Minerals Needed for ‘Green Energy’ Could Run Out Within 10 Years

 Critical minerals needed to build ‘green energy’ technology such as solar panels, nuclear power stations, electric cars and wind turbines could run out within 10 years, researchers have warned. The Times has the story.

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology found that if the world attempted to build enough clean technology to limit climate change to 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures, it would exhaust known reserves of several minerals within decades.

Reserves of tin, which is used in wind turbines and solar panels, could be exhausted by 2085, while cadmium, used in control rods of nuclear reactors, could run out by 2060. Indium, a crucial ingredient in specialist thin-film solar panels, could be used up by 2035.

The researchers said that their results showed the need to look for new reserves, particularly in under-explored regions such as Africa and central Asia, as well as scaling-up recycling, and substituting more common minerals for scarce ones.

Worries about the scarcity of cobalt, 70% of which is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo, have already led carmakers to use less of it in electric vehicle batteries. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has estimated that almost half of EV batteries manufactured this year would instead be made from lithium iron phosphate.

Another reason to think that the world may overcome these resource constraints is that in the past, known reserves have grown quickly once companies are incentivised to look for them. The researchers estimated that if known reserves of critical minerals grow as quickly as those of petroleum have since 1980, then shortages of many minerals would be avoided.

Yet with critical minerals distributed unevenly around the world, the researchers stressed the need for countries to trade openly together to prevent the clean energy transition being held back by resource constraints....<<<Read More>>>.....

Gas Boiler Ban to Be Fast-Tracked as New Homes Required to Have Heat Pumps and Solar Panels

Gas boilers in new homes will be banned as soon as next year and they will be required to have heat pumps and solar panels under plans being spearheaded by Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner. The Telegraph has more.

The Energy and Housing Secretaries have joined forces on new rules for housebuilders, which will require newbuilds to have heat pumps and solar panels.

The Telegraph understands the new rules will be announced by Ms Rayner this summer, and are likely to be in force by next year.

The fight for Net Zero is at the heart of a growing row engulfing Labour, exposed this week by Sir Tony Blair who warned Sir Keir Starmer that his current green policies were “doomed to fail”.

Despite Labour MPs and unions urging Sir Keir to change course on Net Zero, Mr Miliband and Ms Rayner will drive their radical reforms forward this year.

The Cabinet Ministers have been working together on Net Zero requirements in the Future Homes Standard, a change to building regulations first proposed by the Conservatives in 2019.

Insiders said the pair had opted for the most “ambitious” version of the new rules, which would ban gas boilers as fast as possible in new homes by increasing the energy efficiency requirements on developers.

But housebuilders have warned that onerous new Net Zero requirements could increase costs, making it less likely that Ms Rayner will meet her target of building 1.5 million homes by the end of Labour’s first term.

Industry sources said the boiler ban had been expected to come into force in 2027, after a 12-month period for the legislation to take effect and a further year to implement the changes.

Government sources now say the rules could take effect as soon as early 2026, giving the industry as little as six months to prepare.

Mr Miliband and Ms Rayner’s new rules will also require solar panels on almost all newbuilds, adding up to £4,000 to the cost of the properties.

That plan, first floated in a Conservative-era public consultation, comes despite pressure from the housebuilding sector to make solar panels optional.

The latest report from Britain’s fiscal watchdog estimated that Labour will fall 200,000 homes short of its 1.5 million target, even without the changes to building regulations....<<<Read More>>>...

Spain-Portugal power outage: Many are pointing to “renewable” energy as the cause

 At about midday on Monday, 28 April, large power outages left millions of homes and businesses in Spain and Portugal without power. The countries were in chaos, with traffic snarled, flights grounded, and subway stations across the country without power. Mobile phone and internet networks went down. Hospitals stopped procedures and used generators to administer to patients. 

Around 12:15 pm, demand for electricity in Spain dropped from 27,500 megawatts to nearly 15,000 megawatts in about 5 seconds. Portugal’s outage hit its capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts of the country. Even homes in the French Basque Country were without power for a few minutes.

