Kees van der Leun2d ago

International Energy Agency @iea.org: We're in a major global oil & gas supply crisis, please save energy, e.g. by working from home or reducing speed limits.

Dutch government: "Not necessary here, since we can still get oil & gas, although at higher prices"

But dears, ...

https://nos.nl/artikel/2607053-kabinet-neemt-adviezen-iea-niet-over-geen-tekorten-in-nederland

Kabinet neemt adviezen IEA niet over: 'Geen tekorten in Nederland'

De waarschuwing van het Internationaal Energieagentschap leidt in Nederland niet direct tot extra maatregelen of adviezen.

Show threadKees van der Leun

.. This behaviour keeps demand high and drives up global prices.

At home, citizens and companies will get in trouble due to high energy bills.

In poorer countries, our behaviour leads to physical shortages, because we outbid them on LNG and oil markets.

Can we be a little less narrow-minded?

Mar 20 at 7:57pmWeb
Show threadKees van der Leun1d ago
Dutch PM Jetten: "IEA's advice to save energy is especially relevant for other countries." https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/economie/jetten-energiebesparing-vooral-voor-andere-landen-relevant
Jetten: energiebesparing 'vooral voor andere landen relevant'

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het kabinet vindt de maatregelen die het Internationaal Energieagentschap (IEA) voorstelt om olie en gas te besparen "vooral voor veel andere landen relevant". Dat heeft minister-pres...

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Show thread#BlindAltBot2d ago
@Sustainable2050 No. They cannot. This is a time of deep psycho-pathology
Show threadMark Koek2d ago
@Sustainable2050 I am wondering why it’s assumed all over the place that everyone drives fossil fuel cars to work. For me and many colleagues, commuting to work burns no oil or gas. “Everyone is noticing higher fuel prices at the pump.” No I’m not.
Show threadKees van der Leun2d ago
@mkoek True. My bike doesn't care either. I'll look up the percentage.
Show threadaliengasmask2d ago

@mkoek @Sustainable2050 not sure i'd even know a pump if i saw one.

The main effect of high fuel prices for me is cleaner air. Im not so short sighted as to miss the wider consequences, but these things are very pleasant generally.

Show threadMark Koek2d ago
@aliengasmask @Sustainable2050 it’s also just that I haven’t yet seen “speed up renewable energy production” as a recommendation anywhere even though it’s a pretty obvious one
Show threadTubemeister2d ago
@mkoek @Sustainable2050 This attitude is kind if similar to the attitude in the original post though. “*I* don’t have a problem so whatever.”
Show threadMark Koek1d ago
@Tubemeister @Sustainable2050 the risk of using myself as an example is being misinterpreted like that, I guess. 🙂 What I mean is: this is not inescapable, why is there no mention of renewable alternatives
Show threadTubemeister1d ago

@mkoek @Sustainable2050 Because it’s not about renewable alternatives but about the quite a lot of people who drive non-EV cars.

Sure alternatives exist but not in a way you can swap out at a moment’s notice.

Show threadGerrit 🇪🇺🌍🍉🔻2d ago

@Sustainable2050

Have you seen the latest EU council statements?

It DOES say that expanding renewable energies is good. But "in the short term" it is all about how can we subsidise energy prices and can we just not apply the ETS system for a while.

And that is the problem with EU politics really, no politician seems to have a horizon further then the nearest election date or even that. Transition is something for "the future", something after the next election.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/lwhk3itd/en-20260319-european-council-conclusions.pdf