In a significant victory for conservative values and practical policy-making, Dutch farmers and a new right-wing coalition government have successfully pushed back against wasteful and impractical climate policies. This remarkable turnaround comes after years of top-down, ideologically driven mandates that threatened both the livelihood of farmers and the economic stability of the Netherlands. This victory is not just a win for Dutch farmers but a promising sign for conservatives worldwide who advocate for sensible, science-based environmental policies.
The Rise of the Right-Wing Coalition
Geert Wilders, a prominent figure in Dutch politics, has led a coalition that marks a decisive shift in the Netherlands’ approach to climate policy. Wilders, often dubbed the “Dutch Trump,” formed a new government that includes the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB). This coalition is notable for being the first to prioritize agricultural interests since the EU set its net-zero objectives.
“The Netherlands will tear up rules forcing homeowners to buy heat pumps as part of a war on net zero by Geert Wilders and the Dutch farmers’ party. Six months after his shock election victory, Mr. Wilders this week struck an agreement to usher in a Right-wing coalition government of four parties. ‘We are writing history,’ he said as he announced the program for the new government.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/18/mandatory-heat-pumps-abolished-net-zero-figght-netherlands/
The victory was hard-fought, with mass protests from farmers highlighting the absurdity of the previous government’s policies. The farmers’ movement, which has now found its way into the heart of government, symbolizes a growing discontent with impractical climate mandates.
The Repeal of the Mandatory Heat Pump Rule
One of the most significant reversals under this new government is the scrapping of the mandatory heat pump rule. This regulation would have forced homeowners to switch to hybrid heat pumps, an expensive and inefficient solution for many. The EU’s goal was to install at least 10 million additional heat pumps by 2027 as part of its 2050 net-zero ambition. However, the reality is that these systems are not only costly but also ineffective in many Dutch homes, leading to higher energy bills and unnecessary financial strain on families.
“The act, introduced shortly after the EU announced its objective to install at least 10 million additional heat pumps by 2027 to hit its 2050 net zero goal, would have made them standard in Dutch homes. Switching to heat pumps would have driven down Dutch household use of natural gas for heating, which is the largest source of its gas consumption, equivalent to about 30 percent in total.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/18/mandatory-heat-pumps-abolished-net-zero-figght-netherlands/
Caroline van der Plas, leader of the BBB, proudly announced, “Thanks to BBB’s efforts, the mandatory heat pump will be abolished.” This statement encapsulates the coalition’s commitment to policies that make sense economically and environmentally, rather than blindly following EU mandates.
Reversing Impractical Agricultural Policies
The previous government’s approach included compulsory buyouts of farms to reduce nitrogen emissions, a policy that sparked widespread protests and was met with fierce resistance from the agricultural community. The new coalition has replaced these compulsory buyouts with voluntary schemes, respecting farmers’ rights and livelihoods while still addressing environmental concerns.
“Compulsory farm buyouts will now be replaced with a voluntary scheme, which was one of the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement’s (BBB) conditions for entering government with Mr. Wilders.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/18/mandatory-heat-pumps-abolished-net-zero-figght-netherlands/
This change is a clear rejection of the EU’s heavy-handed tactics. The Netherlands will now seek to negotiate more realistic nitrogen emission targets, arguing that the previous policies were unattainable and unfairly punitive to Dutch farmers.
A Shift in Subsidy Policies
The new government also plans to end subsidies for electric cars by 2025, another move that signals a departure from the EU’s blanket approach to climate policy. These subsidies have been criticized for benefiting the wealthy who can afford electric vehicles while doing little to address broader environmental issues. By phasing out these subsidies, the Netherlands aims to create a more balanced and fair approach to environmental policy that considers the economic impact on all citizens.
