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To: Snowshoe who wrote (149469)	6/30/2019 10:34:04 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218047

in which case the trump can astutely blame the subsequent cardiac arrest of the economy on Capitol Hill when team china cuts off industrial vitamins (opiates) should be enlightening, and just in time for 2020

To: Snowshoe who wrote (149469)	7/2/2019 12:07:05 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218047

<<Huawei>> is not up to Team America, and certainly not up to Marco, the ignoramus dullard cretin to whom history does not matter and mathematics is not a rule in the mean time, per many many years ago I noted, that imperatives lead to solutions, and solutions lead to business, and business leads to export ... ft.com Chinese technology is crucial to cutting carbon emissionsSolar and wind power can now compete because of mass production in China Berend Veenemayesterday The US-China trade disputeand efforts to freeze out the technology group Huawei in the US, Australia and, to a lesser degree, Britain demonstrate the fears aroused by China’s emergence as a highly competitive industrial power. To critics, the shift eastward of the global economy represents a threat to jobs and existing business models and potentially national security. But in one area, however, developments in China have produced significant gains for the world as a whole. Without its development of wind and solar power over the past decade, the growth in production from renewables would not have taken place and the transition to a low-carbon economy would hardly have begun. The fact that solar and wind power are now competitive, without any need for subsidies, with other forms of energy is largely the result of the mass production of turbines and panels by Chinese companies. The costs of wind power have fallen by 69 per cent over the past decade, while solar costs are down by 88 per cent, according to investment bank Lazard. China is now the world leader in both technologies. As a result, China is leading the energy transition. And there is much more to come. It is well ahead of anyone else in the development and application of advanced grid technology and is the world’s largest producer of lithium ion batteries with some 60 per cent of global capacity. Chinese companies installed more civil nuclear powerthan anyone else last year. Of the 3m electric vehicles on the world’s roads the majority are in China — it accounted for 56 per cent of saleslast year. None of this is the product of pure altruism. Under President Xi Jinping, China is using its skills, financial strength and political reach to become a global industrial power. The country’s wind and solar businesses began life as ventures created to take advantage of the lavish subsidies for renewables offered in Europe. Their development within China is helping to reduce low level pollution, which has become a political problem in many of the cities. Growing the industry is also a potential source of national security for a country where oil imports have increased to more than 9m barrels per day. In an era of Middle East turmoil and instability in Venezuela, China is dangerously dependent on countries which are beyond its control. The development of home grown renewables can over time be a big part of the solution. China’s trade practices have been rough and ready, provoking many allegations of dumping and the use of currency manipulation to squeeze out competitors. Critics accuse it of failing to respect intellectual property rights. But China’s development of advanced technology such as 5G demonstrates its growing strength. The failure of western companies or governments to keep up raises hard questions about the security consequences of dealing with companies that are ultimately responsible to the Chinese state. One way to deal with this tension would be to limit China’s role in the development of renewables and other parts of the energy sector, from grid technology to nuclear power. But a new paper from the US think-tank Brookings lays out an alternative approach, arguing for a new level of engagement. The paper describes how China is seeking to reform a clumsy subsidy system which has encouraged overproduction of wind and solar and to improve the efficiency and technology of its products. Both efforts offer opportunities for overseas companies at a time when the rules of engagement are changing. International companies are now able to manufacture directly in China without having to use joint ventures with local companies and there are signs China may be showing a new respect for intellectual property. Brookings argues that combining Chinese and international skills, technology and production capacity could help to advance the transition to low carbon energy in ways which would be impossible if we move into a new era of protectionism. All this is well argued but feels over optimistic because it misses the core political point. The industrial base of the world is moving eastward, leaving many in Europe and the US behind. Globalisation is entirely rational in economic terms and without doubt a great source of common progress in tackling climate change. But globalisation costs jobs. China, because of its strength and its driving ambition, is an obvious target for those who wish to protect what is being lost. In the face of such pressures, there is no reason to think that the open trading system to which we have grown accustomed is secure or sustainable. The writer is an FT energy commentator and chair of The Policy Institute at King’s College London

To: Snowshoe who wrote (149469)	7/2/2019 12:12:10 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218047

Very odd … obviously deep-state at wet work, but very extremely funny, at multiple levels On casual word search I netted this below search result … that which links US Navy money to China solar player via Luxembourg, and I thought ... It is good knowing that team USA navy money flows to team China via Tennessee and Luxembourg. The boys are playing well together. The many would, I guess, believe that USA renewables spontaneously generates out of world ex-China, made in Luxembourg, a beehive of American manufacturing activity Funny does not begin to describe the situation Power on, lights off, but when I clicked on the link ... … I got phuYUTFE^&CX$#ck-all-nothing-clean-scrub I noted to self, “do not look behind the curtain, for there is neither curtain nor behind that which isn’t there Team China is a babe when it comes to censorship. Tennessee is the master bizjournals.com State's largest solar farm opens in Millington Mary Cashiola Apr 24, 2019, 1:25pm EDT Tennessee’s largest solar farm has opened at Millington's Naval facility. Courtesy Silicon Ranch \| Hand-out The state's largest solar farm has opened in Millington. The project, which includes more than 525,000 solar panels, is the result of a partnership between the City of Millington; the U.S. Navy; Memphis Light, Gas and Water; the Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA); and Silicon Ranch Corp.The latter is a Nashville-based company that is the U.S. solar platform for Shell and one of the largest independent solar power producers in the country. As part of the deal, Silicon Ranch leased 72 acres of base land from the Navy and bought 348 acres from the Millington Industrial Development Board (MIDB), according to a press release. The majority of the solar panels are on private land, but Millington's Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South received a new, alternative electrical feed that will increase its energy security and resilience. The solar farm will generate power for both the NSA Mid-South and TVA "at cost-competitive rates for the next 20 years," the release said. "This innovative energy project is the result of a truly collaborative effort," said Silicon Ranch cofounder and CEO Matt Kisber, former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. "We are especially honored to commission the largest solar facility in our home state of Tennessee and to support the mission of both NSA Mid-South and TVA." The release also noted the project's importance in illustrating "the value of divesting Navy land that isn't crucial to an installation's mission and could be redeveloped through partnerships to benefit the Navy and the surrounding community." According to a quote from Millington Mayor Terry Jones, the NSA Mid-South provides a $700 million economic impact to the area. More than 300 people were employed to construct the solar facility. The farm joins other notable solar projects in the area. In September 2016, Memphis' Ikea completed the largest rooftop solar array in Tennessee, with more than 4,400 panels sitting on nearly 251,000 square feet.