Truth be told, Europe has no energy and it was only with the Ukraine crisis that I realised this. Germany has been turning cheap gas from Russia into expensive cars, glass and chemicals for decades without me noticing that was all the deal was.

Europe just sucks in oil, gas, uranium and some coal from the rest of the world to give back what exactly?

So it is no surprise that renewable energy is showing up as significant these days, particularly when so much manufacturing industry is closed down and exported overseas.

The thing is that China and elsewhere in East Asia are burning those hydrocarbons now, so it is just globalization of the emissions.

Regarding nuclear, the French have been kicked out of West Africa so no cheap uranium for them, paid for with the special Franc they can only print in Paris to obtain as much uranium as they need from Africa.

The solar panels come from China so it is not as if Europe is leading the way in terms of tech.

All Europe government bodies also want the bicycle these days, with dreams of livable neighbourhoods and cycling holidays for all.

I doubt they care for solar panels or the bicycle, however, after the Ukraine crisis in 2022 it must be clear to some in Europe that there are no energy sources in Europe apart from a spot of Norwegian gas. When paying 4x for fracked LNG from Uncle Sam it must be an eye opener to them.