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The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD” XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD” Had the Martians aimed only at destruction, they might on Monday have annihilated the entire population of London, as it spread itself slowly through the home counties. Not only along the road through Barnet, but also through Edgware and Waltham Abbey, and along the roads eastward to Southend and Shoeburyness, and south of the Thames to Deal and Broadstairs, poured the same frantic rout. If one could have hung that June morning in a balloon in the blazing blue above London every northward and eastward road running out of the tangled maze of streets would have seemed stippled black with the streaming fugitives, each dot a human agony of terror and physical distress. I have set forth at length in the last chapter my brother’s account of the road through Chipping Barnet, in order that my readers may realise how that swarming of black dots appeared to one of those concerned. Never before in the history of the world had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together. The legendary hosts of Goths and Huns, the hugest armies Asia has ever seen, would have been but a drop in that current. And this was no disciplined march; it was a stampede—a stampede gigantic and terrible—without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned, driving headlong. It was the beginning of the rout of civilisation, of the massacre of mankind. Directly below him the balloonist would have seen the network of streets far and wide, houses, churches, squares, crescents, gardens—already derelict—spread out like a huge map, and in the southward blotted. Over Ealing, Richmond, Wimbledon, it would have seemed as if some monstrous pen had flung ink upon the chart. Steadily, incessantly, each black splash grew and spread, shooting out ramifications this way and that, now banking itself against rising ground, now pouring swiftly over a crest into a new-found valley, exactly as a gout of ink would spread itself upon blotting paper. And beyond, over the blue hills that rise southward of the river, the glittering Martians went to and fro, calmly and methodically spreading their poison cloud over this patch of country and then over that, laying it again with their steam jets when it had served its purpose, and taking possession of the conquered country. They do not seem to have aimed at extermination so much as at complete demoralisation and the destruction of any opposition. They exploded any stores of powder they came upon, cut every telegraph, and wrecked the railways here and there. They were hamstringing mankind. They seemed in no hurry to extend the field of their operations, and did not come beyond the central part of London all that day. It is possible that a very considerable number of people in London stuck to their houses through Monday morning. Certain it is that many died at home suffocated by the Black Smoke. Until about midday the Pool of London was an astonishing scene. Steamboats and shipping of all sorts lay there, tempted by the enormous sums of money offered by fugitives, and it is said that many who swam out to these vessels were thrust off with boathooks and drowned. About one o’clock in the afternoon the thinning remnant of a cloud of the black vapour appeared between the arches of Blackfriars Bridge. At that the Pool became a scene of mad confusion, fighting, and collision, and for some time a multitude of boats and barges jammed in the northern arch of the Tower Bridge, and the sailors and lightermen had to fight savagely against the people who swarmed upon them from the riverfront. People were actually clambering down the piers of the bridge from above. When, an hour later, a Martian appeared beyond the Clock Tower and waded down the river, nothing but wreckage floated above Limehouse. Of the falling of the fifth cylinder I have presently to tell. The sixth star fell at Wimbledon. My brother, keeping watch beside the women in the chaise in a meadow, saw the green flash of it far beyond the hills. On Tuesday the little party, still set upon getting across the sea, made its way through the swarming country towards Colchester. The news that the Martians were now in possession of the whole of London was confirmed. They had been seen at Highgate, and even, it was said, at Neasden. But they did not come into my brother’s view until the morrow. That day the scattered multitudes began to realise the urgent need of provisions. As they grew hungry the rights of property ceased to be regarded. Farmers were out to defend their cattle-sheds, granaries, and ripening root crops with arms in their hands. A number of people now, like my brother, had their faces eastward, and there were some desperate souls even going back towards London to get food. These were chiefly people from the northern suburbs, whose knowledge of the Black Smoke came by hearsay. He heard that about half the members of the government had gathered at Birmingham, and that enormous quantities of high explosives were being prepared to be used in automatic mines across the Midland counties. He was also told that the Midland Railway Company had replaced the desertions of the first day’s panic, had resumed traffic, and was running northward trains from St. Albans to relieve the congestion of the home counties. There was also a placard in Chipping Ongar announcing that large stores of flour were available in the northern towns and that within twenty-four hours bread would be distributed among the starving people in the neighbourhood. But this intelligence did not deter him from the plan of escape he had formed, and the three pressed eastward all day, and heard no more of the bread distribution than this promise. Nor, as a matter of fact, did anyone else hear more of it. That night fell the seventh star, falling upon Primrose Hill. It fell while Miss Elphinstone was watching, for she took that duty alternately with my brother. She saw it. On Wednesday the three fugitives—they had passed the night in a field of unripe wheat—reached Chelmsford, and there a body of the inhabitants, calling itself the Committee of Public Supply, seized the pony as provisions, and would give nothing in exchange for it but the promise of a share in it the next day. Here there were rumours of Martians at Epping, and news of the destruction of Waltham Abbey Powder Mills in a vain attempt to blow up one of the invaders. People were watching for Martians here from the church towers. My brother, very luckily for him as it chanced, preferred to push on at once to the coast rather than wait for food, although all three of them were very hungry. By midday they passed through Tillingham, which, strangely enough, seemed to be quite silent and deserted, save for a few furtive plunderers hunting for food. Near Tillingham they suddenly came in sight of the sea, and the most amazing crowd of shipping of all sorts that it is possible to imagine. For after the sailors could no longer come up the Thames, they came on to the Essex coast, to Harwich and Walton and Clacton, and afterwards to Foulness and Shoebury, to bring off the people. They lay in a huge sickle-shaped curve that vanished into mist at last towards the Naze. Close inshore was a multitude of fishing smacks—English, Scotch, French, Dutch, and Swedish; steam launches from the Thames, yachts, electric boats; and beyond were ships of larger burden, a multitude of filthy colliers, trim merchantmen, cattle ships, passenger boats, petroleum tanks, ocean tramps, an old white transport even, neat white and grey liners from Southampton and Hamburg; and along the blue coast across the Blackwater my brother could make out dimly a dense swarm of boats chaffering with the people on the beach, a swarm which also extended up the Blackwater almost to Maldon. About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad, very low in the water, almost, to my brother’s perception, like a water-logged ship. This was the ram Thunder Child. It was the only warship in sight, but far away to the right over the smooth surface of the sea—for that day there was a dead calm—lay a serpent of black smoke to mark the next ironclads of the Channel Fleet, which hovered in an extended line, steam up and ready for action, across the Thames estuary during the course of the Martian conquest, vigilant and yet powerless to prevent it. At the sight of the sea, Mrs. Elphinstone, in spite of the assurances of her sister-in-law, gave way to panic. She had never been out of England before, she would rather die than trust herself friendless in a foreign country, and so forth. She seemed, poor woman, to imagine that the French and the Martians might prove very similar. She had been growing increasingly hysterical, fearful, and depressed during the two days’ journeyings. Her great idea was to return to Stanmore. Things had been always well and safe at Stanmore. They would find George at Stanmore.... It was with the greatest difficulty they could get her down to the beach, where presently my brother succeeded in attracting the attention of some men on a paddle steamer from the Thames. They sent a boat and drove a bargain for thirty-six pounds for the three. The steamer was going, these men said, to Ostend. It was about two o’clock when my brother, having paid their fares at the gangway, found himself safely aboard the steamboat with his charges. There was food aboard, albeit at exorbitant prices, and the three of them contrived to eat a meal on one of the