“The coalition pact includes pledges to reverse green policies introduced under the previous government to hit EU climate targets, including compulsory buyouts of polluting farms. It also plans to end subsidies for electric cars in 2025 and rejects an EU demand that the Dutch reduce livestock numbers to cut pollution.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/18/mandatory-heat-pumps-abolished-net-zero-figght-netherlands/
Resistance from Environmental Groups
Unsurprisingly, these changes have been met with outrage from environmental groups. The Dutch branch of Greenpeace labeled the new coalition agreement as “an attack on nature.” However, this perspective ignores the fundamental flaws in the previous policies, which often prioritized ideological purity over practical outcomes. The new government’s stance is not an attack on nature but a call for more effective and realistic environmental policies.
The Bigger Picture
The success of Dutch farmers and the new coalition government is part of a broader trend of conservative pushback against impractical climate policies. Across Europe, similar movements are gaining momentum, driven by a demand for policies that balance environmental protection with economic reality. This shift reflects a growing recognition that environmental, (climate) policies must be grounded in scientific evidence and economic feasibility, rather than driven by ideological dogma.
“The 26-page coalition agreement also states that the Netherlands must no longer pursue ‘a more ambitious environment policy’ than the rest of Europe. ‘We’ll adhere to the existing agreements; only if we do not achieve the goals do we create alternative policies,’ the document, called Hope, Courage and Pride, said.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/18/mandatory-heat-pumps-abolished-net-zero-figght-netherlands/
Conclusion
The recent policy reversals in the Netherlands represent a significant victory for conservatives and a welcome relief for those who have long advocated for more practical, science-based approaches to environmental issues. By rejecting wasteful and impractical mandates, the new Dutch government has set a powerful precedent for other nations grappling with similar challenges. As this movement gains traction, it holds the promise of more balanced and effective climate policies worldwide, ensuring that environmental protection goes hand-in-hand with economic stability and common sense.
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This seems a very positive development. However, it will receive huge opposition from the msm and even state bureaucracy. Then there is the unease between the coalition parties and their supporters. Then there are the courts and possible ‘green’ lawsuits. I am much more negative about the survival of this government as its cohesion is by no means guaranteed and constant negative pressure by a hyped hostile press. And the state ship moves slowly. With no immediate success it might look this government is more teethless than presumed w internal upheaval nearby. I wish it wasnt so. They even have a problem chosing an outsider PM. I am from Holland and follow these things closely. Also, the coalition parties also seem in favour of fully supporting the Ukraine and anti russian militarism. It’s in other words a mixed bag.
My grandparents were from Holland and I share your concern about the future of this industrious country and their people. They have strayed from being thrifty and productive people to something that I don’t recognize anymore.
Obama didn’t know your grandparents were from Holland. He thought they were Dutch.
I didn’t see Geert in the lead in image, I saw Alec Baldwin
It is sad that words like thrift and austerity have been branded as negative and harmful by politicians rather than being prudent. I attended an excellent lecture by someone from Holland some years ago in Dublin when he spoke on the need for thrift. Politicians have an aversion to thrift.
Noord or Zuid Holland or do you mean The Netherlands ?
It is not their money, and they get to spend it by lying.
Egregious folks, flocking together like a uniparty, omertà Mafia
I emigrated from The Netherlands in 1955, and by 1970 was warning them about the uncontrolled walk-ins from all over
About 10 years ago, I was in Amsterdam, which had turned into a sh..hole, similar to some California places.
I was so shocked, vowed never to come back.
Your list sounds like a wish list.There
is no “on the other hand”. If you’ve been following, look at all the rest of Europe and America. This is the end of days my friend! UK, and Germany in a policy-caused energy crisis are walking back on climate big time, they are opening coal mines. Ev cars are toast, Farmers have been raising g hell in their countries too and will be encouraged by the Dutch. Don’t just watch CNN a d the NYT.
It doesnt matter what i think. The issue is that there are 2 camps within the coalition. 2 parties who in the beginning stated they were NOT going to be in coalition w Wilders. Then they did but not out of conviction. Reluctant partners without a shared conviction will eventually find something to stumble on. But..i might be too negative. I hope the outcome is positive as i mainly agree w most of the propositions. One of the positives is that it gives the members of parliament more influence over decision making instead of a rubber stamped program.we will see. We live in a very unforgiving world.
