Oh, Climate Change.

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

Germany's eco-politics is totall f*cked up. Solar-Power could be an option, if they really cared, but instead they invest in old-fashioned solar-stations that are limitless pointless in the cocktail of different power-solutions. Wind-Energy is totally hyped, but in order to build the Wind Power plants the involved partys of local, regional, and federal politics plus the companys take down huge forests and even nature-sanctuaries, because the companies being involved try to milk the system - and the ones paying for it twice are the people paying the higher power-rates as well as paying taxes being poured into the wallets of the companies. Pure madness. This is only about the money, nothing else.

The right policy would be to consider strategies to reduce the hunger for power (energy); but in an economic system mostly based on consumption such policys are not accepted.

I am not certain if colonizing Mars would be an option; actually Mars looks pretty much like the future face of Earth ...

Best wishes!
Liam

I would not say that German eco politics are totally fucked up. It is quite right that there are plenty ways of optimization but I guess it is valid to state that we have come a long way here in Germany. Due to its federal structure, we have seen an intense discussion among the federal states about promotion of economic development - whether there should be more wind, solar, water energy and so on. This will take some time for sure. As a side note - we will not make it on our own. Germany will need to take more action towards an European approach. However, it will take some time (I am repeating myself) again.

My three main complaints about eco polictics are:

1) Germany's Green party - or the big communication disaster. They - in my opinion - used and still use to teach the condescendingly from above. A "we can be better than this, we will benefit from this technological improvement" is always better than "Oh! What! Have! You! Done! We will make it much more expensive for you because we do not what you to <insert environmental sin here>." Though this creates publicity, people tend to react negative to it because it appears to make their lives more complicated - simply put.

2) People themselves are Janus-faced. A lot of week-end environmentalists like to drive an SUV - even here in Germany because it is a nice cosy thing. And these people vote the eco politicians they tend to blame for bad eco politics. (I like to emphasize that I am NOT looking at you Liam, just at society in general)

3) We have to realize there we are still at the beginning of the next technological revolution. This means, we have to except that we will stumble into some blind alleys along the way. We still have to find solutions to better store and distribute energy during day- and nighttime. This requires a change in our mindset. Be more fault tolerant. In the end, Mr Adam Smith, with the right technology, each revolution grants a lot of different ways to yield a profit. That is a valid point too.