Geoff Petty
@geoffpetty.bsky.social
Author ‘Teaching Today’, & ‘How to Teach Even Better’ OUP. Also ‘How to be Better at Creativity’
Presently campaigning on climate and nature crises = Over-reach
Novels ‘The Little Gods Who Cooled The Earth’ & ‘We Can’t Afford the Rich’
Www.geoffpetty.com
Presently campaigning on climate and nature crises = Over-reach
Novels ‘The Little Gods Who Cooled The Earth’ & ‘We Can’t Afford the Rich’
Www.geoffpetty.com
It says “Wind power is a renewable electricity generation source that does not emit CO2 in operation. It has very low life cycle CO2 emissions when compared with fossil fuelled generation. When wind power is generated, it will displace generation from power plants,
reducing their … emissions”
reducing their … emissions”
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It says “Wind power is a renewable electricity generation source that does not emit CO2 in operation. It has very low life cycle CO2 emissions when compared with fossil fuelled generation. When wind power is generated, it will displace generation from power plants,
reducing their … emissions”
reducing their … emissions”
The link I sent you shows wind power DOES reduce emissions. It would be extraordinary if it didn’t. Especially as the infrastructure changes are there for a very long time
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The link I sent you shows wind power DOES reduce emissions. It would be extraordinary if it didn’t. Especially as the infrastructure changes are there for a very long time
Well it’s clear wind power reduces GHG emissions compared to fossil fuel use. The harms of wind are tiny compared to the harms of fossil fuel use.
iea-wind.org/wp-content/u...
iea-wind.org/wp-content/u...
iea-wind.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Well it’s clear wind power reduces GHG emissions compared to fossil fuel use. The harms of wind are tiny compared to the harms of fossil fuel use.
iea-wind.org/wp-content/u...
iea-wind.org/wp-content/u...
It’s working now. Well interesting such different estimates are available. But business as usual assumptions in this paper ignore the costs of climate breakdown.
Deloitte Research Reveals Inaction On Climate Change Could Cost The World’s Economy US$178 Trillion By 2070
Deloitte’s new Global Turning Point Report finds that unchecked climate change could cost the global economy US$178 trillion over the next 50 years, unless global leaders unite in a systemic net-zero.
www2.deloitte.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It’s working now. Well interesting such different estimates are available. But business as usual assumptions in this paper ignore the costs of climate breakdown.
The link doesn't seem to work, can you try again please.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The link doesn't seem to work, can you try again please.
Well it turns out the costs you mention are small compared to the wind earnings. According to this paper taking the high estimate its #6billion. But infrastructure costs for gas are £3 billion. So financial benefit of wind goes from £104 billion to £101 billion.
ukerc.ac.uk/publications...
ukerc.ac.uk/publications...
The costs and impacts of intermittency – 2016 update
A systematic review of the evidence on the costs and impacts of intermittent electricity generation technologies
ukerc.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well it turns out the costs you mention are small compared to the wind earnings. According to this paper taking the high estimate its #6billion. But infrastructure costs for gas are £3 billion. So financial benefit of wind goes from £104 billion to £101 billion.
ukerc.ac.uk/publications...
ukerc.ac.uk/publications...
Yes, that institute is funded by ExxonMobile amongst others. I'll have a look but its quite an old paper given the speed of change in the industry.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yes, that institute is funded by ExxonMobile amongst others. I'll have a look but its quite an old paper given the speed of change in the industry.
Meanwhile I see you are funded by fossil fuel interests. energyandpolicy.org/tom-stacy-an...
Tom Stacy: A top anti-wind activist who got paid by a fossil fuel funded group
Tom Stacy once staked the credibility of his Ohio-based anti-wind power group on a claim that they had received “zero dollars and zero cents” from the energy industry, but that was before he became a ...
energyandpolicy.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Meanwhile I see you are funded by fossil fuel interests. energyandpolicy.org/tom-stacy-an...
I’ve asked the authors if you are right.
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’ve asked the authors if you are right.