UN Boss Blows Hard on Wind Power

United Nations boss António Guterres says we are on the dawn of a new era …

Which is a nice poetic flourish for someone whose last prediction was that the world would end in 2012, or was it 2018? 

 Honestly, it's hard to keep track.

 This week, it’s a new age as fossil fuels run out of road …

“We are on the cusp of a new era. Fossil fuels are running out of road. The sun is rising on a clean energy age.”

I’m not sure fossil fuels are running out of road so much as being forced off the road by interventionist government policies.

He went on to say …

The UN boss also observed, in a rare flirtation with truth, that sunshine is not subject to price spikes.

 If only clouds and night-time weren’t things.

 He also claimed that governments can’t put embargos on wind, which is true. But you can’t summon it either.

 Onshore wind turbines typically operate at around 24 percent of capacity …

 Which is impressive - until you realise that means they’re essentially the public servants of the energy sector - mostly idle, occasionally working, and always subsidised.

While the UN chief was eco-sermonising, the UN’s top court was ruling that Australia could be in violation of international law if we fail to protect the planet from climate change …