Majority of fertilizer plants remain offline in Europe — and no sign of relief for gas prices.

#EnergyCrisis #EU #Fertilizer

POLAND: People are sleeping in their car just to stay in line for coal to heat their homes.

We can joke, "Thanks a lot Greta" but this is a serious situation and the complete collapse of Europe. I can't believe that people aren't more upset with EU leadership at the self-imposed, utter destruction of energy supply, food supply, economy, livelihoods. Perhaps once more people FEEL the pain this winter, we enter Klaus Schwab's "angrier world..."

#EnergyCrisis #EU #Poland

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-where-coal-is-king-homeowners-queue-days-buy-fuel-2022-08-27/

60% of British factories/industry shutting down.

That would be the majority of their productive output. It’s pretty staggering when you think about it. This is a crash, not a soft landing.

Also what do you think this means for agriculture?!

#uk #EnergyCrisis

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-02/six-in-10-british-factories-at-risk-of-going-under-as-bills-soar

Europe’s Natural Gas Shortage Could Trigger A Food Crisis

Governments are using every tool in their kits to curb the rising inflation rates, there’s far less they can do about the coming food shortage.

"Countries can't mandate fertilizer production because they are so worried about having enough natural gas to heat people's homes," John Harpole, a natural gas broker for the fertilizer sector told Newsweek. "They are having to choose between future food production and heat and they are going to choose heat."

The problem with an energy crisis is that it’s actually an everything crisis. In a world where virtually every industry relies on energy in some form, runaway inflation is an inevitability.

[ ... I did mention this exactly a year ago ... ]

#EU #FoodShortage #EnergyCrisis

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europes-Natural-Gas-Shortage-Could-Trigger-A-Food-Crisis.html

German Bakery Slapped With €330,000 Gas Bill

Productive society is shutting down under the weight of energy prices — including food production.

#Germany #EnergyCrisis

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/german-bakery-slapped-eu330000-gas-bill-after-contract-canceled

Danes’ backup plan for #EnergyCrisis: blankets.

Someone please explain that UBI is not “Universal Blanket Income.” 🤡❄️

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/blankets-for-bankers-as-danish-firms-turn-down-office-heating

Bernese farmer’s 20 cows provide electricity and heat for several houses -- via biogas

Niklaus Hari converts manure and urine from his 20 cows into energy via a small biogas plant, providing electricity AND HEAT for several houses and a development. “The main thing,” he says, “is we need the cows for their [manure].”

This is ANOTHER reason the WEF is so eager to reach the “Post Animal Economy” — only takes a small number of livestock to provide meat, dairy, and manure for fertilizer and energy.

To take control over FOOD, FERTILIZER, and ENERGY, they must eliminate animals from homesteads.

— iceagefarmer

source

👉 Raising chickens & other birds — iaf_birds
👉 Goats & livestock — iaf_goats

#EnergyCrisis #WarOnPets

French refinery strikes takes half of the nation’s refining capacity offline - forcing France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, to curtail production

Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. The strike, which among others, took Total’s 240,000 bpd Gonfreville refinery offline as well as a couple of Exxon’s, was expected to conclude on Thursday…but Friday, reports came in that strikes were disrupting Total’s oil products refining and delivery for a fourth day — 60% of the nation’s total refining capacity.

“There is no need to rush to the station (for gas),” TotalEnergies said on Friday. Despite those affirmations, France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, said it had to curtail production somewhat at some of its factories after Total advised it that it would not be able to supply it with any more diesel until the end of the week.

France was already battling a shortage of refined products, with Russia’s exports to Europe “falling” in recent months.

[ see previous post on biogas . . . ]

source: oilprice.com

#EnergyCrisis #France #EU

Vegetable/legume company HAK STOPS production for 6 weeks starting 2023. Energy prices make it infeasible to produce, says the market leader best known for the glass jars of applesauce, peas and brown beans.

"It is not only the high price, but also the uncertainty, says director Timo Hoogeboom. "Today it is two euros for a cubic meter of gas, it used to be three euros. We don't know what it will be in January or February. So to be on the safe side, we will remain closed."

If it is no longer possible to pass on the higher energy prices to consumers, the availability of products may ultimately also be compromised. "If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong." He does not expect any empty shelves for HAK for the time being. "But I don't rule it out for the chain, especially in January, February and March." A temporary energy ceiling for companies could help, the HAK director thinks.

"Companies will first look at how they can absorb the costs themselves, but if that is no longer possible, they will have to scale down," confirms food economist Morren. "I expect this to happen more widely."

source: https://nos.nl/l/2446920

- iceagefarmer

#EnergyCrisis #FoodWars #EU

Germany warns flood of electric heaters WILL crash power grid — yet retailers still have huge displays of space heaters — “dont be caught without one!”

This is 5th generation warfare - social engineering of civilians, weaponizing a population against itself!

#Germany #EnergyCrisis #DarkWinter

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/germans-panic-buy-electric-heaters-authorities-warn-winter-gas-shortage