AHA - THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT !!!
CO2 EMISSIONS TRADING.
The 19% of power generated by Windmills would have reduced their CO2 emissions.
BUT THEN...
They went and SOLD their SAVED CO2 EMISSIONS TO SOMEONE ELSE - Who then used them to emit CO2.
GOT IT...
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Guess what: these pretty windmills have no impact in reducing CO2 emissions. At least not in Europe, world leader against climate change.
This is what the German Green Party secretely acknowledges, in emails obtained by Spiegel Online.
Here is how it goes: the EU has set up this emission trading system. Heavy pollutors and energy companies can buy them. It’s supposed to be an incentive to switch to eco-friendly technologies.
But in fact, the actual amount of CO2 stays the same, no matter how many wind turbines the Europeans erect.
Not to mention the fact that in Germany, for instance - leading country in renewable energy technologies - the more companies make the switch to renewables, the cheaper CO2 certificates get. So in fact, the incentive is the other way around, giving energy companies a reason not to invest in such costly technologies with no impact.
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