The Energiewende seems to be progressing okay as far as I can tell: Solar rollout is exceeding expectations; wind is lagging but still proceeding.
They seem to be struggling more in a couple of other Wende: The Wärmewende hasn’t even gotten to the point where they ban fossil heating in new construction (we banned oil furnaces in existing buildings back in 2020 here in Norway).
And as for the Verkehrswende, the rule seems to be don’t mention the Verbrenner. They seem to be pretty good at pulling out any excuse not to drive less, or at the very least drive electric. Meanwhile with some tax breaks on EVs and high taxes on fossil cars Norway almost has no new fossil car sales; even the buses here in Oslo are almost all electric now.
I guess at least they’re paying us well for the fossil fuels we sell them. It’s starting to feel a bit like being a sober drug dealer.
The Energiewende seems to be progressing okay as far as I can tell: Solar rollout is exceeding expectations; wind is lagging but still proceeding.
They seem to be struggling more in a couple of other Wende: The Wärmewende hasn’t even gotten to the point where they ban fossil heating in new construction (we banned oil furnaces in existing buildings back in 2020 here in Norway).
And as for the Verkehrswende, the rule seems to be don’t mention the Verbrenner. They seem to be pretty good at pulling out any excuse not to drive less, or at the very least drive electric. Meanwhile with some tax breaks on EVs and high taxes on fossil cars Norway almost has no new fossil car sales; even the buses here in Oslo are almost all electric now.
I guess at least they’re paying us well for the fossil fuels we sell them. It’s starting to feel a bit like being a sober drug dealer.