seats forward. There were already a couple of score of passengers aboard, some of whom had expended their last money in securing a passage, but the captain lay off the Blackwater until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the seated decks were even dangerously crowded. He would probably have remained longer had it not been for the sound of guns that began about that hour in the south. As if in answer, the ironclad seaward fired a small gun and hoisted a string of flags. A jet of smoke sprang out of her funnels. Some of the passengers were of opinion that this firing came from Shoeburyness, until it was noticed that it was growing louder. At the same time, far away in the southeast the masts and upperworks of three ironclads rose one after the other out of the sea, beneath clouds of black smoke. But my brother’s attention speedily reverted to the distant firing in the south. He fancied he saw a column of smoke rising out of the distant grey haze. The little steamer was already flapping her way eastward of the big crescent of shipping, and the low Essex coast was growing blue and hazy, when a Martian appeared, small and faint in the remote distance, advancing along the muddy coast from the direction of Foulness. At that the captain on the bridge swore at the top of his voice with fear and anger at his own delay, and the paddles seemed infected with his terror. Every soul aboard stood at the bulwarks or on the seats of the steamer and stared at that distant shape, higher than the trees or church towers inland, and advancing with a leisurely parody of a human stride. It was the first Martian my brother had seen, and he stood, more amazed than terrified, watching this Titan advancing deliberately towards the shipping, wading farther and farther into the water as the coast fell away. Then, far away beyond the Crouch, came another, striding over some stunted trees, and then yet another, still farther off, wading deeply through a shiny mudflat that seemed to hang halfway up between sea and sky. They were all stalking seaward, as if to intercept the escape of the multitudinous vessels that were crowded between Foulness and the Naze. In spite of the throbbing exertions of the engines of the little paddle-boat, and the pouring foam that her wheels flung behind her, she receded with terrifying slowness from this ominous advance. Glancing northwestward, my brother saw the large crescent of shipping already writhing with the approaching terror; one ship passing behind another, another coming round from broadside to end on, steamships whistling and giving off volumes of steam, sails being let out, launches rushing hither and thither. He was so fascinated by this and by the creeping danger away to the left that he had no eyes for anything seaward. And then a swift movement of the steamboat (she had suddenly come round to avoid being run down) flung him headlong from the seat upon which he was standing. There was a shouting all about him, a trampling of feet, and a cheer that seemed to be answered faintly. The steamboat lurched and rolled him over upon his hands. He sprang to his feet and saw to starboard, and not a hundred yards from their heeling, pitching boat, a vast iron bulk like the blade of a plough tearing through the water, tossing it on either side in huge waves of foam that leaped towards the steamer, flinging her paddles helplessly in the air, and then sucking her deck down almost to the waterline. A douche of spray blinded my brother for a moment. When his eyes were clear again he saw the monster had passed and was rushing landward. Big iron upperworks rose out of this headlong structure, and from that twin funnels projected and spat a smoking blast shot with fire. It was the torpedo ram, Thunder Child, steaming headlong, coming to the rescue of the threatened shipping. Keeping his footing on the heaving deck by clutching the bulwarks, my brother looked past this charging leviathan at the Martians again, and he saw the three of them now close together, and standing so far out to sea that their tripod supports were almost entirely submerged. Thus sunken, and seen in remote perspective, they appeared far less formidable than the huge iron bulk in whose wake the steamer was pitching so helplessly. It would seem they were regarding this new antagonist with astonishment. To their intelligence, it may be, the giant was even such another as themselves. The Thunder Child fired no gun, but simply drove full speed towards them. It was probably her not firing that enabled her to get so near the enemy as she did. They did not know what to make of her. One shell, and they would have sent her to the bottom forthwith with the Heat-Ray. She was steaming at such a pace that in a minute she seemed halfway between the steamboat and the Martians—a diminishing black bulk against the receding horizontal expanse of the Essex coast. Suddenly the foremost Martian lowered his tube and discharged a canister of the black gas at the ironclad. It hit her larboard side and glanced off in an inky jet that rolled away to seaward, an unfolding torrent of Black Smoke, from which the ironclad drove clear. To the watchers from the steamer, low in the water and with the sun in their eyes, it seemed as though she were already among the Martians. They saw the gaunt figures separating and rising out of the water as they retreated shoreward, and one of them raised the camera-like generator of the Heat-Ray. He held it pointing obliquely downward, and a bank of steam sprang from the water at its touch. It must have driven through the iron of the ship’s side like a white-hot iron rod through paper. A flicker of flame went up through the rising steam, and then the Martian reeled and staggered. In another moment he was cut down, and a great body of water and steam shot high in the air. The guns of the Thunder Child sounded through the reek, going off one after the other, and one shot splashed the water high close by the steamer, ricocheted towards the other flying ships to the north, and smashed a smack to matchwood. But no one heeded that very much. At the sight of the Martian’s collapse the captain on the bridge yelled inarticulately, and all the crowding passengers on the steamer’s stern shouted together. And then they yelled again. For, surging out beyond the white tumult, drove something long and black, the flames streaming from its middle parts, its ventilators and funnels spouting fire. She was alive still; the steering gear, it seems, was intact and her engines working. She headed straight for a second Martian, and was within a hundred yards of him when the Heat-Ray came to bear. Then with a violent thud, a blinding flash, her decks, her funnels, leaped upward. The Martian staggered with the violence of her explosion, and in another moment the flaming wreckage, still driving forward with the impetus of its pace, had struck him and crumpled him up like a thing of cardboard. My brother shouted involuntarily. A boiling tumult of steam hid everything again. “Two!” yelled the captain. Everyone was shouting. The whole steamer from end to end rang with frantic cheering that was taken up first by one and then by all in the crowding multitude of ships and boats that was driving out to sea. The steam hung upon the water for many minutes, hiding the third Martian and the coast altogether. And all this time the boat was paddling steadily out to sea and away from the fight; and when at last the confusion cleared, the drifting bank of black vapour intervened, and nothing of the Thunder Child could be made out, nor could the third Martian be seen. But the ironclads to seaward were now quite close and standing in towards shore past the steamboat. The little vessel continued to beat its way seaward, and the ironclads receded slowly towards the coast, which was hidden still by a marbled bank of vapour, part steam, part black gas, eddying and combining in the strangest way. The fleet of refugees was scattering to the northeast; several smacks were sailing between the ironclads and the steamboat. After a time, and before they reached the sinking cloud bank, the warships turned northward, and then abruptly went about and passed into the thickening haze of evening southward. The coast grew faint, and at last indistinguishable amid the low banks of clouds that were gathering about the sinking sun. Then suddenly out of the golden haze of the sunset came the vibration of guns, and a form of black shadows moving. Everyone struggled to the rail of the steamer and peered into the blinding furnace of the west, but nothing was to be distinguished clearly. A mass of smoke rose slanting and barred the face of the sun. The steamboat throbbed on its way through an interminable suspense. The sun sank into grey clouds, the sky flushed and darkened, the evening star trembled into sight. It was deep twilight when the captain cried out and pointed. My brother strained his eyes. Something rushed up into the sky out of the greyness—rushed slantingly upward and very swiftly into the luminous clearness above the clouds in the western sky; something flat and broad, and very large, that swept round in a vast curve, grew smaller, sank slowly, and vanished again into the grey mystery of the night. And as it flew it rained down darkness upon the land. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. H. G. Wells (1992). The War of the Worlds. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022, from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36/36-h/36-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.