They are all there to make Wilders fail. Just like the republican party is trying with Trump.
…It doesn’t matter what I think. The issue is that…
Love that reaction!
Coalitions matter; Wilders and his followers are more convincing, and the farmers are a powerful tool. Struggling, they will prevail.
Hopefully!
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Wilders has been a real fighter for decades. Bless him and those with him.
It is time to get something straight. To compare right wing with some dictators we had in Germany and Italy is falls. One was a socialist and one a communist so both were left wing.
The “right” and “left” terms are archaic. It’s more complicated than that. The words are overused by everyone. It’s possible now to be conservative on some issues and less so on others. Bill Clinton described a 2X2 matrix. You can be either on social issues and different on economic issues.
Bill Clinton. Now there is a man to take advice from.
Yes, I know- but his analysis of that 2X2 matrix is real- with me for an example. I’m socially liberal- simply meaning I don’t care how others want to live- whether I approve or not and I don’t want anyone telling me how to live. But I’m very conservative when it comes to economics. It’s not advice, it’s a way of viewing how people’s views are often complex. A reason I’m so conservative economically is because I was self employed for 50 years.
For me everyone minding its own business = conservative = freedom = free market.
Those woke ”open minded” is where it gets very restrictive.
I’ve seen too many political ‘matrices’ where you get crazy results due to people being okay with the means of state coercion, as long as they agree with the ends being coerced.
I always try for consistency / simplicity, i.e., a linear continuum from the Left, where economic decisions are made collectively and implemented coercively, to the Right, where economic decisions are made individually and implemented voluntarily.
They tackled the no-brainer, easy part, because almost all Dutch drive gasoline cars and have no desire to use EVs. Same with heat pumps. The farmers protested with their tractors and got what they want
Next has to be closing borders and deporting tens of millions of illegals
Trump will do the same, plus shitcan expensive, highly subsidized, dysfunctional wind, then drill baby drill, and pardon all Jan6 demonstrators, who saw their protest being hijacked by outsiders of the FBI, etc., and the collusion between Pelosi and Defense, not to deploy the National Guard until THREE HOURS after Trump ordered them deployed.
National Guard members, watching on TV, saw the demonstrators and were wondering why they had no been deployed, according testimony before a House Committee
The national guard was approved by Trump days before the Jan. 6. riot with 10,000 and if needed being the authorization.
Calls for national guard were met with, “bad optics” literally as the reason given for declining.
Exactly correct.
It would have stopped the Deep State phony “insurrection”, which they had hoped to pin on Trump, to neuter him, but it did not stick, because they were screwed by their sheer incompetence/lack of foolproof co-ordination; there were too many loose ends, which kept revealing themselves drip, drip, as time went by.
I found it highly suspect when the Secret Service refused a Presidential order to take Trump to the Capital as being too unsafe.
I found it highly suspect when the riot and violence started some 15 minutes prior to Trump concluding the speech and before the “fight like hell” phrase was uttered.
Maybe the Secret Service had reports of the violence, but no one has ever reported that.
Benefit of the doubt is important as is analysis of alternative, neither of which were applied in the headlong pursuit of Impeachment.
When the Green’s goal is absolute control, and not Saving The Planet, they will criticize any effort that undermines their true goal. One only need look at what the end game is to understand what the Green’s are doing.
Right wing were dictators like we had in Germany and Italy or the USSR. The dictator we had in Germany was even one of the first Greens.
Russia grew its centrally planned economy by 5.4% in the first qtr 2024, which is much better than the zero to negative real growth of the EU, which imposed all these sanctions on Russia, which were supposed to implode Russia, so it could be broken up in 4 to 7 pieces.
Oh, gee, something is ideologically wrong in Brussels.
It is sufffering from a lack of common sense
Actually those dictators you reference were socialists, aka extreme left progressives.
