to denigrate anyone who doesn't agree with their impractical policy responses?

Ya totally missed the point there

It is real.

What is unreal is that several regular posters believe that it can be changed or reversed.

Some sort of a god complex I think.

Remember this from 2009,2023 and the greens are at it again.

Diesel switch cheers Greens

THE Green Party has said the swing towards buying energy efficient diesel cars confirms that “green policies do work”.

FRI, 06 NOV, 2009 - 00:00

Taking credit for the success of the VRT regime introduced last year which awards drivers for buying low-emission cars, the party’s transport spokesman said drivers have changed their behaviour because of Environment Minister John Gormley’s policy changes.

A new report by Sustainable Energy Ireland shows that in the second half of last year, 73% of new car purchases were in the most efficient bands – A, B and C. In contrast, in the first six months of 2006, just 43% of car purchases were in this low emissions bracket.

Despite lower vehicle sales in the first half of 2009, the shift towards more efficient cars has held steady, with energy-efficient cars comprising 78% of new cars sold and diesel cars comprising 56% of new cars sold.

According to the SEI Energy in Transport 2009 report, there has not been a move towards smaller engine sizes. Instead, there has been a marked shift towards diesel-fuelled cars, with diesel cars doubling their share of sales between the first and second halves of 2008.

It was also revealed that the downturn in construction led to a 6.7% decrease in road freight activity after many years of growth.

The number of vehicles on Irish roads continues to grow with almost 2.5 million vehicles recorded in 2008, a 2.3% increase on 2007. The majority of vehicles were private cars, accounting for 77% in 2008, while goods vehicles comprised 14% of the total vehicle fleet.

SEI head of strategy, Dr Brian Motherway said that transport accounts for more than one third of Ireland’s primary energy demand.

“The car tax changes have altered our car-buying patterns, and we expect to see this holding firm when the sector recovers and purchasing grows.”

Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but it seems that there was much greater disruption and damage due to flooding in the past. Open to correction don't recall any major flooding in the last 3 or 4 winters.

Oh come now! He already provided the justification for that ... he has to be able to talk to "other global leaders" about climate change. And if we're going to indulge such delusions of self-importance, there's a global leader in prawn and avocado salad on the Algarve that I have to consult with regularly. Fair's fair, right? Not to mention that prawn and avocado salad isn't nearly as easy to do by video conference as Eamon Ryan's conflabs. 🤣

At last we know who thew real culprits are.