The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar

Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by hef19898 on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:19PM (#32062801)

No idea why the concept of energy, in the scope of a national ecobomy, is so hard to understand. Of course you can heat with electricity, in the case of heat pumps even sustainable. Thing is, there are millions of house holds, commercial and industrial users that have decades of infrastructure in place heating with gas. No way to replace that in mid, let alone short term.

Also, nobody will freeze to death in his house over this.

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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by camgunz on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:18PM (#32063439)

> No idea why the concept of energy, in the scope of a national ecobomy, is so hard to understand.

Please don't condescend! I agree this is a big job.

> Of course you can heat with electricity, in the case of heat pumps even sustainable. Thing is, there are millions of house holds, commercial and industrial users that have decades of infrastructure in place heating with gas. No way to replace that in mid, let alone short term.

Again we agree. My point is that we have to electrify for green energy anyway. May as well do it, right? Is your argument that we should only ever heat with gas, and electrification is a waste of time and money? Is there enough gas to do that?

> Also, nobody will freeze to death in his house over this.

The thing you're referring to is someone saying "In an emergency situation (a matter of life and death for the vulnerable)". Isn't it reasonable to consider this scenario? Why is it FUD?

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