You’re right that’s what I wanted to say.
Ups I mean LEFT wing.
But a vast improvement all the same.
The real problem in most countries are career bureaucrats, so I hope the new Dutch government has a plan on how to deal with what I presume will be obstructionism by apparatchiks.
Anybody who is concerned about the Deep State in the US just needs to have a look at the EU. The bureaucracy rules all.
At least in the EU, the Deep State appears to be out in the open.
And who rules the bureaucrats ? Who can print all what is needed to buy/corrupt the bureaucrats ?
This is the type of action more consumers in general need to take to force governments to back off with their ineffectual climate change actions that succeed only in driving up living costs with nothing to show for them. People don’t appreciate new laws, regulations, restrictions and taxes that have little effect on combating a non-issue; i.e., the climate “crisis”. And when there’s a strong suspicion that the only ones to benefit from these new measures are the peddlers of overpriced green products and academics, environmentalists and bureaucrats whose livelihoods depend on perpetuating the climate myth, citizens need to let their elected representatives know of their displeasure without further hesitation.
After years of being lied to about renewables being less expensive or no more expensive than conventional energy, people are finally fed up.
Like 1,000 lawyers drowned in the ocean, it’s a damn good start.
“Like 1,000 lawyers drowned in the ocean …” I would call that a drop in the ocean.
Not sure I would choose lawyers first, although many politicians have law degrees.
Americans need to rediscover their revolutionary spirit, of the years prior to 1776.
The British were so pissed their exploitation of the colonies had come to an end.
Stop being zombies, lolled into a coma by the destructive Media, which is a paid-for hand maiden of the moneyed elites
We are not programmed to respond in that way.
50 years of eliminating critical thinking and reducing attention spans to 12 seconds.
My personal observations anyway.
A small step in the right direction. The whole northern EU heat pump thing makes no sense. In the cold of winter, the thing just shifts to resistive heating.
And the fantasy that heat pump electricity will come from renewables in winter is just that, a fantasy. Solar PV production is at a minimum, and the frequent cold winter highs mean no wind for days at a time.
If the far-left anti-environment scum at Greenpeace don’t like it…
.. You are doing the right thing !!
You and he speak the truth.
More good news. One more example showing that government control does not work. You can call your form of government anything you want democracy, socialism, communism, republic, facism, nazism, welfarism or any other name you choose, the point is government control doesn’t work. The government’s responsibilities should be very few mostly things like defense, border security, treaties, maybe some international intelligence work and interstate cooperation. Citizens know what is best individually and collectively.
The simple truth is government is really bad at doing things. So it should be common sense to limit it’s functions to a bare minimum.
It’s really bad at it until you try the alternatives. Much government services are contracted to private companies or large corporations these days.
Economic efficiency is your mantra but it isn’t the only way society’s progress . Take for example the theory that economic efficiency is improved by more monopolys and duopolys. We know that isn’t true
Private companies or large corporations as long as they don’t operate in a free market system will not be more economic efficient without competition. They are the first to lobby for more bureaucracy = less competition.
Druker the problem with government doing the work of businesses is regulation. No entity should be self regulated. Who is going to regulate the government? There are a few limited jobs fit for the federal government primarily defense, treaties, protecting the border, international intelligence, interstate cooperation and maybe a few others. Running businesses is not one of them.
The simple truth is government is really bad at doing things.
My wife told me once of a brothel in NV that was for some reason taken over by the govt and they ran it bankrupt. THAT takes some (negative) skill…
The true function of government is to protect its citizens from the government.
Do you live in Missoula?
Very well said. State interference is invariably a recipe for waste, corruption and fraud.
So the bigger the State more will be wasted in having more control/power.
I suggest that “waste, corruption and fraud” exist both with “big government”- and without it. The difference is that without big government, we all save money.
Oh, but the deep state is manipulating what citizens think, individually and collectively
Wilpost, it is our job to not be manipulated.
