The real story is that if the EU demands airlines blend 4.8% of SAF that is 3x the cost of jet plus 1.2% of RFNBO that is 11.5x the cost (its own figures), that increases fuel costs by 22.8%. It's hidden in regulations and taxes, but it's the real cost nevertheless.
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I dunno how you managed to keep your cool in this debate considering all the nonsense Erik kept throwing out about “resilience” despite you rubbishing it in the first 10 mins. Another stupid argument from hydrogen boosters. Endless soundbites and no facts, only children’s books, to support him.
Your interview with Dan Jørgensen was great but clearly the EC still don’t get it. Or they do but need to find a way to walk it back without admitting they got drunk on hydrogen hopium.
I’m at least trying to make sure that does not happen with CCS and CDR.
More broadly, this apparent strategy shift to “funding imports instead of domestic production” seems incredibly stupid, coming from a country which more than any other should not be dependent on energy commodity imports.
Why on earth should German taxpayers be funding projects abroad?
Just visited the oil museum in Stavanger 🇳🇴 which was … a cultural experience to say the least
Norwegian “solar energy”, kids supporting drilling in the Arctic and, of course, my personal favourite - a couple deriding CCS as senseless and expensive!
Highly recommend a visit!
Dear @theguardian.com, we count on you for reasonably well informed lefty takes on global events. This wasn’t one. #CCUS may have a critical role to play in cement & chemicals and removing excess CO2. The picture you show is of a Norwegian #CCS plant that works. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
I agree with your sentiments but tbh the poignant Qs today are what we spend our clean power, biomass and money on. efuels and CCU are almost never good uses of those because there’s so much better use for those resources.
Michael Liebreich
Completely agree. If there’s one thing I wish the climate community would agree on it’s that we will not reach net zero at all costs. Net zero IAM’s might find a way include reduction and removal measures which cannot find a pathway to <€200/t but reality will not.