The cause of the massive outage remains unclear, as authorities in neither Spain nor Portugal are able to conclusively determine the problem. However, Portuguese authorities declared that the failure appeared to have occurred across the border in Spain. According to Portuguese distributor E-Redes, the outage was caused by “a problem with the European electricity system.” Red Electrica, Spain’s state grid operator, blamed the outage on a “very strong oscillation” on the electric grid....<<<Read More>>>...

Net Zero zealots forget that 6,000 products are made from crude oil, including equipment needed for their “green” agenda; so, here’s a reminder

 Net Zero policymakers the world over appear to be unaware that electricity is generated after oil and that renewables only produce (unreliable) electricity, not the products and fuels needed to support the world’s population. So, Ronald Stein has penned an article to remind them.

Everything that needs electricity, including iPhones and computers, is made with petrochemicals manufactured from crude oil, coal or natural gas.

Even the “green” agenda needs hydrocarbons. All electric vehicles (“EVs”), solar panels and wind turbines are built with products, components and equipment made from crude oil derivatives.

Getting rid of crude oil would eliminate electricity, the more than 6,000 products in demand by hospitals, airports, communications, transport and the 8 billion people on this planet....<<<Read More>>>...

“Green Energy Genocide”: Allan Malcolm MacRae’s controversial challenge to the climate change narrative

In a world increasingly divided by the climate change debate, engineer and Earth Sciences expert Allan Malcolm MacRae has emerged as a provocative voice with his new book, "Green Energy Genocide: The Climate Scam." His work questions the very foundations of the climate change narrative, arguing that it is not only scientifically flawed but also a deliberate deception with dire consequences.

MacRae's journey into the heart of this controversy began in 1985, when the concept of "Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming" (CAGW) first took shape. According to MacRae, this was not a scientific consensus but a political construct orchestrated by the United Nations. He asserts that the narrative was designed to mislead the public and policymakers, capitalizing on fears of a climate catastrophe that he believes was never substantiated by genuine scientific evidence.

MacRae emphasizes that climate change is a natural phenomenon throughout the book, arguing that the Earth has undergone numerous climate shifts throughout its history. He contends that the current focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) as a primary driver of climate change is misplaced. In fact, he goes a step further, suggesting that low CO2 levels pose a greater threat to life on Earth than high levels. To support this, he points to the last Ice Age, during which diminished CO2 levels nearly halted photosynthesis, potentially leading to an extinction event....<<<Read More>>>...

Mad Ed’s Net Zero plan is so expensive that the UK economy cannot survive it

 Because Ed Miliband refuses to produce an estimate of how much his Net Zero plan will cost, Gordon Hughes, former Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh, has had to produce his own cost estimates.

Writing for The Telegraph, Hughes said, “On average my calculations show that the Net Zero grid would be a remarkable £15 billion per year more expensive than our current one … It is clear that Net Zero is a voyage that the United Kingdom simply can’t afford to take. We will have to turn back if our economy is to survive.”

The UK government’s plan to achieve Net Zero, as outlined in the Clean Power 2030 document, is highly unlikely to become a reality on the proposed timescale due to the lack of access to the necessary capital and engineers to build the required generation plants and grid connections.

Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, has refused to produce a credible estimate of the costs of the Net Zero electricity system. He has also cancelled a system costing commissioned by his predecessor, Claire Coutinho. Frustrated by Miliband’s inadequacies, Hughes has had to do his own calculations to fill the gap. His calculations reveal the true expense of Miliband’s plan.

The plan will be extremely expensive, with Hughes’ calculations indicating that the Net Zero grid would cost approximately £15 billion per year more than the current grid, which translates to an extra £925 per year for every household, likely paid through higher electricity bills, potentially forcing consumers to reduce their energy consumption either voluntarily or through compulsion.

The high cost of decarbonising the grid is not due to the cost of generating wind and solar power, which is relatively low, but rather the need to build, maintain and replace a large amount of machinery and grid connections, as well as the extra costs associated with balancing the grid....<<<Read More>>>...

