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As of 2016 you can see from this graph that renewable energy for a lot of Europe really just means wood.

The red bar is woods percentage of renewables.

The green bar is wood share of total energy.

For example, Estonia gets 90% of its renewable energy from wood.

Green energy means killing trees.

Estonia is killing trees.

In April 2018, representatives from the international forest movement gathered in Estonia to discuss the protection of forests and peoples’ rights. While there, they learned about the serious threats to Estonia’s forests.  

One significant threat to forests is a planned biorefinery close to Tartu, in the east of the country. The biorefinery would use a quarter of Estonia’s annual wood production (approximately 3.3 million m3 of wood), and the impact on the environment is immense: between 2001 and 2015, 285,000 hectares of the country’s forests were lost, despite warnings from the Estonian Academy of Sciences that the logging was compromising healthy and resilient ecosystems. For example, habitat for several birds and the flying squirrel, a species protected by the EU Habitats Directive, decreased significantly.  

While the national government continues to ignore local resistance against the biorefinery project, the international forest movement published a statement supporting the people of Tartu in their fight to have it stopped. 

The expansion of the biorefinery and other ongoing projects in Estonia are a perfect example of how the EU’s renewable energy directive (RED) can backfire. The EU allows its Member States to subsidise the production of energy from wood, and Estonia has taken this seriously: between 2009 (introduction of the RED) and 2016, renewable energy production from wood grew by more than 65 per cent, accompanied by an ominous increase in logging. This has also negatively affected Estonian forests’ role in mitigating climate change: between 2005 and 2030, it is projected that the country’s forests will turn from a sink into a source of emissions. Currently, Estonia already harvests 90 per cent of its annual forest growth.  

Estonia plans to ‘trade’ a surplus of its renewable energy with other EU countries. But the EU should be warned that this comes at the expense of a considerable forest and climate deficit. 

In my previous post I looked at July averages by decade for Alberta. Go back and read the intro.

In this post I change the selection criteria to allow stations without data in 2017. But kept the other criteria.

I can’t help but think they purged the “hot old” stations to make Albertans think it is getting hotter as of now.

Look at the stations with the 1930s as the hottest decade Tmax July (even with some 2010s data)

 