The War of the Worlds: Chapter XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”

Greenwashed Offsets and the False Promise of Carbon Reduction

Carbon Aware Computing: Next Green Breakthrough or New Greenwashing?

কার্বন সচেতন কম্পিউটিং: পরবর্তী গ্রিন ব্রেকথ্রু বা নতুন গ্রিনওয়াশিং?

CO2-bewusstes Computing: Nächster grüner Durchbruch oder neues Greenwashing?

Computación consciente del carbono: ¿próximo avance ecológico o nuevo lavado verde?

Informatique respectueuse du carbone : prochaine percée verte ou nouveau greenwashing ?

कार्बन अवेयर कंप्यूटिंग: अगला ग्रीन ब्रेकथ्रू या नया ग्रीनवाशिंग?

カーボン アウェア コンピューティング: 次のグリーン ブレークスルーか、それとも新たなグリーンウォッシングか?

탄소 인식 컴퓨팅: 차세대 친환경 혁신인가 아니면 새로운 Greenwashing인가?

Computação Consciente do Carbono: Próximo Avanço Verde ou Nova Lavagem Verde?

Вычисления с учетом выбросов углерода: следующий «зеленый прорыв» или новое «зеленое отмывание»?

Karbon Farkında Bilgi İşlem: Bir Sonraki Yeşil Atılım mı, Yeni Bir Yeşil Yıkama mı?

Máy tính nhận biết carbon: Đột phá xanh tiếp theo hay tẩy xanh mới?

碳感知计算：下一个绿色突破还是新的绿色清洗？

It’s Time To Create a Global Cybercrime Authority: WEF Blog

የኦሪጂናል ግምገማዎች በይነገጽ ግምገማዎች ላይ ይጠቀማል

WEF призовава дезинформацията да бъде третирана като киберпрестъпност

সাইবার অপরাধ হিসেবে গণমাধ্যমকে অপব্যবহারের আহ্বান

WEF fordert, dass Desinformation als Cyberkriminalität behandelt wird

WEF: Η παραπληροφόρηση πρέπει να αντιμετωπίζεται ως κυβερνοεγκλήματα

WEF pide que la desinformación sea considerada ciberdelincuencia

WEF poziva na tretiranje dezinformacija kao kibernetičkog kriminala

WEF、不正情報をサイバー犯罪と見なすよう求める

WEF ragina dezinformaciją traktuoti kaip kibernetinį nusikaltimą

WEF aicina pret dezinformāciju izturēties kā pret kibernoziegumiem

Ny WEF dia mitaky ny fitsaboana ny disinformation ho toy ny heloka bevava amin'ny aterineto

WEF бара дезинформација да се третира како сајбер-криминал

2025 appears to be a challenging year for renewable energy stocks and ESG initiatives as a whole. As geopolitical policy shifts and suspicions of greenwashing impact environmental, social, and governance investing, some of the industry’s brightest stocks are showing remarkable signs of resilience. Even before the famously climate-sceptical Donald Trump returned for his second term as President of the United States, a clear pullback on ESG investing had interrupted the growth potential of sustainability-focused stocks on Wall Street. According to the Association of Investment Companies’ annual ESG Attitudes Tracker, the number of private investors who say they consider environmental, social, and governance when investing fell for the third year in a row to 48% in 2024. to 48% in 2024 to 48% in 2024 This downward trend is striking when considering that the figure stood at 66% in 2021, 60% in 2022, and 52% in 2023. President Trump’s bid to de-incentivize ESG firms by offering expedited approvals, including ‘all Environmental approvals’, has served as an indication that sustainability initiatives will carry no special favor in the White House for the foreseeable future. offering expedited approvals offering expedited approvals We’ve also seen more investors become wary of ‘greenwashing’, which occurs when businesses add bogus ESG claims to their brand with little tangible evidence of sustainable practices. In 2023, investor concerns over greenwashing grew by 15% while unfounded claims undermined faith in the firms that had sought to ramp up their ESG credentials. grew by 15% grew by 15% Although these factors point to a challenging playing field for renewable energy stocks, there are clear examples of sustainability stocks that are thriving despite low ESG investor sentiment. At a time when Wall Street is struggling to keep up with volatility and growing competition in the AI industry, it may be a perfect time for renewables to make a timely comeback. With this in mind, let’s explore the three brightest renewable energy stocks for investors to load onto their portfolios today: Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Stock trading is speculative, complex, and involves high risks. This can mean high prices volatility and potential loss of your initial investment. You should consider your financial situation, investment purposes, and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information stated in this article. #DYOR Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Stock trading is speculative, complex, and involves high risks. This can mean high prices volatility and potential loss of your initial investment. You should consider your financial situation, investment purposes, and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information stated in this article. #DYOR Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Stock trading is speculative, complex, and involves high risks. This can mean high prices volatility and potential loss of your initial investment. You should consider your financial situation, investment purposes, and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information stated in this article. #DYOR Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Stock trading is speculative, complex, and involves high risks. This can mean high prices volatility and potential loss of your initial investment. You should consider your financial situation, investment purposes, and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information stated in this article. #DYOR 1. Enovix Corporation (ENVX) It’s been a challenging start to 2025 for silicon lithium-ion specialists, Evonix Corporation (NASDAQ: ENVX), which saw its stock fall 26% lower over the first two months of the year. However, the battery manufacturer may prove to be available at a discounted price for investors. The stock reported Q4 2024 revenue of $9.6 million, while revenues for the full year climbed to $23.1 million, representing a substantial increase from $7.6 million in 2023. revenue of $9.6 million revenue of $9.6 million Crucially, Enovix is a source of optimism because of the receipt of a pre-paid order for its silicon batteries from an unidentified technology company. pre-paid order pre-paid order The batteries, which are intended for use in headset-based mixed-reality wearables, will begin shipping in mid-2025 and could be the beginning of more lucrative orders as wearable technology like smart glasses begins to become a more pervasive consumer technology. Interestingly, Enovix also has meme stock credentials, and ranks 11th in Yahoo! Finance’s list of the best meme stocks to buy. This helps to provide another frontier in which ENVX can secure growth in 2025. 2. Sunrun Inc. (RUN) Another stock that’s experienced a weak start to 2025 but is packed with potential is solar energy small-cap stock Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN). With a market capitalization of around $1.46 billion, Sunrun is a smaller player on this list with plenty of room for growth. With a recent stock downgrade from Jeffries, which saw the stock cut from a ‘buy’ to ‘hold’ rating along with its price target falling from $14 to $8, it’s clear that Sunrun is more of an addition with the future in mind. falling from $14 to $8 falling from $14 to $8 Despite its challenges, Sunrun remains one of the United States’ biggest residential solar energy providers and almost doubled its market share in California alone in recent years. The company’s strong innovation pipeline has seen developments like the attaching of battery storage to 60% of its new projects, helping RUN to expand its addressable market as the execution of storage solutions climbed 126%. With Sunrun expecting to generate between $350 to $600 million in cash throughout 2025, this stock could become a growth leader in the renewable energy market. between $350 to $600 million between $350 to $600 million 3. NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NNE) One renewable energy firm that’s experienced an exceptionally strong start to 2025 is NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE). The stock has rallied more than 20% in the opening two months of the year and appears to be building momentum. “The company is advancing projects such as the ZEUS Solid State Storage Reactor and the ODIN Low-Pressure Salt Reactor, which aim to offer portable and reliable clean energy solutions,” explained Maxim Manturov, head of investment research at Freedom24. “The recent acquisition of key nuclear technologies not only strengthens NNE's product portfolio but also enhances its competitive advantage in the nuclear energy sector. With significant capital raised and a strong cash position, NNE is well-positioned to fund its research and development initiatives while coping with potential market challenges.” NANO is already making big moves in 2025, and recently appointed Dr. Florent Heidet as chief technology officer and head of reactor development, who is richly experienced and expected to become a driving force in refining the company’s innovations. appointed Dr. Florent Heidet appointed Dr. Florent Heidet The Renewable Comeback Although renewable energy stocks have been caught up in the wider ESG downturn in recent years, stock market volatility may provide an opportunity for more sustainable companies to prove their worth on a global scale. This could see the brightest renewables stocks generating more sustainable levels of growth even in the challenging investment landscape that 2025 is proving to be. The sustainability boom may have been on the back burner, but its best stocks could be primed for impressive results over the coming months and years.

The Renewables Energy Market Can Still Thrive in 2025

Пазарът на енергия от възобновяеми източници все още може да процъфтява през 2025 г

Trh s energií z obnovitelných zdrojů může v roce 2025 stále vzkvétat

Der Energiemarkt für erneuerbare Energien kann bis 2025 noch gedeihen

El mercado de las energías renovables seguirá prosperando en 2025

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Le marché des énergies renouvelables peut encore prospérer en 2025

Il mercato delle energie rinnovabili potrebbe ancora prosperare nel 2025

De markt voor hernieuwbare energie kan in 2025 nog steeds bloeien

Rynek energii odnawialnej może nadal prosperować w 2025 r.

O mercado de energia renovável ainda pode prosperar em 2025

Piața energiei din surse regenerabile poate continua să prospere în 2025

Trh s energiou z obnoviteľných zdrojov môže v roku 2025 ešte prosperovať

The Executive Orders 4 executive orders pertaining to America's energy stance going forward, were signed by President Trump on his first day in office on Jan 20th. 1. UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL 2. Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects 3. DECLARING A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY 4. UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY I see a lot of oil flooding the world markets. Hurray. Unleashing not just America's energy resources, but all our energy resources. Because with more supply comes less costs given constant demand in the interim. So good. Let's let America use oil to fuel its energy needs plus the green energy transition we aspire to. Just like China is doing. No more greenwashing. Refer to Order 2 above. And we'll let the ERS (External Revenue Service) tax oil imports with tariffs so that selling countries are encouraged to use the oil themselves. Use it for what? Bitcoin mining is a good start. Farming is another. More Energy for Americans to Enjoy Here is an image from @JusperMachogu. Sorry you had to see East Africa's glaring energy poverty, but it helps show just how energy-rich the USA is. As you can see, there are more people living in East Africa than in the United States of America. 470 million vs 330 million (circa 2022 figures). But with those figures, plus the figures of barrels of oil consumed per day, we calculate to find each American is consuming 49 times more oil energy per day than an East African. Wow. I want to go to the USA. No wonder they are super-powered. Now, let's add the 4 Executive Orders mentioned to this mix. Dial-up production and storage of oil surpluses. While the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is pending, America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is alive and well. And with a surge in oil production capacity, it could get even bigger. To keep oil production surpluses for a golden opportunity. The question however is on increasing profitability right now. Turns out, America is already the No.1 oil producer in the world. They are winning the race. Adding more distance between themselves and Saudi Arabia doesn't seem like it will help. There honestly isn't that much demand from traditional markets (mostly because people are poor and have never seen gas prices get cheaper). Unless more Bitcoin mining and Oil Crypto projects, and AI (ya’ll want this one, I know) is done on that oil. They will be good for the liquidity (pun, lol). Mine More Oil, Mine Bitcoin, Build AI, Get Richer The precedent set by Americans consuming more of their own energy will encourage the rest of us to consume more of our own energy. East Africa, through Uganda, is set to produce oil. Will we consume it to get richer? That is the question. See, lack of oil energy is not the problem. And America's vast energy consumption is in no way because they are somehow stopping us from consuming more energy. Oil consumption, given the vast reserves everywhere, is a very positive sum game. We simply find reasons to imagine zero-sum. Bad reasons and excuses. It mostly is a question of motivation and guts. Guts to say 'f*ck it, I want more food.' A little more oil in the economy (not in your fried chicken), doesn't hurt. Especially if you're not doing great. By Americans eating more and becoming more King-sized, perhaps the oil producers around the world comfortably NOT enriching their populations will feel a little more guilty. It's like that mean parent whose kid plays with kids that are fed well. The more the other parents stop apologizing for feeding and nurturing their children well, the more it will become imperative that the parent with vast food reserves yet their kid is starving, makes a choice. Feed the kid, or give it to child services. Make a decision, Limbkins. No More Shall Climate Change Narratives Confuse the Issue Trump is turning all the tables. Brace yourselves. If there is a climate problem impeding, then we shall just have to see it with our own eyes (and not through some select group of climate scientists with special climatology instruments). It is how it is. The fates have mercy. That prayer said Trump has called for oil prices to be brought down by OPEC, interest rates to drop in all US affiliated banks, and coal plants to be re-opened because "Nothing can destroy coal - Not the weather, not a bomb, nothing". (Source) He is also slapping American-paid taxes onto as many imports as he can manage. Code name: Tariffs. (Explanation: If US imports are more expensive from tariffs, the price will be shifted to the consumer, hence the US is actually taxing the American citizens, not the foreign partners. That said, I believe it is an issue of optics. An ERS seemingly knocking on the doors of other people and not an IRS knocking on Americans' doors changes the dynamic dramatically. Even if the same taxes or more shall actually be paid by the Americans. The only way to actually shift the burden of less skilled labor, hence taxes, to other countries is if American children start being the best at STEM and not foreign partners. Something that will take decades). AI Funding Is Truly Powered by Oil, Not US Dollars To end, I'll address AI funding from the energetics perspective. The true perspective imo. Without unleashing more cheap and readily available energy for AI, simply giving Sama the newly minted $500 billion will only pump the price of everything else in the economy, including GPUs and electricity for AI systems. The Oil is the real money for AI, not the US dollars. US dollars are a permit for the oil. You show them to the tap controller, and like magic, they open the tap’s full blast. No holds barred. So, don't be sidetracked by Elon and Sama's battle on X. Elon is just jealous, but both of them will benefit because, again, the oil is the money. And it will flow to wherever it is most needed (hopefully not like crucial water reserves for California's hot seasons). Let the money flow. The Executive Orders 4 executive orders pertaining to America's energy stance going forward, were signed by President Trump on his first day in office on Jan 20th. 1. UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL 2. Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects 3. DECLARING A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY DECLARING A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY 4. UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY I see a lot of oil flooding the world markets. Hurray. Unleashing not just America's energy resources, but all our energy resources. Because with more supply comes less costs given constant demand in the interim. So good. Let's let America use oil to fuel its energy needs plus the green energy transition we aspire to. Just like China is doing . like China is doing No more greenwashing. Refer to Order 2 above. And we'll let the ERS (External Revenue Service) tax oil imports with tariffs so that selling countries are encouraged to use the oil themselves. Use it for what? Bitcoin mining is a good start. Farming is another. More Energy for Americans to Enjoy Here is an image from @JusperMachogu . @JusperMachogu Sorry you had to see East Africa's glaring energy poverty, but it helps show just how energy-rich the USA is. As you can see, there are more people living in East Africa than in the United States of America. 470 million vs 330 million (circa 2022 figures). But with those figures, plus the figures of barrels of oil consumed per day, we calculate to find each American is consuming 49 times more oil energy per day than an East African. each American is consuming 49 times more oil energy per day than an East African. Wow. I want to go to the USA. No wonder they are super-powered. Now, let's add the 4 Executive Orders mentioned to this mix. Dial-up production and storage of oil surpluses. While the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is pending , America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is alive and well. And with a surge in oil production capacity, it could get even bigger. is pending To keep oil production surpluses for a golden opportunity. The question however is on increasing profitability right now. Turns out, America is already the No.1 oil producer in the world . They are winning the race. America is already the No.1 oil producer in the world Adding more distance between themselves and Saudi Arabia doesn't seem like it will help . There honestly isn't that much demand from traditional markets (mostly because people are poor and have never seen gas prices get cheaper). doesn't seem like it will help Unless more Bitcoin mining and Oil Crypto projects, and AI (ya’ll want this one, I know) is done on that oil. They will be good for the liquidity (pun, lol). Mine More Oil, Mine Bitcoin, Build AI, Get Richer The precedent set by Americans consuming more of their own energy will encourage the rest of us to consume more of our own energy. East Africa, through Uganda, is set to produce oil. Will we consume it to get richer? That is the question. See, lack of oil energy is not the problem. And America's vast energy consumption is in no way because they are somehow stopping us from consuming more energy. Oil consumption, given the vast reserves everywhere, is a very positive sum game. We simply find reasons to imagine zero-sum. Bad reasons and excuses. It mostly is a question of motivation and guts. Guts to say 'f*ck it, I want more food.' A little more oil in the economy (not in your fried chicken), doesn't hurt. Especially if you're not doing great. By Americans eating more and becoming more King-sized, perhaps the oil producers around the world comfortably NOT enriching their populations will feel a little more guilty. It's like that mean parent whose kid plays with kids that are fed well. The more the other parents stop apologizing for feeding and nurturing their children well, the more it will become imperative that the parent with vast food reserves yet their kid is starving, makes a choice. Feed the kid, or give it to child services. Make a decision, Limbkins. No More Shall Climate Change Narratives Confuse the Issue Trump is turning all the tables. Brace yourselves. If there is a climate problem impeding, then we shall just have to see it with our own eyes (and not through some select group of climate scientists with special climatology instruments). It is how it is. The fates have mercy. That prayer said Trump has called for oil prices to be brought down by OPEC, interest rates to drop in all US affiliated banks, and coal plants to be re-opened because "Nothing can destroy coal - Not the weather, not a bomb, nothing". (Source) "Nothing can destroy coal - Not the weather, not a bomb, nothing". ( Source ) Source He is also slapping American-paid taxes onto as many imports as he can manage. Code name: Tariffs. (Explanation: If US imports are more expensive from tariffs, the price will be shifted to the consumer, hence the US is actually taxing the American citizens, not the foreign partners. That said, I believe it is an issue of optics. An ERS seemingly knocking on the doors of other people and not an IRS knocking on Americans' doors changes the dynamic dramatically. Even if the same taxes or more shall actually be paid by the Americans. The only way to actually shift the burden of less skilled labor, hence taxes, to other countries is if American children start being the best at STEM and not foreign partners. Something that will take decades). AI Funding Is Truly Powered by Oil, Not US Dollars To end, I'll address AI funding from the energetics perspective. The true perspective imo. Without unleashing more cheap and readily available energy for AI , simply giving Sama the newly minted $500 billion will only pump the price of everything else in the economy, including GPUs and electricity for AI systems. more cheap and readily available energy for AI The Oil is the real money for AI, not the US dollars. US dollars are a permit for the oil. You show them to the tap controller, and like magic, they open the tap’s full blast. No holds barred. So, don't be sidetracked by Elon and Sama's battle on X. Elon is just jealous, but both of them will benefit because, again, the oil is the money. And it will flow to wherever it is most needed (hopefully not like crucial water reserves for California's hot seasons). Let the money flow.

With More American Oil, Bitcoin Mining and Oil Backed Crypto Shall Flourish (and AI, Yes)

Inside Fedrok AG: Building a Transparent Carbon Credit Ecosystem

Fedrok AG daxilində: Şəffaf Karbon Kredit Ekosisteminin qurulması

Uvnitř Fedrok AG: Budování transparentního ekosystému uhlíkových kreditů

Dentro de Fedrok AG: construyendo un ecosistema transparente de créditos de carbono

בתוך Fedrok AG: בניית מערכת אקולוגית לאשראי פחמן שקופה

Fedrok AG-ի ներսում. Ածխածնի թափանցիկ վարկային էկոհամակարգի ստեղծում

Di Balik Fedrok AG: Membangun Ekosistem Kredit Karbon yang Transparan

Fedrok AG の内側: 透明性の高い炭素クレジット エコシステムの構築

Fedrok AG ичинде: Ачык көмүртектүү кредиттик экосистеманы куруу

Wewnątrz Fedrok AG: Budowanie przejrzystego ekosystemu kredytów węglowych

Унутар Федрок АГ: Изградња транспарентног екосистема карбонских кредита

ภายใน Fedrok AG: การสร้างระบบนิเวศเครดิตคาร์บอนที่โปร่งใส

Fedrok AG-nyň içinde: Açyk uglerod karz ekosistemasyny gurmak

In the Speculative Future, a Little Bitcoin Is Enough to Pay Any Debt

There are certain times in the history of investing when trends turn into full market swings, and it’s hard to find a better example than Environmental, Social, and Governance investing strategies. The focus for ESG investing was always on sustainability, corporate responsibility, and ethical governance, and it’s really reshaped how both individuals and institutional investors have allocated capital in the last decade. In recent years, though, ESG investing has been turned on its head. There have been many critics of the strategy, especially on performance metrics, and concerns about “greenwashing” have raised massive doubts about the true impacts of these strategies as well. It’s led to the growing debate: Is ESG investing losing its appeal, or is it evolving into a more mature and transparent market? The Rise of ESG Investing In the 1960s, there was a term for investing that was similar, called Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). This was really the beginning of ESG, but SRI investing mainly avoided certain industries, like tobacco and weapons. Over the decades, SRI evolved into the broader ESG framework, which gained significant traction in the 2000s. After the 2008 financial crisis, it grew even further as investors wanted safer, more responsible investment options. And by the 2010s, ESG transformed into a mainstream investment strategy from the niche offering it started as. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated growth in the area, as it highlighted how corporations can be important players in addressing global challenges. Maxim Manturov, head of investment research at Freedom24, explained: “The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that corporations play a crucial role in solving global problems. Governments alone cannot solve problems such as disease, climate change, workplace safety, or pay inequality based on gender and race. These problems affect people around the world and require the resources and expertise of corporations to address them. So, what makes a stock a good ESG investment? A good ESG company focuses on supporting environmental programmes, caring for its employees, making a positive contribution to local communities and delivering value to shareholders. It is important to validate its reputation through ESG rating agencies such as MSCI and Sustainalytics. Financial performance remains critical to ESG investing. As an ESG investor, you can promote responsible corporate behaviour without sacrificing returns. Institutional investors use ESG ratings to support the high standards of companies, and individual investors can do the same. By investing in leading ESG companies, you support initiatives such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, safer workplaces, and ethical business practices.” Globally, ESG investments are projected to continue with expansion. According to Bloomberg, ESG assets are expected to “reach over $40 trillion by 2030 – over 25% of” global assets under management. Europe is expected to be the leader of this sector with about $18 trillion in ESG assets, while the US may have slower growth due to political and economic challenges. Challenges Facing ESG Investing Recent years, however, haven’t been so rosy in the ESG investing space. The biggest challenge has been the issue of ‘greenwashing’, where companies falsely claim or exaggerate their environmental and social credentials to attract those ESG-conscious dollars. Many calls have been made to increase regulatory scrutiny and also standardisation of ESG reporting frameworks so there’s more transparency and accountability. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, this is exactly what will be needed to give more credibility to ESG investments and should help address some concerns about false claims and inconsistent ESG practices. The next issue for ESG investing is financial performance. A report from the Financial Times noted that ESG ETFs have underperformed their traditional counterparts over the past decade annually by 0.2 percentage points. Much was made about the outperformance in 2020 - often cited as ESG’s financial success, but it was largely a statistical outlier driven by sector biases, as ESG tends to be overweight in technology and underweight in energy, which drove much of the year’s success. Investor sentiment has since been mixed. Some remain committed to ESG for ethical reasons, while others question whether these funds are really delivering long-term returns. Is ESG Dead or Evolving? Despite the challenges facing ESG investing, it is likely evolving rather than dying as it enters a phase of slower growth and consolidation. It’s natural for any growth area or investing. As the market starts to mature, it needs better regulation and transparency. Once it has that and restores investor confidence, it may continue to grow. The core principles of sustainability, corporate responsibility, and governance aren’t going anywhere, especially in this transparent and data-driven digital age. However, to regain credibility, better analysis and accountability are needed. As for performance, there is likely a reason that ESG strategies are failing to outperform, according to Scientific Beta. They found that many ESG strategies rely on superficial ratings rather than the deep, fundamental analysis of companies - reinforcing the need for better ESG strategies that go beyond simple criteria. Evolution can lead to better outcomes for everyone in this scenario. Conclusion To bring it all together, ESG has had significant growth, but now, in its mature stage, there are many challenges. None of which are bigger than greenwashing and underperformance of assets. That being said, ESG is likely not dead - it is evolving. Long-term growth projections, alongside increased regulatory scrutiny, suggest that ESG investing should remain a big part of financial markets in the future. Investors, either ones that want to invest online or offline, should stay informed, understand the limitations of ESG strategies, and be mindful of greenwashing risks. There are certain times in the history of investing when trends turn into full market swings, and it’s hard to find a better example than Environmental, Social, and Governance investing strategies. The focus for ESG investing was always on sustainability, corporate responsibility, and ethical governance, and it’s really reshaped how both individuals and institutional investors have allocated capital in the last decade. In recent years, though, ESG investing has been turned on its head. There have been many critics of the strategy, especially on performance metrics, and concerns about “greenwashing” have raised massive doubts about the true impacts of these strategies as well. It’s led to the growing debate: Is ESG investing losing its appeal, or is it evolving into a more mature and transparent market? The Rise of ESG Investing In the 1960s, there was a term for investing that was similar, called Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). This was really the beginning of ESG, but SRI investing mainly avoided certain industries, like tobacco and weapons. Over the decades, SRI evolved into the broader ESG framework, which gained significant traction in the 2000s. After the 2008 financial crisis, it grew even further as investors wanted safer, more responsible investment options. And by the 2010s, ESG transformed into a mainstream investment strategy from the niche offering it started as. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated growth in the area, as it highlighted how corporations can be important players in addressing global challenges. Maxim Manturov, head of investment research at Freedom24, explained: “The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that corporations play a crucial role in solving global problems. Governments alone cannot solve problems such as disease, climate change, workplace safety, or pay inequality based on gender and race. These problems affect people around the world and require the resources and expertise of corporations to address them. So, what makes a stock a good ESG investment? A good ESG company focuses on supporting environmental programmes, caring for its employees, making a positive contribution to local communities and delivering value to shareholders. It is important to validate its reputation through ESG rating agencies such as MSCI and Sustainalytics. Financial performance remains critical to ESG investing. As an ESG investor, you can promote responsible corporate behaviour without sacrificing returns. Institutional investors use ESG ratings to support the high standards of companies, and individual investors can do the same. By investing in leading ESG companies, you support initiatives such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, safer workplaces, and ethical business practices.” Globally, ESG investments are projected to continue with expansion. According to Bloomberg , ESG assets are expected to “reach over $40 trillion by 2030 – over 25% of” global assets under management. Europe is expected to be the leader of this sector with about $18 trillion in ESG assets, while the US may have slower growth due to political and economic challenges. Bloomberg Bloomberg Challenges Facing ESG Investing Recent years, however, haven’t been so rosy in the ESG investing space. The biggest challenge has been the issue of ‘ greenwashing ’, where companies falsely claim or exaggerate their environmental and social credentials to attract those ESG-conscious dollars. Many calls have been made to increase regulatory scrutiny and also standardisation of ESG reporting frameworks so there’s more transparency and accountability. According to Bloomberg Intelligence , this is exactly what will be needed to give more credibility to ESG investments and should help address some concerns about false claims and inconsistent ESG practices. greenwashing greenwashing Bloomberg Intelligence Bloomberg Intelligence The next issue for ESG investing is financial performance. A report from the Financial Times noted that ESG ETFs have underperformed their traditional counterparts over the past decade annually by 0.2 percentage points. Much was made about the outperformance in 2020 - often cited as ESG’s financial success, but it was largely a statistical outlier driven by sector biases, as ESG tends to be overweight in technology and underweight in energy, which drove much of the year’s success. Financial Times Financial Times Investor sentiment has since been mixed. Some remain committed to ESG for ethical reasons, while others question whether these funds are really delivering long-term returns. Is ESG Dead or Evolving? Despite the challenges facing ESG investing, it is likely evolving rather than dying as it enters a phase of slower growth and consolidation. It’s natural for any growth area or investing. As the market starts to mature, it needs better regulation and transparency. Once it has that and restores investor confidence, it may continue to grow. The core principles of sustainability , corporate responsibility, and governance aren’t going anywhere, especially in this transparent and data-driven digital age. However, to regain credibility, better analysis and accountability are needed. sustainability As for performance, there is likely a reason that ESG strategies are failing to outperform, according to Scientific Beta. They found that many ESG strategies rely on superficial ratings rather than the deep, fundamental analysis of companies - reinforcing the need for better ESG strategies that go beyond simple criteria. Evolution can lead to better outcomes for everyone in this scenario. Conclusion To bring it all together, ESG has had significant growth, but now, in its mature stage, there are many challenges. None of which are bigger than greenwashing and underperformance of assets. That being said, ESG is likely not dead - it is evolving. Long-term growth projections, alongside increased regulatory scrutiny, suggest that ESG investing should remain a big part of financial markets in the future. Investors, either ones that want to invest online or offline, should stay informed, understand the limitations of ESG strategies, and be mindful of greenwashing risks.

Is ESG Investing Dead? The Rise and Fall of Sustainable Investing

¿Ha muerto la inversión ESG? El auge y la caída de la inversión sostenible

Onko ESG Investing kuollut? Kestävän sijoittamisen nousu ja lasku

האם ESG Investing מת? עלייתה ונפילתה של השקעות בר קיימא

ESG投資は終わったのか？持続可能な投資の興亡

Maty ve ny ESG Investing? Ny fiakarana sy ny fianjeran'ny fampiasam-bola maharitra

ESG Investing үхсэн үү? Тогтвортой хөрөнгө оруулалтын өсөлт ба уналт

Investițiile ESG sunt moarte? Creșterea și scăderea investițiilor durabile

ESG ኢንቨስትመንት ሞይቱ ድዩ? ምልዓልን ምውዳቕን ዘላቒ ወፍሪ

Patay na ba ang ESG Investing? Ang Pagtaas at Pagbagsak ng Sustainable Investing

Xana ESG Ku Vekisa Swi file? Ku Tlakuka na ku Wa ka Vuvekisi lebyi nga heriki

کیا ESG سرمایہ کاری ختم ہو گئی ہے؟ پائیدار سرمایہ کاری کا عروج اور زوال

ESG 投资已死？可持续投资的兴衰

Bitcoinized Fossil Fuel

Биткоинизированное выкапнёвае паліва

Combustible fósil bitcoinizado

Combustible fossile bitcoinisé

דלק מאובן שעבר ביטקוין

ビットコイン化された化石燃料

Bahan Api Fosil Bitcoin

Ibicanwa bya Bitcoin

பிட்காயின் செய்யப்பட்ட புதைபடிவ எரிபொருள்

Сӯзишвории истихроҷи биткоинизатсияшуда

เชื้อเพลิงฟอสซิล Bitcoin

I-Bitcoinized Fossil Fuel

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