Green energy’s dark side: bird deaths, graveyards of broken blades, and other ecological harms

 In the Mojave Desert, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System stands as a stark reminder of the unintended consequences of green energy projects. Built in 2014 with significant taxpayer backing, the plant was designed to harness solar power using thousands of mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto towers. Instead, it became infamous for its lethal impact on wildlife.

Federal wildlife officials described Ivanpah as a “mega-trap” for birds, with its intense light rays attracting insects and, in turn, birds that were incinerated mid-flight. Workers dubbed these tragic incidents “streamers,” referring to the smoke plumes left behind. At its peak, the plant was estimated to kill one bird every two minutes, totaling over 130,000 avian deaths annually.

Despite its ecological toll, Ivanpah struggled to meet energy production targets. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), one of its primary customers, announced in 2025 that it would no longer purchase power from the plant. Two of its three towers will shut down next year, with the third likely to follow.

“It might have functioned merely as the world’s most expensive backyard bug zapper,”...<<<Read More>>>...

To avoid the US slapping tariffs on Europe; the EU is having to re-think its methane mitigation regulations

 The Trump Administration’s tariffs and trade policies have implications for the climate change agenda, particularly with the European Union.

The EU has a policy requiring gas importers to report on “methane intensity” and imposing fees on imports that don’t meet a tight methane standard by 2027, which could affect US LNG exports to Europe.

To avoid all trade tariffs being imposed on the EU by the US, the EU is considering a methane emissions trading market that would allow high-methane gas to be labelled as low-methane by buying certificates from low-emissions producers.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade policies have significant implications for climate change efforts, particularly between the United States (“US”) and the European Union (“EU”). The EU has several options to respond to potential US tariffs, including negotiation, retaliation or a combination of both strategies.

Last month, President Trump urged the EU to increase its purchases of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) from the US to avoid tariffs on all imports, stating that buying American oil and gas is something the EU can do quickly to resolve the issue.

Trump lifted a pause on new LNG export terminal construction on his first day in office, which was previously imposed by the Biden administration due to concerns over the “carbon footprint” of LNG exports, and as a result, the US has become the largest LNG exporter in the world.

Since 2022, the US has been the biggest supplier to Europe. The US saw a significant increase in LNG exports to Europe, with exports jumping from 15 million tonnes per year before 2022 to 55 million tonnes in both 2022 and 2023, following the suspension of most Russian pipeline flows to the continent.

But the EU has a problem, a “greenhouse gas” problem linked to the fabricated climate change agenda.

The EU has a policy starting in May requiring gas importers to report on their products’ “methane intensity,” the ratio of methane emissions to the total production of oil, gas or coal, and imposing additional fees on imports that don’t meet a tight methane standard by 2027....<<<Read More>>>...

Hertz’s EV debacle exposes the green tyranny scam

 The recent collapse of Hertz’s electric vehicle (EV) strategy is more than just a corporate misstep – it’s a glaring indictment of the so-called “green revolution” and the globalist agenda pushing it. Hertz, once hailed as a pioneer for its ambitious plan to electrify its rental fleet, is now desperately offloading Teslas at fire-sale prices, with some 2023 Model 3s going for under $18,000. This isn’t just a business failure; it’s a cautionary tale about the dangers of blindly embracing climate change hysteria and the green tyranny it enables.

Hertz’s foray into EVs was supposed to be a win-win: a bold step toward sustainability and a savvy business move to attract eco-conscious customers. Instead, it turned into a financial disaster. The company’s EVs proved to be expensive to maintain, depreciated at an alarming rate, and were less popular with renters than traditional gas-powered vehicles. The result? A $1 billion impairment charge, plummeting stock prices, and the resignation of CEO Stephen Scherr, who admitted the EV push had become a “distraction.”

This isn’t just about Hertz. It’s about the broader agenda being pushed by global elites under the guise of combating climate change. The EV mandate is a Trojan horse for greater government control over our lives, disguised as environmental stewardship. It’s a civil rights grab masquerading as a moral imperative.

The truth is, climate change is junk science. The alarmist predictions of doom have been repeatedly debunked, yet the globalist machine continues to push its agenda, using fear and guilt to manipulate the public. The EV craze is a prime example. Governments and corporations are pouring billions into electric vehicles, ignoring their flaws and the real-world consequences of their policies. Hertz’s experience is a microcosm of what happens when ideology trumps reality...<<<Read More>>>...

Wind power produces almost no energy yet UK energy providers still claim to deliver “green” energy – how?

Across Europe and the UK energy prices soared last week and wind power failed to produce any meaningful power. In the words of Norway’s energy minister, “It’s an absolutely shit situation.”

Even during this time of almost zero energy supply from “renewable, “green” energy sources, UK energy providers continue to claim they are supplying 100% “green” energy. So how does the “green” electricity scam work?

It has been a torrid week in the UK and continental European energy markets. A high-pressure system over the North Sea has meant low wind speeds and wind turbines across Northern Europe have struggled to produce much meaningful output. So how have energy companies managed to honour their commitments to supply 100% green electricity?...<<<Read More>>>...

Ed Miliband’s “independent” advice on “clean power” scam

 Ed Miliband, the UK government’s “green energy” tzar, proudly announced he had received independent advice from a “new” company, NESO.

The advice comes in the form of a report which, according to Miliband, “provides conclusive proof that clean power by 2030 is not only achievable but desirable.”

It’s not independent advice as Miliband claims when the sole shareholder of the company is the Secretary of State, who is currently Ed Miliband. It’s akin to Miliband giving Miliband proof to support Miliband’s “clean power mission.”

To add insult to injury, the British taxpayer has just forked out £630 million for Miliband to acquire the company, now effectively a government department, with over 2,000 employees to provide Miliband with the “independent” advice and proof he needs to support his “mission.”...<<<Read More>>>...

History proves wind and solar energy aren’t viable for powering the future

 Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are often touted as the way of the future and something that will help us enjoy all the power we need without hurting the environment.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

In fact, this “next big thing” is actually a throwback to another era – one when people did not enjoy the health and quality of life that we do now.

Take a look at 1800, when humans used more than 450 times less energy than they do now, nearly all of which was sourced from biomass. At that time, our life expectancy wasn’t even 40 years, while malnutrition and illness kept people from growing. Our fortunes didn’t start turning around until coal was used at scale.

However, the use of wind as a source of energy actually goes back much further. It was used to power sailboats in Mesopotamia, assisting transportation until the Persians developed the first windmills to pump water and grind grain somewhere between 500 and 900 A.D. and eventually becoming widespread throughout Europe in the 17th century.

Was it a smart idea? Absolutely. It meant people could accomplish more. But some of the drawbacks that drove societies away from wind power are the same ones this “green energy” source is facing today, chief among them is the inability to store it. That’s why its use was limited back then to pumping water into livestock tanks, milling grain into flour, and sawing lumber into boards...<<<Read More>>>...

While we’re supplied unreliable “renewable” energy, reliable “green” nuclear energy will be supplied for data centres and AI

 AI’s insatiable need for power is driven by the complexity and scale of its computational requirements.

AI models are often trained and deployed in data centres, which are massive facilities housing thousands of servers. These servers consume a substantial amount of energy, equivalent to that of 30,000 homes.

AI inference, the process of answering user queries, relies heavily on Graphics Processing Units (“GPUs”). Each inference requires GPU processing power, which uses energy. This demand is expected to increase as more AI models are developed and deployed.

Larger AI models, such as those used in language processing and computer vision, require more computational resources and, consequently, more energy. These models have billions of parameters and rely on massive data sets, further straining energy demands. And as AI adoption grows, so does the need for more powerful infrastructure to support it.

In an own goal for those eager to implement Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals – such as those who eagerly signed the ‘Pact for the Future’, ‘Global Digital Compact’ and ‘Pact for Future Generations’ at the UN Summit of the Future on Sunday – the energy consumption of AI systems contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, so they say, and strains global grids.

