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Grand rhetoric isn't enough and making targets isn't enough. Climate leadership requires being willing to challenge the power of polluting industries. That doesn't have to be divisive, but certainly will be as the government still drags its feet.
October 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Wind turbines, on the other hand, do have a lot of mechanical inertia, just like conventional power plants. But this too is not allowed to be used to support the grid. ** The lack of inertia in renewable energy is therefore the result of a conscious policy choice. 9/
a large amount of wind turbines are lined up on a hillside
ALT: a large amount of wind turbines are lined up on a hillside
media.tenor.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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..and failing to factor in the cost of the status quo and the overwhelming ethical imperative to act.

It also under-plays the great innovation happening already in long-duration energy storage, instead calling a decarbonised energy system "wishful thinking".
April 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The national average March rainfall was also the lowest on record: 6 mm vs 53 'normal', i.e. 89 % less.
www.knmi.nl/over-het-knm...
KNMI - Recorddroge maart met veel zon
www.knmi.nl
April 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM