Comments on: Poland now under PO control http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/poland-now-under-po-control/ Europe, Politics and what else matters Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jan http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/poland-now-under-po-control/comment-page-1/#comment-86090 Jan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:32:02 +0000 http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/?p=689#comment-86090 Renewables obviously. No nuclear power plant in a western democracy has been built without massive direct and/or indirect state subsidies (US, Finland etc). You better take that money and put it into a much safer renewables net. How come Poland is not developing offshore wind farms on the scale of its northern and western baltic neighbours? Renewables obviously.
No nuclear power plant in a western democracy has been built without massive direct and/or indirect state subsidies (US, Finland etc). You better take that money and put it into a much safer renewables net. How come Poland is not developing offshore wind farms on the scale of its northern and western baltic neighbours?

]]> By: Aymeric http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/poland-now-under-po-control/comment-page-1/#comment-86068 Aymeric Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:13:20 +0000 http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/?p=689#comment-86068 Well, it's a harsh because Germany, for instance, has already invested a lot in renewables, however, renewable energies only represent 9% of the German final energy consumption in 2008, against 8% in Poland. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-QA-10-030/EN/KS-QA-10-030-EN.PDF I mean that developing renewables is far from being an easy task, as the German example shows. And it also depends on the assets of the territory you're living in. Apparently, the only EU countries that already reached high shares of renewables mainly rely on offshore windfarms (Denmark) and biomass / wood (Finland, Baltic states). Does Poland have the assets for that? I don't know. But the reason why they are investing in nuclear power is because they want to phase out coal-fired / thermal plants. What would you like them to invest in instead of nuclear? Well, it’s a harsh because Germany, for instance, has already invested a lot in renewables, however, renewable energies only represent 9% of the German final energy consumption in 2008, against 8% in Poland.
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-QA-10-030/EN/KS-QA-10-030-EN.PDF

I mean that developing renewables is far from being an easy task, as the German example shows. And it also depends on the assets of the territory you’re living in. Apparently, the only EU countries that already reached high shares of renewables mainly rely on offshore windfarms (Denmark) and biomass / wood (Finland, Baltic states). Does Poland have the assets for that? I don’t know. But the reason why they are investing in nuclear power is because they want to phase out coal-fired / thermal plants. What would you like them to invest in instead of nuclear?

]]> By: Jan http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/poland-now-under-po-control/comment-page-1/#comment-86060 Jan Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:12:24 +0000 http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/?p=689#comment-86060 Valid point about Kaczynski. What will be interesting is how he will play it over time when PO is in power - and he is not. Will he loose appetite at some point? Why am I harsh about coal and nuclear? Valid point about Kaczynski. What will be interesting is how he will play it over time when PO is in power – and he is not. Will he loose appetite at some point?

Why am I harsh about coal and nuclear?

]]> By: Aymeric http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/poland-now-under-po-control/comment-page-1/#comment-86058 Aymeric Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:29:49 +0000 http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/?p=689#comment-86058 I don't see the PiS and Kaczynski weakened or disappearing over the years, on the contrary. Jaroslaw Kaczynski has just showed how moderate he can be, and his score is more than satisfying. It's very promising actually. Unfortunately. But Kaczynski and the PiS seem clearly not outdated. Concerning the revival of the Polish left - well... Everything depends on them. 13% was a very good score in the Polish context. Achieving 30% will require a little bit more than just a young and fresh candidate. Concerning coal mining and nuclear energy, I find you really really harsh. I don’t see the PiS and Kaczynski weakened or disappearing over the years, on the contrary. Jaroslaw Kaczynski has just showed how moderate he can be, and his score is more than satisfying. It’s very promising actually. Unfortunately. But Kaczynski and the PiS seem clearly not outdated.

Concerning the revival of the Polish left – well… Everything depends on them. 13% was a very good score in the Polish context. Achieving 30% will require a little bit more than just a young and fresh candidate.

Concerning coal mining and nuclear energy, I find you really really harsh.

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