We guess matching large energy requirements 100% of the time is hard to do with “renewable” energy, i.e. wind and solar, because it is unreliable and intermittent.

However, the solution is simple; label nuclear energy as “green” energy. Gura posed the question: “Do they, the tech companies, believe that kind of traditional green energy, do they think that green energy is going to be enough to make up the difference that they need?”

Saul responded, “Well everybody loves nuclear I mean nuclear has gotten so hot, like Joe Rogan talking about nuclear.”

Gura chipped in, “Bill Gates is talking about it now.”

“Everybody. Yeah, everyone’s very excited about nuclear,” Saul said....<<<Read More>>>...

Biden amps up war on coal in bid to turn America “green” … but energy infrastructure collapse will plunge America’s economy into disarray

If you and your family continue to resist the Biden regime's "green" agenda, it will soon no longer matter how you feel about it because it will be forced down your throat.

It recently came to light that President Biden's plan involves locking up millions of acres of federal land to prevent all coal mining and drilling for oil and natural gas. Biden also wants to shut down all remaining coal-fired power plants throughout America.

If the regime is successful, Americans will have no more ability to even purchase cheap energy, which will force them to go "green." The electric grid will collapse, of course, but this is the trajectory of the country under Biden.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released a new rule to basically make it impossible for any coal mining and oil and gas drilling operations to exist.

"This will cripple coal mining in the Powder River Basin and other western reserves, which provide most of the nation's thermal coal used for energy production," warns RealClearWire's Emily Arthun.

"This action alone would have been devastating, but it was just part of a much larger and far-reaching series of regulatory actions."...<<<Read More>>>...

MEP Rob Roos: The elites have decided we are “living wrongly” and “everything must change” in the name of “climate change”

 The ruling class, which controls politics, wants farmers to disappear by crushing them with one regulation after another and then concluding trade agreements with the entire world where they see fit, all under the guise of climate change.

“The ruling class wants to eliminate farming from Europe,” Dutch Member of the European Parliament (“MEP”) Rob Roos said. They want to completely change our lives. “It’s a kind of social engineering” and the instrument they are using to do it is the Green Deal.

“The global elites … want us to change our complete lives. They want us to stop eating meat. They want us to have electric cars. They want us to have heat pumps. Everything we have done so far is wrong and they are changing our lives. It’s a kind of social engineering,” Mr. Roos told Bigtree. “And it’s implemented by the Green Deal.”

Mr. Roos joined Bigtree at a time when the European farmer’s revolt was gaining powerful momentum. He gave Bigtree his take on why the European Union is placing these strict restrictions on farmers in the guise of climate activism. He discussed the reasons behind the pushback of European farmers and the elimination of rights looming for everyday citizens.

On the surface, the protests are about higher taxes, nitrogen, and cheap imported goods, among other things. But, as Mr. Roos articulated, the underlying reason is much deeper and is the same everywhere. He remarked that the incredibly disconnected global elite ruling class has decided that human beings are “living wrongly” and, quite literally, that “everything must change.”

Indeed, the ruling class, which controls politics, wants the farmers to disappear by crushing them with one regulation after another and then concluding trade agreements with the entire world where they see fit, all under the guise of climate change. Once farmers are out of the picture, this reliance on the global elite’s strategy for food is guaranteed to end freedom and basic life as we know it. As an entrepreneur and expert in energy, Mr. Roos reminded in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 February that food security is a matter of national security, adding, “no farmers, no food, no future.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Welsh farmers raise their voices against government’s “sustainable” farming policies

In the wake of mass farmer protests across Europe, there are growing calls from within the UK farming industry for British farmers to launch their own demonstrations, Farmers Weekly reported.

The magazine goes on to state that farmers across the UK have become increasingly frustrated and concerned about inequality within the supply chain, which currently sees many receiving unfair prices for their produce while retailers show record profits.

But there’s more to the story....<<<Read More>>>....