I hope this conservative / agricultural coalition can hold the line against the ‘elites’. One aspect of US governance back in the day was that each state typically had two legislative houses, one based on population that favored urban voters and one based on area that favored rural voters. This made it difficult to pass legislation unless both rural and urban voters were on board.
Of course, the Warren Court was against this speed bump on the road to central planning, which is why most rural voters today are at the mercy of urban hipsters.
Rural gerrymanders were more about farmer power over prices than urban elites.
The constitution declaration of independence is quite clear … All men are created equal.
If that’s not ok with you , then your ideas aren’t compatible with democracy
All men are created equal. If they owned property.
Ninety percent of the population were farmers, almost all of them owned their land, which had been stolen from the natives
Who stole it from other natives.
Well, for one thing the word ‘democracy’ doesn’t occur in either the Declaration or the Constitution, notwithstanding the fact that the founders were very much aware of that form of governance. The reason for the omission was that they were very aware and fearful of every democracy’s inevitable descent into the tyranny of mob rule.
Second, the Constitution stipulates that the Senate be composed of two members from each state so as to provide even the less populous states a voice in the Federal government.
And then there’s the obvious question of why bother to set up a bicameral legislature at all if both houses are electoral clones of each other, unless, of course, your intent is to destroy the safeguards of limited government.
Constitutional Republic.
JFK is noted as the first to rename USA as a Democracy and that had the hidden purpose of attracting voters to the party.
He was very clever with words
He used woke a lot
He set the stage for a lot of our misfortunes, with help from RINOs
Hillary would have been Obama’s third term.
They had no idea, lying Biden would degenerate into a zombie
Thank you, Frank
Excellent result and a good start to claim back reason, democracy & sovereignty over collective non-thought CAGW ideology and related globalist dictates. Geert Wilders tells Brussels to shove their heat pump ‘mandate’.
You can expect more of these EU climate change reversals and abolishment of the idiocy as elections unfold. Canada and the USA will also start to dismantle the green left fear based irrational climate policies.
The obvious question is; since when did life, liberty, property, and self governance become “right-wing”? We all know what the “greeners” are, and it ain’t centrist, reasonable and rational people.
Since renewables hit the “R- Wall” i.e. ~30% of power output by renewables, after which exponential leaps in costs and the need for complicating add-on tech patches for the system arise, rendering the grid essentially
inoperable. The term ” hitting the renewables wall” was coined by The Manhattan Contrarian who noticed the phenomenon first in connection with the California grid.
#1Proof: When was the last time you heard a word from the hyper-loquacious Newsome the world leader in this foolishness?
#2Proof: Britain and Germany hit the R-Wall, and in desperation, both hauled mothballed FF-fired plants back into service and trotted the globe seeking nat gas at the highest spot prices ever. Germany even dismantled a windfarm to expose more coal reserveshttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/20/news/germany-wind-turbines-torn-down-coal-mine-rbc-financing-sustainability
#3Proof: Renewables power output in EU was reported in 2019 to have peaked in 2017. It was also reported that 47GW of spent wind were awaiting decommissioning. This report has disappeared, but Covid followed as did the broken supply chain, material shortages, the nat gas panic, resurgence of coal, moratoriums on nuclear closures, walking back on gas boilers and the collapse of the ev dreams. This is proof of the 2017 peaking renubles that’s better than gov numbers.The Dutch farmers have just cemented “the peak” for all time.
Now the renovations, much much bigger than WWII. 100 million redundant jobs in The West that were never needed for a real world – every institution, university NGO, gov departments, cities …and the redundants? Their studies, professions of absolutely no use in a real world.
One of the best big picture comments in this string
Wind Europe issued a press release, March 25th 2022, in which they said 38GW of Europe’s onshore wind capacity would reach the end of its normal operational life by 2025.
Unfortunately, although I have a note of it, I don’t have a link.
They will repower a lot of them.
The cost of that will bankrupt the UK
Don’t worry, they repower it with wind, not nuclear.
