Futurology

1888 readers

54 users here now

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

EU's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 'huge' 8% in 2023; EU says the data was evidence of the “continued decoupling of emissions and economic growth” in the bloc. (www.france24.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone who knows almost nothing about the EU, can you tell me/point me somewhere where I can learn more about German industrial collapse?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You could just google, there are many articles over the past few years.

https://www.politico.eu/article/rust-belt-on-the-rhine-the-deindustrialization-of-germany/ https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/high-energy-prices-bring-about-first-signs-deindustrialisation-germany-rwe-head

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2024/02/29/german-deindustrialization-is-a-wake-up-call-for-us-manufacturers/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tilakdoshi/2024/05/09/as-europe-deindustrializes-can-economic-suicide-be-avoided/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Holy shit that's bad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

This is old news as a result of first winter after Ukraine war. NG prices are back down to "normal" now. Electricity demand is high/growing. Renewables growth is far higher than electricity demand growth is the reason emissions are down. It's fair to say EU economy is not booming though.