Station	Station No	Records	Min Year	Max Year	pct of data	2010s	2000s	1990s	1980s	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	1930s	1920s	1910s	1900s	1890s	1880s
LETHBRIDGE CDA	3033890	104	1908	2015	96.3	33.4	35.1	31.8	33	33.4	32.7	32.8	33.5	35.1	32.9	33.5	33	–	–
CAMPSIE	3061200	100	1913	2013	99	29.8	31.8	28.8	29.9	28.6	30.4	29.9	30.8	30.7	32.1	29.3	–	–	–
OLDS	3024920	97	1914	2013	97	29.5	30.6	27.6	29.2	30.2	30.4	30.1	31.3	31.8	30.6	31.4	–	–	–
RED DEER A	3025480	76	1938	2013	100	29.6	31.2	28.6	30.1	30.6	31.3	30.2	31.3	31.7	–	–	–	–	–
CALGARY INT’L A	3031093	129	1884	2012	100	29.6	31.8	29.8	31.2	31.6	31.2	30.5	31.6	33.8	33	31.7	30	32.4	30.5
BEAVER MINES	3050600	76	1935	2011	98.7	30	31.8	29.1	30.9	30.4	29.7	30.3	31.1	33.1	–	–	–	–	–
WHITECOURT LO	3067392	63	1939	2011	86.3	24.8	26.6	24.5	25.9	24.6	25.8	26	27.1	28.3	–	–	–	–	–
CARROT CREEK LO	3061360	62	1939	2011	84.9	26.5	29.7	27.1	27.8	27.6	27.2	27.2	29.4	30	–	–	–	–	–
CARWAY	3031400	87	1915	2010	90.6	30	32.4	29.1	30.8	30.3	29.6	30.2	31.2	33.9	32	31.1	–	–	–
MEDICINE HAT A	3034480	125	1884	2008	100	–	36.4	33.8	34.8	35.2	34.9	36.1	36.7	38.9	36.9	36.6	35.3	36.2	34.7
LETHBRIDGE A	3033880	71	1938	2008	100	–	35.6	32	33.4	34.3	33.9	33.8	34.9	38	–	–	–	–	–
CALMAR	3011120	89	1916	2007	96.7	–	30.4	27.8	29.5	29.4	30.7	30.4	31.4	31.8	31.1	29.6	–	–	–
LAKE LOUISE	3053760	88	1915	2007	94.6	–	29.5	27.8	27.7	28.5	28.7	28.5	29.6	30.5	29.5	29.2	–	–	–
GLEICHEN	3032800	101	1903	2005	98.1	–	34.4	31.1	33.1	33.2	32.2	31.7	32.9	35.5	32.9	32.8	31.9	–	–
HIGH RIVER	3033240	95	1903	2005	92.2	–	32.5	29.1	31.2	31	30.6	30.4	31.3	34.9	31.7	33.1	31	–	–
BEAVERLODGE CDA	3070560	91	1913	2005	97.8	–	28.3	28.4	29.8	28.1	30.1	29.6	30.5	29.9	30.3	29	–	–	–
ENTRANCE	3062440	82	1918	2005	93.2	–	30.2	29.8	31.3	30.1	30.2	30.4	32.3	32.7	32.2	33.2	–	–	–
SION	3015960	88	1911	2004	93.6	–	30.9	28.7	29.8	28.6	30.3	30.7	32	31.7	31	30.3	–	–	–
CARDSTON	3031320	82	1919	2004	95.3	–	34.7	30.5	32.1	32.2	31.5	32.3	32.4	35.3	32.8	36.1	–	–	–
FOREMOST	3032640	82	1919	2004	95.3	–	36.5	33	34.1	34.1	34	35.7	36.3	38.7	35.7	39.4	–	–	–
EDMONTON CITY CENTRE A	3012208	67	1938	2004	100	–	31.9	29.1	30.7	30.5	30.9	31	31.2	31.4	–	–	–	–	–
VIKING	3016840	66	1923	1997	88	–	–	30.1	31.6	31.6	31.7	32.1	32.7	32.9	33	–	–	–	–
ELK POINT	3012280	79	1912	1996	92.9	–	–	30.1	30.6	29.2	31.2	31.6	31.8	32.4	31.6	32	–	–	–
JASPER	3053520	64	1927	1995	92.8	–	–	29.1	30.2	31.2	31.3	31.3	32.4	31.1	32.2	–	–	–	–
BANFF	3050520	102	1890	1994	97.1	–	–	29.4	29.9	30.2	29.6	29.9	29.9	31.6	31.4	30.4	29.2	29.3	–
LACOMBE CDA	3023720	86	1908	1993	100	–	–	27.6	30.1	30.1	31.6	30.7	33.3	33.7	33.3	29.8	29.1	–	–
PEKISKO	3055120	83	1905	1992	94.3	–	–	26.7	29.7	29.1	28.3	28.8	29.3	31.9	29.7	29.6	32.2	–	–
RANFURLY	3015400	86	1905	1991	98.9	–	–	32	30.6	29.2	30.8	30.9	32.9	32.9	35.5	30.4	28.3	–	–
FAIRVIEW	3072520	60	1932	1991	100	–	–	31.5	29.1	27.4	29.9	29.3	30.5	29	–	–	–	–	–
MANYBERRIES CDA	3044200	62	1929	1990	100	–	–	36	34.8	34.5	33.9	35.1	35.6	37.8	34.8	–	–	–	–
CALDWELL	3031000	56	1932	1990	94.9	–	–	29	31.1	30.7	29.4	30.6	32.9	33.7	–	–	–	–	–
FORT MACLEOD	3032680	94	1876	1987	83.9	–	–	–	33.4	33.2	32.9	33.8	34.8	36.9	34.6	34.7	33.4	35.5	–
FORT VERMILION CDA	3072720	78	1908	1985	100	–	–	–	30.7	29.3	30.7	30.2	32	31.1	31.6	30.7	30.5	–	–
HANNA	3023000	54	1921	1984	84.4	–	–	–	37	31.4	32.8	33.2	33.5	35.1	33.4	–	–	–	–
KEG RIVER	3073640	43	1935	1979	95.6	–	–	–	–	29.4	30	30.8	31.5	30.1	–	–	–	–	–
THREE HILLS	3026480	56	1921	1977	98.2	–	–	–	–	33.5	33.3	32.5	33.8	35.4	35	–	–	–	–
WASTINA HEMARUKA	3016960	60	1913	1976	93.8	–	–	–	–	32.4	32.6	32.2	35.3	37.2	34.7	31.3	–	–	–
STETTLER	3016120	57	1919	1976	98.3	–	–	–	–	29.7	32.2	32	33.2	34.7	30.2	32.2	–	–	–
HIGH PRAIRIE	3063160	47	1927	1976	94	–	–	–	–	26.6	30.3	29.2	31.9	30.8	29.5	–	–	–	–
IRON RIVER	3083480	49	1925	1975	96.1	–	–	–	–	28.8	30.7	30.6	30.7	30.7	31.1	–	–	–	–
WETASKIWIN	3017280	69	1903	1974	95.8	–	–	–	–	29.3	31.4	31.1	32.2	33	31.8	30.6	28.7	–	–
HUGHENDEN	3013360	35	1935	1971	94.6	–	–	–	–	30	32.4	33.8	34.4	35	–	–	–	–	–
LLOYDMINSTER	3013960	51	1913	1970	87.9	–	–	–	–	30	31.8	32.9	32.5	33.3	34.1	30.4	–	–	–
BROOKS 1	3030840	56	1912	1968	98.2	–	–	–	–	–	33.3	33.2	35.2	36	34.2	33.1	–	–	–
DRUMHELLER	3022120	36	1923	1967	80	–	–	–	–	–	34.5	35	35.6	37.2	34.7	–	–	–	–
ATHABASCA	3060320	42	1918	1965	87.5	–	–	–	–	–	31.6	31.7	32.5	30.7	32.2	35	–	–	–
NACO	3014760	35	1930	1965	97.2	–	–	–	–	–	32.7	32.9	35.2	36.5	–	–	–	–	–
PINCHER CREEK TOWN	3035220	64	1894	1962	92.8	–	–	–	–	–	32.8	31.9	32.3	33.7	30.7	30.5	31.2	30.7	–
STRATHMORE	3036200	49	1912	1962	96.1	–	–	–	–	–	31.9	30.4	32.1	34.2	32.9	30.6	–	–	–
SLAVE LAKE	3066000	36	1925	1962	94.7	–	–	–	–	–	29.8	29.8	30.2	30.6	28.7	–	–	–	–
ANTHRACITE	3050240	33	1929	1961	100	–	–	–	–	–	31.9	29.1	30.4	32	31.7	–	–	–	–
HILLSDOWN	3023280	56	1904	1960	98.2	–	–	–	–	–	33.9	29.8	30	32.1	32.7	29.4	29.1	–	–
EDSON	3062240	43	1916	1959	97.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	29.6	30.4	32	32.6	31.8	–	–	–
BUFFALO HEAD PRAIRIE	3070960	27	1933	1959	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	30.6	31.2	30.2	–	–	–	–	–
LUNDBRECK	3054080	39	1913	1958	84.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	29.4	30.9	33.9	30.1	30.1	–	–	–
THORSBY	3016440	26	1932	1958	96.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	29.7	31.7	31.8	–	–	–	–	–
SPRINGDALE	3026080	42	1913	1956	95.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	30.5	30.1	30.3	30.2	29	–	–	–
VAUXHALL	3036680	42	1914	1956	97.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	34.3	36.7	34.7	35.9	–	–	–
NORDEGG	3054840	36	1916	1954	92.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	30.2	28.9	28.8	29.4	28.6	–	–	–
ELMWORTH	3072320	26	1927	1952	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	31.5	31.4	30.1	29.3	–	–	–	–
RADWAY	3015345	27	1923	1951	93.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	34.2	32.6	31.3	30.8	–	–	–	–
ALIX	3020120	43	1906	1949	97.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34.7	36.4	34.4	31.1	28.1	–	–
FT MCMURRAY	3062695	31	1910	1944	88.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34.2	32.1	32.7	32.6	34.4	–	–
GROUARD	3062965	30	1914	1944	96.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31.7	30.2	31.1	31	–	–	–
EDMONTON	3012195	61	1880	1942	96.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31.1	32.4	31.8	29.4	29.2	30.6	30.1
HARMATTAN	3023055	30	1908	1938	96.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31.9	30.4	29.1	26.7	–	–
PERBECK	3025170	25	1913	1938	96.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35.7	33.6	32.4	–	–	–

