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
.. 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?
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
Kees van der Leun
Gerrit 🇪🇺🌍🍉🔻