ᐅ Gas Prices – Where Is Gas Still Affordable?

Deliverer schrieb:

Why is this something to cry about? A lot is really happening in the world. Definitely not enough, but things are happening. And it feels exponential!

Yes, but in the opposite direction. In Asia and Africa, everyone who can afford it wants to own a car, even if it’s an old, rundown one. There are cars on the road there that wouldn’t pass an emissions test here. Everyone wants to share in prosperity, which leads to massive plastic packaging consumption, shops cooling their interiors to refrigerator temperatures with doors wide open, and so on. Just one small but telling example: We ban plastic drinking straws here. In Thailand, every person uses more plastic packaging and straws in a single day than I could in a whole year.

The "relief package" came at the perfect time. Other countries acted immediately, while our government implemented measures only by June with the start of summer. Many are happy that driving has become cheaper again, with 9€ tickets to travel across the country, etc. The majority are pacified, and when things become difficult in autumn/winter, no one will have known or anticipated that it would turn out this way...

motorradsilke schrieb:

Yes, but exactly in the opposite direction. In Asia and Africa, everyone who can somehow afford it wants to own a car, even if it’s an old one. There, cars are still used that wouldn’t pass an emissions test here. Everyone wants to share in prosperity, there is an endless use of plastic packaging, shops keep their doors open while cooling to refrigerator temperatures, and so on.

Germany has been the world’s top export nation until recently. Half of its economic output goes abroad.

[E]In terms of economic efficiency, measured as energy input relative to economic output, we rank fifth(!) worldwide out of around 200 countries.[/E] This is unique for such an export giant!

However, as seen in recent months, exports are declining due to rising energy prices. I fear this trend will accelerate significantly.

The [E]demand[/E] for our export goods like vehicles and chemical products remains [E]strong globally.[/E] It doesn’t matter—this industry will simply relocate elsewhere or be overtaken by competitors (as happened already with wind turbines and photovoltaics). But, as indicated by our fifth place in efficiency, this will likely [E]not happen with less energy input.[/E]

Overall, it is fair to say that what is happening due to the energy transition and expensive prices in terms of supply reduction and cost increases will [E]not[/E] affect global demand and will in total lead to [E]higher energy consumption,[/E] especially from [E]fossil[/E] energy sources.

Why exactly did we want to carry out an energy transition again? Oh yes... :p

CO2 emissions stop at borders and we are role models, supposedly admired and followed by other countries. Two comforting illusions that will bring us down to the level of emerging economies and, because of the moral posturing, make us the laughingstock of the G-20. At least it will secure us first place in virtue ethics. Everything else, however, will have gone wrong.

Scout** schrieb:

And we are role models that other countries would surely like to copy.

Why do so many people believe we are somehow leaders in climate protection? Just look up the statistics for renewable energy expansion over the past five years! We don’t even meet our own half-hearted targets, let alone the 1.5°C (34.7°F) goal. We are lagging behind and trying to keep up economically. Which isn’t exactly easy, considering the main conservative party sold off all future technologies to China so that the diesel engine could continue to be developed here! Unfortunately, there are still far too many ignorant people who fall for this gang and the baseless claims some make here.

In the end, education is what could save us. We’ll probably get to it soon. But first, 100 billion for the military! Better safe than sorry!

Deliverer schrieb:

We can’t even meet our own half-hearted goals, let alone the 1.5°C target

WE will achieve the 1.5°C target on our own. Absolutely, without a doubt. At least as sure as retirement. 😉

Deliverer schrieb:

In the end, it’s education again that could save us

That may sound arrogant. But arrogance should not be confused with education.

I don’t want to praise myself, but unfortunately it’s true: I hold a degree in electrical engineering, I understand the technology, and I can do the math instead of just imagining things. I’m currently installing a lot of photovoltaic panels on my roof. Because I can calculate. Because it’s a great addition. However, I don’t claim that this will save the world or that I could disconnect from the power grid because of it. The latter would be uneconomical to the point of ruin, for me personally and even more so for an economy. And as I just explained, it wouldn’t benefit the planet if this happened only here.

Scout** schrieb:

WE alone will achieve the 1.5°C target.

Only you claim that nonsense...

Scout** schrieb:

That sounds arrogant. But one shouldn’t confuse arrogance with knowledge.

I don’t want to praise myself, but unfortunately it’s true: I have an electrical engineering degree,

That part reads very funny. :-)