A little bit of climate trivia.

The Summer of 1936 in the USA was the hottest summer (using max temperatures).

The Winter of 1935/1936 in the USA was the coldest winter (using minimum temperatures).

 

Nothing kills as many people as moderate cold.

Go over to Jo Nova’s site and read the article.

Remember, the AGW cult is committing genocide NOW by boosting the price of energy to prevent a few heat deaths in a 100 years

This is a flashback to and old post I did noting that Spain is warming up because of more sunshine.

Sunshine data rarely makes it into the debate over AGW. Canada once upon a time published sunshine data from hundreds of stations. Now it is down to zero.

In 2008 a paper was published called  “Short Communication – Sunshine and synoptic cloud observations at Ebro Observatory, 1910–2006” by J. J. Curto, E. Also, E. Palle and J. G. Sole.

I managed to download a copy. The following graph is of sunshine measured from an Observatory in Spain. If you weren’t paying attention you might think it is a graph of GISS or HADCRU temperatures … right?

 

“Since 1910, we find that there has been
an overall increase in the number of sunshine hours, but
with large oscillations that make this increase statistically
insignificant, while over the same time period cloudiness
has increased by a larger amount (about 12%) with high
statistical significance.
We associate the increase in both sunshine hours and
cloud amount with a shift in cloud types during the
100-year period covered by the observations.”