The Future of Traditional Farming and Healthcare in the Netherlands

The Netherlands has been chosen as a pilot area in the EU to be climate neutral with a transition in protein food and a transformation of healthcare into a telemedicine, data, and AI-driven connected system approach led by Public Private Partnerships. A closure of 55-70 percent of traditional farming is foreseen to be replaced by tech-driven vertical farming, gene-edited crops, edible insects, veganism, 15-minute cities and a CBDC passport covering personal health data.

Citizens will pay for the transition by increasing prices for energy, food, healthcare services, and insurance.

A U-turn of these EU-driven policies is highly needed. Health and wealth have been decreasing in the past years due to pandemic measures, inflation, and recently implemented policies. The Netherlands, famous for farming and innovations, can best win this challenge to re-establish healthcare driven by traditional farmers producing nutritious whole food that prevents famine, improves the soil and the immune system for healthy lives....<<<Read More>>>...

Solar and Wind Renewable Energy Projects are Environmentally Destructive

On Sunday, Michael Shellenberger shared a Twitter thread that detailed the dark side of renewable energy projects that climate alarmists want you to ignore while they fanatically push to “save the world” from their alleged “catastrophic global warming.”

Michael Shellenberger, amongst many other things, is a leading energy expert who testifies and advises governments around the world including in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

On 15 September he was invited to testify at the United States Congress hearing on ‘Fuelling the Climate Crisis: Examining Big Oil’s Prices, Profits, and Pledges’. “All references can be found in my full [written] testimony, which draws on much of what I have published here on Substack over the last 18 months,” he wrote. Ten days later he shared an extract from his oral remarks, see the video below.

“Communities around the world are fighting back against the imposition of environmentally-destructive solar and wind projects by bankers, coastal elites, and subsidy farmers,” Shellenberger tweeted in a Twitter thread on Sunday.

Solar farms require more land than other energy sources. The low energy density of sunlight and wind is why solar and wind projects require so much land and mining, he said. Solar farms also produce more toxic waste and devastate wildlife habitats. Additionally, there is the human cost: solar panels and batteries made in China, for example, use forced labour – incarcerated Uyghur Muslims against whom genocide is being committed.

Wind turbines are a danger to birds and their blades are sent to landfills because it’s too expensive to recycle them....<<<Read More>>>...

It took the Russian war in Ukraine to expose the scam of “green” energy

The West’s forced transition away from reliable fossil fuel energy into “green” energy alternatives has proven to be disastrous. And thanks to the war in Ukraine, Western economies are finally waking up to that fact.

As we reported, the European Union (EU) is slated to bring oil and gas production into the green energy fold – something that even just a year ago would have been unheard of.

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin’s decision to stop the deep state from using Ukraine as a proxy nation to commit atrocities led to sanctions, which led to energy shortages, which led Western Europe to realize that if it does not revert back to fossil fuel use, it will be lights out very soon.

Even the corporate-controlled media, which has long praised green energy, is now admitting that we had better get those oil pumps and drilling operations going or else we can all expect a third-world style collapse come winter.

“… an energy-starved world is turning to coal as natural-gas and oil shortages exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine lead countries back to the dirtiest fossil fuel,” the Journal reported....<<<Read More>>>...

EU parliament declares fossil fuel to be “green” energy as climate change narrative self-destructs

The EU parliament just announced a decision that’s causing the fraudulent climate change narrative to self-destruct. “EU parliament backs labeling gas and nuclear investments as green,” reads a Reuters headline from yesterday. “The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labeling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly,” Reuters continues, explaining that the EU has been plunged into an energy crisis that’s dividing EU nations and forcing a reevaluation on which energy sources are deemed “renewable.”

When this rule is fully adopted, it means Russia’s Putin will become one of the world’s largest exporters of green energy. That also means NATO and Ukraine are engaged in a war against a green energy leader, while western sanctions have blocked Russia’s exports of green energy.

“EU Parliament backs green label for nuclear and natural gas, defying climate Left,” reports the Washington Examiner. The decision will, “ease construction of infrastructure for those power sources over the objections of some environmentalists and members of the bloc.”...<<<Read More>>>....