#1 What?
#2 You may remember the Ukraine war? Being the reason gas got so expensive in Europe? That was the reason, not renewables.
#3 Still not true, no matter how much you repeat it. Coal is already in decline again, nuclear still on its way out as are gas boilers in new buildings in the coming years.
Low-cost gas enabled low interest rates and enable wind, solar, batteries to shine
They tanked after high-cost gas and high interest rates
They were dogs before, per engineering sense, and revealed themselves as super dogs to all, even to the most obstinate politicians.
The engineers had been right all along
Engineers are rarely involved and if they are they are last in line: 1: set the required Co2 emission target, 2: implement control mechanisms (subsidise and punish)3: promote renewable industry, 4: demand grid expansion, 5: ignore calculations or play them down ( or lie). And 6: get the right kind of engineer ( the one affiliated w renewables) to do the calculations.
Yep, exactly right
A solar vendor came to my house, claiming I should go solar.
I showed him my spreadsheets
He was flabbergasted and left
Some claims or promises for certain changes are promised. In those promises there seems to be no repudiation of basic climate alarm nonsense, only in how vigorously the aims of such ideology will be pursued. Also, nothing except some election results have so far been achieved so any ideas that the election results will actually bring about policy changes, especially of longer term policies, are only speculative.
It was quite a surprise that the BBB seem to accept the climate alarm narrative, the GHE/ Co2 coupling. They just dont want the farmers to suffer economically. Since i never heard Wilders talk much about the climate alarm it seems that at least 3 pit of the 4 parties accept the mainstream narrative
Im sorry but the edit function does not seem to work properly for typo correction
I am not sure BBB does accept. It is clear, however, what their priorities are.
It is part of Election management
Common sense wins again. When the propaganda wears thin common sense steps in.
Jo Nova’s take on this.
Tell the world, the Dutch tractor protests and a War on Net Zero won
Yes Minister we’ve rolled out the Suggestion Box for them again-
“Back to the future” for Australia’s carbon credit scheme | RenewEconomy
Why is a sensible governing policy called “right wing.” it’s not right wing. It’s sensible pragmatic wing. So-called left wing is stupid ideological wing.
So let’s call it what it is. A sensible wing has taken control of the Netherlands government, replacing previous control by the stupid wing.
You should know by now lefties don’t do irony and there’s the right wing and the wrong wing.
First thing i noticed: the article mentions Wilders’ PVV and the farmers/citizens BBB but omits to mention the other 2, the new NSC and the old VVD. That is an uncomfortable coalition. Many potholes on the road to salvation. That the article does not mention the other 2 and the feeble construct is very sloppy reporting. I guess for foreign correspondents it is more about the positive message it sends than the actual reality of the coalition.
The 6 months it took to get a government underlines those points .
And they couldve come up w a general plan in a few weeks. They took 6 months to come up w a 24 page general program w a lot of precise details left out and mainly highlighted what they were NOT going to do ie, implementing a lot of EU directives etc. With lots of walkouts during negotiations and unnecessary
Internal strife this does not bode well in case of upcoming trials and tribulations common in politics
Before celebrating you should know that climate goals haven’t been changed. I suspect they go for the do nothing approach and watch it all crash. Sure they can change policies and then climate goals will fail 100%, just like it would otherwise. So Wilders scores with softening climate policies and opposition scores with keeping climate goals. It looks like everyone wins but in reality everyone loses. It’s not going to be the big change that we wanted, and that’s all climate madness of the table.
I agree. There is very little about the climate debate and most is about heat pumps and implementation processes. Basically anti EU enforcement. But i dont agree with yr statement that “everybody loses”. You are conflating a few things. We do see reality hitting the green dream. That can only grow. And maybe its better to aim for steering the ship towards a different aim than a fast revolution. I do see some positives. But that doesnt negate the reality of politics and the new coalition issues..
