Comments by "" (@thomasherrin6798) on "Dire Straits: Energy in Europe || Peter Zeihan" video.

  1. Where do you start with this one, Germany, Italy and other European countries reliance on Russian Energy was foolish, their decision (For both countries) not to build New Nuclear is baffling, Germany cites the dangers with nuclear accidents which has directly killed around 10,000 people worldwide, however burning the nice brown coal kills 3,500 people annually in Germany "alone" , Germany is progressing with wind power at a bureaucratic pace (Slow and stop), solar really only works in Southern Europe as when you need it the most in Northern Europe it doesn't work. Germany has quickly built a number of LNG terminals with more to follow in 2023 and 2024 and has secured a 15 year supply (hopefully from "secure" sources this time), which is commendable. However it still does not address the fundamental problem that Europe has with Energy and renewables (Including at least 25% new nuclear) is the answer as that can be put in our backyard. The OPEC and OPEC+ countries are hostile to Europe (....and Asia but that's up to them to work it out) and therefore the transition must be made sooner rather than later, it would be better to plan a Europe wide energy infrastructure but that is too much to ask. I live in the UK, and we have also made big energy errors in the past but by 2030-2035 we will be majorly renewable energy independent, and by 2040 (.....and two trillion quid, one trillion on wind, nuclear and solar and one trillion on grid upgrades) totally energy independent, I hope Europe can do the same, but at present that doesn't appear to be the case, it's all a bit of a quick fix muddle!?!
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