I wish…

We have 999 problems and migrants ain’t one

Yeah, that’s true. But their production seems to be almost fully for their internal market. Which shows how crazy the scale of the green energy transition within China.

China accounted for 65% of global wind capacity in 2023

So basically, China also installed twice as much wind power as the rest of the world in 2023

It’s similar with solar, but there China has a bit lower percentage of the demand, and more of manufacturing. -> It is a major exporter. See, e.g., https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-and-production-by-country-and-region-2021-2027

I think the difference is that, while both Russia and Germany are federations on paper, Germany is much less centralized.

• to the best of my knowledge, 3.5% would be military spending, and 1.5% could be other “defence” spending (as others have already written).

Still, not fun with the 3.5%/5%. Overshooting, typical for “weapons as war repellent” strategy (and unfortunately, expanded military often does not want to stay idle…)

Money is increasingly needed by the federal treasury, which spends every third ruble on the war

Woah, 1/3rd of the budget is a lot.

So cool! I would also love to see a day train from Malmö/Stockholm to somewhere in Germany ^‿

Maybe it is not all caused by CC

It is a common thread that multiple anthropogenic stressors, including climate change, have more-than-additive effects. In other words, many climate change-related problems would be mild if not for other stuff we do.

See, e.g., 10:07 here for savannization of the Amazon: https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_stand?subtitle=en

In the case of flamingoes, it is probably land use change as well.

I know many people who do have all of the above-mentioned appliances electrical. And gas prices are also among the most expensive in the world (this is exactly why our electricity costs more…) ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Mid-winter, there is usually quite some wind. See the graph in the link.

There are challenging moments, though. But storage for weeks, not months, might be robust enough.

ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-is-eus-biggest-power-source-for-the-first-time-ever/

Well, there is something to it, and I think we talk about different parties.

Moderaterna, who have the PM, are just classic libs (though there is the true neoliberal Liberalerna in the ruling coalition as well). They are in the EPP, for those who follow European politics. Their program is, tbh, like that of the Democrats under Biden and Kamala. This is where the minister comes from. I think you mean them.

Now, to get a majority in the government, Moderaterna (and two other parties) made a deal (Tidö avtalet) with Sverigedemokraterna. They are not in the government, but the government made an agreement with Sverigedemokraterna, vowing to implement some of their program in exchange for their support in the parliament. I call them far-right. They are in the ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) in the European Parliament. Their main thing is being against migration. Generally, you could compare them to Trump vol. 1.

I understand why others might think this is not far right. I come from Poland, the two largest parties come from EPP and ECR, and they are followed by even further right. Similarly, Sverigedemokraterna is not as far right as, for example, AfD in Germany. Or as Trump vol. 2. But others going even crazier does not exclude Sverigedemokraterna from the far-right.

Swedish government be like:

Officially endorse far-right party

Push xenophobic agenda

A mentally sick person organizes the largest school shooting in the country, targeting specifically migrants >

Youth joins far-right groups

That includes a son of a ministry working on how to deport as many migrants as possible, making visa process as painful as possible, even for high-skill workers

But WHY?!!?

Well, just to be clear, that’s not what I meant. Quite on the contrary…

Idk about Belgium, but many non-Turkish car companies have their factories in Turkey, e.g., Renault and Toyota.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyak-Renault https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Motor_Manufacturing_Turkey

A good reminder on the right-hand-side of the plot: Oil is still the top export of the US.

Gas and oil comprise around 16% of US exports:

https://oec.world/en/profile/country/usa?selector345id=2023

If you want to BuyFromEU, and not from US, Russia, or Saudi Arabia, promote wind, hydro, nuclear, and solar, and electrification in general.

Note: Data from 2017.

A lot has changed. Especially when it comes to the “Made in China” label.

Good to see some institutions reminding that the war did not start in 2022…

Surely not alone ;)

Hasn’t Italy already been locking migrants in Albania for more than a year now…

Yes. European countries were among the early adopters and developers of wind and solar. Now, renewables have become the most affordable option. But, for ideological reasons, many European countries no longer want to deploy renewables, despite their affordability.

We sowed the seeds but do not want to reap the rewards.