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By P Gosselin on 5. March 2025
With the election of Donald Trump and the ongoing geopolitical conflicts, the climate issue has lost much relevance over the recent months. It’s exceedingly clear that people are much worried about other issues. Few people care about the climate issue. From now on, I’ll be blogging less frequently as climate news play a lesser role […]
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By P Gosselin on 26. February 2025
Conservative/socialist prospects By KlimaNachrichten The German parliamentary election has been decided, now it’s all about the possible coalition plans. It seems certain that the link between the economy and the climate will be removed. It had been introduced especially for Robert Habeck (Greens) and, until recently, was a haven for friends and buddies of the […]
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By P Gosselin on 23. February 2025
Germans are headed to the polls to elect a new national government today. Little will change….new government will likely escalate Ukraine-Russia conflict as CDU pledges to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. The parties that currently make up the German federal government are the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) the Greens and the FDP (Free […]
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By P Gosselin on 18. February 2025
There’s something horribly wrong when you’re afraid to speak your own thoughts When I first moved to Germany in 1990, the country, rich in culture and life, was a great place to live. Optimism was high in the wake of reunification and the collapse of the Iron Curtain. But my oh my how things have […]
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By P Gosselin on 22. January 2025
How did it get this far? By Fred F. Mueller (EIKE) In Germany, the good times and prosperity are on the brink … stuck economy is stuck in a multi-year recession… producers laying off staff by the hundreds of thousands…costs for energy, food and rents are going through the roof … the outlook for the […]
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By P Gosselin on 12. January 2025
How’s the Green New Deal working out in Germany? Not very well at all. Firstly, Germany has been in recession for almost 2 years now – thanks mostly to the policies of Economics Minster Robert Habeck (Green Party), who incidentally has no education in economics, business or finance. The guy just doesn’t know what he’s […]
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By P Gosselin on 1. January 2025
2025 in Germany will be a year more energy inflation and loss a free speech rights Effective today, Germany’s CO2 surcharge will rise from 45 euros a tonne to 55 euros, which will further fan inflation and social discontent. Already Germany’s electricity prices are among the highest in the world, and the most expensive in […]
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By P Gosselin on 21. December 2024
Two brief periods of wind doldrums and Germany’s power supply reaches its limits … German Chemical Industry Association: “It’s desperate.” By Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt From November 2 to November 8 and from December 10 to December 13, Germany’s electricity supply from renewable energies collapsed as a typical winter weather situation with a lull in the […]
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By P Gosselin on 8. December 2024
All that glisters green is not gold… The electric car market is reeling in Europe…Germany’s electric car ambitions have taken another body blow as Swedish Northvolt declares bankruptcy in USA. The massively taxpayer-subsidized gigafactory now under construction in Heide is in jeopardy and becoming a huge embarrassment for Germany’s Socialist-Green government. Press image Northvolt Northvolt, […]
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By P Gosselin on 4. December 2024
She made Germany the sick old economic man of Europe and the world. No one has arguably transformed Germany more fundamentally than Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor. Under Merkel, Germany allowed hundreds of thousands on immigrants to pour into the country, forever changing the German culture fabric. Her policies also crippled Germany’s energy supply […]
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By P Gosselin on 1. December 2024
Germany’s CO2 tax is set to increase from the current 45 euros a tonne to 55 euros at the turn of 2025… This will drive up heating and energy costs consumers and businesses. Hat-tip: Blackout News The hefty rise means the tax on CO2 will almost double in just 2 years. In 2023, the carbon […]
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By P Gosselin on 3. November 2024
A bit off topic today… It shouldn’t be any mystery as to which candidate this site is endorsing, given their known respective positions on topics like climate change, energy policy, economics, liberty, war, free speech, healthcare, crime and other crucial social issues. That aside, the USA could make history in the days ahead should it […]
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