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I have to say as somebody who works in this field, I was worried that this pandemic would allow some of these green policies to be swept away in the face of difficult economic conditions. Credit is definitely due to the current (and tbf the previous) government who have kept the cutting of carbon emissions very much on the agenda.
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Is he providing the wind himself? on 09:24 - Oct 6 with 1959 views
Is he providing the wind himself? on 09:23 - Oct 6 by JakeITFC
I have to say as somebody who works in this field, I was worried that this pandemic would allow some of these green policies to be swept away in the face of difficult economic conditions. Credit is definitely due to the current (and tbf the previous) government who have kept the cutting of carbon emissions very much on the agenda.
Careful!!! Giving credit to the current Govt on here is a banable offence
Is he providing the wind himself? on 09:36 - Oct 6 by usm
Careful!!! Giving credit to the current Govt on here is a banable offence
Possibly, we may be remembering the promises of an 'oven ready' Brexit deal, 10,000 'more' police officers(to replace the 20K)n they'd cut, 20,000 'more' nurses(if you count those who are already on the NMC register), the 'world class' track and trace, the promise to keep covid deaths below 20,000, pledges on PPE, the commitment to free speech(unless you're a lefty)...
I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
Is he providing the wind himself? on 08:28 - Oct 6 by Steve_M
I'm also convinced that, after the Garden Bridge, the bridge to Ireland and the airport in the Thames, this will definitely happen.
It depends on their target, which isn't clear. That article quotes Johnson as saying "We believe that in 10 years’ time offshore wind will be powering every home in the country, with our target rising from 30 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts”.
Current offshore wind has an installed capacity of about 8.5GW, with another 10.5GW currently under construction or going through planning for delivery by 2025. So are they saying they want to get that up to 40GW, i.e. another 21GW between 2025 and 2030? I'd have thought the chances of that are slim to zero, as it takes at least a decade to get these things built and would need at least a doubling of current construction rates.
If they mean a target of total wind including onshore, currently it's at about 25GW, so they need to get 15GW additional offshore built with 10.5 of that in the pipeline by 2025 - so just about doable, maybe.
Luckily they only have to offer the lots through the Crown Estate and experienced developers will do the rest,so it's more likely to happen than Johnson's cuckoo ideas!
Is he providing the wind himself? on 08:31 - Oct 6 by Oldsmoker
That's harsh. Johnson said that rice pudding quip years ago before wind was even discovered.
I'm pretty that's tongue in cheek. It's classic, self-deprecating Johnson. The party laps up his self references of that sort, and of course they'll be happy to see 'the lefties' get wound up over it.
Is he providing the wind himself? on 09:58 - Oct 6 by Swansea_Blue
I'm pretty that's tongue in cheek. It's classic, self-deprecating Johnson. The party laps up his self references of that sort, and of course they'll be happy to see 'the lefties' get wound up over it.
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