tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post8079689863737675817..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: A Eurocrat With His Brain In GearCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-71306203994072716792011-02-13T11:33:26.256+00:002011-02-13T11:33:26.256+00:00hmmm - yes, I have some more reading to do Mr W: n...hmmm - yes, I have some more reading to do <b>Mr W</b>: need to find out what Herr O's numbers relate to exactly, I may have jumped to conclusions thereNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-18447658497647047312011-02-12T17:48:00.528+00:002011-02-12T17:48:00.528+00:00Personally, as a (retired) physicist I can't s...Personally, as a (retired) physicist I can't see why there's all the fuss about CO2 anyway. :-)Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812765444160924585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-89529123953902364562011-02-12T16:03:36.365+00:002011-02-12T16:03:36.365+00:00Ummmmmmm ND. That chart at the top is just electri...Ummmmmmm <b>ND</b>. That chart at the top is just electricity generation CO2 emissions, not "UK CO2 emissions" as a whole, as your text alongside suggests.<br /><br />Aren't some of the other EU targets you mention total CO2 reduction targets? Difficult to reduce the CO2 emissions from gas in our central heating boilers, or petrol in car tanks - so inevitable leccie generation will take most of the strain in reaching overall reductions.<br /><br />This article reads like you've conflated the two somewhat. Say it ain't so.rwendlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861901317813829419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-73332376189149802892011-02-12T02:03:03.799+00:002011-02-12T02:03:03.799+00:00Forgive me Father Drew, for I have sinned ...Forgive me Father Drew, for I have sinned ...Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-69439302761482468002011-02-11T18:03:35.206+00:002011-02-11T18:03:35.206+00:00BE - yes, the counterfactuals are difficult to ass...<b>BE</b> - yes, the counterfactuals are difficult to assess, and Huhne's ostensible premise (more expensive electricity for the next 20 years [or more] in return for cheaper electricity thereafter) is essentially unprovable<br /><br />(I say ostensible because I don't imagine he believes it for one nanosecond)<br /><br />I'd offer you another premise:<br /><br />3) there will be a technological breakthrough in the next 10-20 years that will transform the situation for the better<br /><br />Like the logo !!<br /><br /><b>diogenes</b> - various govts, including Germany, also Spain, are starting to see the light on the matter of subsidies that are completely barking mad: unfortunately ours lags the leaders rather significantly here<br /><br /><b>what</b>, you may ask, <b>is the point of being a sentient human if you don't learn from others' experiences ???</b> a bloody good question<br /><br /><b>Mark</b> - I knew we were charging too little ... shall double the price of the C@W paywall forthwith ...<br /><br /><i>there you go</i>: it'll be double from tomorrowNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-75373341173293936652011-02-11T17:19:28.984+00:002011-02-11T17:19:28.984+00:00Yes, occasionally one of these EU-crats says somet...Yes, occasionally one of these EU-crats says something sensible, but seeing as people like you are happy to explain this to us for free and he's getting north of £200,000 a year for the privilege, it's hardly reason to rejoice, is it?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-49537660554622874772011-02-11T17:09:58.948+00:002011-02-11T17:09:58.948+00:00although nGermany "respects" manufacturi...although nGermany "respects" manufacturing, they have gone for solar power (in Germany!) with massive cost increases/subsidies....have they seen the light - or maybe (lack of solar light) and realised how ruinous a policy it is?diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-25689604942481820912011-02-11T15:34:46.752+00:002011-02-11T15:34:46.752+00:00How can it be measured whether these legal commitm...How can it be measured whether these legal commitments actually make any difference to the outcome compared with not having any commitments at all?<br /><br />My premises are that <br /><br />1) fossil fuel energy prices are only likely to increase in real terms in the coming decades<br /><br />2) advanced economies have shown that they can become less dependent on energy per unit GDP over timeOld BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22938172890798759722011-02-11T14:10:17.427+00:002011-02-11T14:10:17.427+00:00Anon, oh, we're equal-opportunities bashers ar...<b>Anon</b>, oh, we're equal-opportunities bashers around here - <a href="http://cityunslicker.blogspot.com/2010/11/invitation-to-write-your-own-cheque.html" rel="nofollow">we've had a go at the other Tory energy minister Hendry</a>, who's just as bad<br /><br />must admit I don't think we've bashed Barker yet. <i>Private Eye</i> had a dig at him and his anaerobics obsession a few months back IIRC - him and his donations from Summerleaze (great name !), and "adviser to Abramovich" ... any other interesting details you'd care to furnish us with ? (email if you'd prefer: address at 'contact us' under the banner - FAO Nick Drew, discretion guaranteed etc etc) - we offer a year's free subscription to C@W ...Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-80049773950165620992011-02-11T13:33:31.195+00:002011-02-11T13:33:31.195+00:00While I agree with you, this LibDem bashing does n...While I agree with you, this LibDem bashing does not help. Greg Barker is also involved. Why not put a microscope on his contributions and his VC backers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com