From
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/natural-forces-cause-periodic-global-warming
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/hunga-tonga-volcanic-eruption
Important Role of CO2 for Flora and Fauna Growth
Plants require require at least 1000 to 1200 ppm of CO2, as proven in greenhouses
Many plants have become extinct, along with the fauna they supported, due to a lack of CO2
As a result, many areas of the world became arid and deserts.
Current CO2 needs to at least double or triple
Earth temperature increased about 1.2 C since 1900, due to many causes, such as fossil CO2, flora CO2, and permafrost methane which converts to CO2.
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CO2 emissions of fossil fuels are a blessing.
CO2 has increased from about 296 ppm in 1900 to 423 ppm at end 2023, and
1) Increased world greening by at least 10 to 15%, as measured by satellites since 1979. Increased greening produces oxygen by photosynthesis. It forms a filter in the upper atmosphere that absorbs harmful UV radiation, with wavelengths below 240 nm, 2) Increased world fauna, 3) Increased crop yields per acre, 4) Reduced world desert areas
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Fossil fuel CO2 was 37.55 Gt, or 4.8 ppm in 2023, about 68% of total human CO2. One CO2 ppm = 7.821 Gt
Total human was 7.06 ppm. See summary URL.
https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt
To atmosphere was CO2 was 421.08 ppm, end 2023 – 418.53, end 2022 = 2.55 ppm; natural increase is assumed zero
To oceans 3.5 ppm (assumed); to other sinks 1.01 ppm
Mauna Loa curve shows an annual variation of about 9 ppm during a year, due to seasonal absorption by photosynthesis, 6CO2 (from the air) + 6H2O (from the ground) → C6H12O6 (glucose to feed the plant) + 6O2 (to the air), and decay
We need more biomass (plant more trees) that uses CO2 to produce O2. See URL
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https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/new-study-2001-2020-global-greening-is-an-indisputable-fact-andhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/co2-is-not-pollution-it-s-the-currency-of-life
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/summary-of-world-co2eq-emissions-all-sources-and-energy-related
https://issuu.com/johna.shanahan/docs/co2_pitch_4-3-24_baeuerle_english
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Oceans Absorb CO2
Sea water has 3.5% salt, NaCl, by weight.
CO2 molecules continuously move from the air into sea water, per Henry’s Law of partial pressures
CO2 and NaCl form many compounds that contain C, O2, H2, Cl. They sustain flora and fauna in the oceans.
At the surface, seawater pH 8.1, and CO2 421 ppm, the % presence of [CO2], [HCO3−], and [CO3 2−] is 0.5, 89, and 10.5; “Free” CO2 molecules at the surface, is only 0.5%; CO2 out-migration is minimal, given the conditions.
The oceans are a major sink of CO2 (human + natural) in the atmosphere
https://tos.org/oceanography/assets/docs/14-4_feely.pdf
You shouldn’t “assume zero,” since “natural” is not being measured.
I assumed natural CO2 increase in 2023 at zero, to perform calculations.
As soon as there is a number, I will make adjustments
Next should be the REAL solution…
“NEXIT!!”
Let me be more precise: Geert Wilders (PVV) and BBB get on real good. They did not have the nrs to form a government. The new NSC is focussed on political reform. The VVD is the current government soon to be replaced. They lost plenty of votes but consider themselves kingmaker. Both the NSC and VVD did not want to be part of the coalition but reluctantly joined. 6 months of internal hassle resulting in a 24 page summery of intent. Those 2 parties will jump when the going gets tough. The VVD will be quite neutral and not make any dangerous moves. NSC’s leader Omtzigt has shown psychological instability during the negotiations and that pressure cooker situation will arise again. So, we dont have a stable government with a backbone. It is lobsided and fragile. Most of the experts, even the sympathetic ones expect it to fall within a year. Unless they do develop a backbone. The short history so far is not promising a positive outcome..
The world now seems a bit less insane. Huzzah!
The game is rigged-the only alternative is to kick the table over and go to the matresses (to mix a metaphor). Remember, a .44 beats 4 of a kind…