Energy Crisis - Page 4

The BBC has reportedly crafted secret scripts to be read out in the event that the energy crisis results in blackouts during the winter.

Germany’s left-wing Chancellor has ordered that his country’s three remaining nuclear power plants be kept online beyond the end of this year in a move that has prompted outrage from climate crazies.

Due to a ban in the Paris region of Ile-de-France on renting energy-intensive properties, about half of the homes in the region will not be eligible to be rented out.

The Swedish Security Police warns of an increased risk of sabotage of the electricity grid and has called for more resources to monitor.

French mayors have warned the Macron government that the country is heading “straight into the wall” over surging energy costs in the country.

As the German economy crumbles under massive inflation and the ongoing energy crisis, the country’s chancellor is to visit Communist China seemingly in the hopes of maintaining business relations with the authoritarian state.

Greta Thunberg has said that she would like to see Germany continue using its remaining nuclear power plants, despite green agenda loving politicians in the country angling for them to be shut down.

Members of the public lost patience with ‘Just Stop Oil’ climate change activists blocking traffic in London, dragging them bodily from the road in the absence of police action.

Prime Minister Liz Truss agreed to sign up for a major wind power project at the meeting of Emmanuel Macron’s European Political Community.

Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and current candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, said her priority if elected is to “open up” ANWR as a measure against the “fake energy crisis” that President “Biden made.”

Truss defended her agenda: “Whenever there is change, there is disruption. And not everybody will be in favour… But everyone will benefit”.

The UK will construct its first nuclear fusion power plant in a bid to provide “a beacon of bountiful, green energy,” said Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Italy’s likely next Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to fight against speculators she claims are distorting the energy markets.

Climate extremist group Just Stop Oil has blockaded Downing Street, site of the Prime Minister’s official residence, and say they will not leave “until their demands are met”. 

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election – the fourth in 18 months – marked by a raging war nearby, political instability, and economic hardships in the European Union’s poorest member.

German Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed concern over the looming energy crisis this winter, telling German media that the situation was extremely tense and there is a possibility that Germany may run out of gas.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies.

The former head of the German Federal Intelligence Service claims Russia stood “to gain the most” from sabotaging Russian gas pipelines to Germany bypassing Ukraine and Poland.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has been on a media tour defending her tax-cutting ‘mini-budget’ amid fierce criticism from the left and central bankers.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Czech capital of Prague to demand an end to sanctions against Russia on Wednesday,

Germany’s economics minister has publicly admitted that much of the nation’s economy has already been reduced to a “burning” fire by the ongoing energy crisis ahead of what is expected to be a cold winter for many in the country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesman told the news agency dpa on Monday.

Despite the ongoing energy crisis, the UK Labour Party’s Shadow Chancellor has announced that her party will ban fracking and push their green agenda should they be put into power.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted unanimously last week to pass a plan to ban natural gas heaters and furnaces by 2030, ostensibly to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions.

The Prime Minister of Estonia has warned that her country faces blackouts if Russia disconnects the three Baltic states — all NATO and EU members — from its grid amid the ongoing Russo-Western sanctions war. 

The UK government has removed a ban on the use of fracking in England, with the country’s Energy Secretary telling the house of commons that the move is “just good common sense”.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed 40 new climate and environmental bills at once on Friday, leaving observers puzzled as to how the state will implement a slew of new “green” mandates and deadlines as it struggles with current ones.

The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest natural gas importer.

Despite the ongoing gas crisis, Liz Truss has promised that the United Kingdom will not ration energy over the coming winter months.

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency warns the country is not prepared, stating that businesses and vulnerable people are at major risk.

The once electricity-rich nation of South Africa is suffering its worst year of power outages yet, as the country plunges into its deepest energy crisis ever, with state utility Eskom declaring “Stage 6” load-shedding this week.

Police in the German capital of Berlin are preparing emergency plans in anticipation of a possible collapse of the energy grid over the winter.

Europe is now looking at the possibility of “social unrest” should the continent be hit with a cold winter this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has now warned.

Heavy industry experts have warned the European Commission that the EU faces the danger of “permanent deindustrialisation” should Brussels not act now to save the sector.

The Eiffel Tower has now officially been hit by energy rationing measures, with Parisian authorities announcing that the landmark will go dark earlier to save energy.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for increased taxes on energy profits because of the war in Ukraine and climate change.