Since man has walked the earth, he has been in search of a perpetual motion machine. The laws of physics make the possibility of him finding that machine non-existent. Reaching a goal of net zero carbon emissions probably falls in the same category as the perpetual motion machine.
On Saturday, John Stossel at Hot Air posted an article about the end of net zero.
The article reports:
What a difference a few years make.
Not long ago, politicians said climate change was going to kill us, so we must move to “net zero” emissions.
This is theoretically possible. Since vegetation removes carbon, we could get to net zero by burning fewer fossil fuels.
Governments everywhere pledged to do just that.
President Joe Biden and European leaders promised “net zero by 2050.”
For a while, it seemed like it might happen. Spain invested billions into its solar power grid. Germany and Spain claimed to get most of their power from renewables.
But now they realize that they made a mistake.
European businesses closed as electricity costs rose, and last year, Spain’s electricity supply shut down for 16 hours.
It was a wakeup call for the green dream.
The article notes that as a result of banning air conditioning in several European countries, according to Reuters there were 10,000 excess deaths during a heatwave in June.
The article reports:
A majority of Americans have air conditioning, but only about 20% of European homes have it.
In Britain, some homeowners were even ordered to tear out air conditioners under climate laws.
“This is just the pure religious nature of the climate catastrophist movement,” says Epstein. “It has one commandment: ‘thou shalt not impact nature.’ They just think that everything good is a happy climate god and everything bad is a vengeful climate god.”
The article notes:
“Why aren’t wind and solar enough?” I ask. “The solar panels keep getting cheaper. Batteries last longer.”
“Because the electricity grid has to be built around the worst day,” he replies.
When there’s no wind or the sun doesn’t shine, countries need reliable, steady power to back up renewable power.
Now, countries like Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom are walking back their net-zero push.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now says rules must “better align climate targets, market realities, companies and jobs.”
Common sense has entered the climate change debate.