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protection of environment What is the real reason that the European Union is so keen to protect nature? The great plague epidemic began in 1348. 1/3 of the population fell victim to this disease. It was probably imported from Asia across the Mediterranean. Spices and other goods had been imported from these regions. How could it spread so quickly? In the 13th century, the harrow pulled by the ox was developed and the three-arable farming was introduced instead of two-arable. The resulting increase in agricultural production made it possible to provide cities with better supplies. The number of city dwellers grew rapidly, but there was hardly any infrastructure, such as water pipes and especially sewage pipes. In addition, and now comes the crucial point for this topic, the average annual temperature was by 2-3 degrees higher than today, so that viruses and bacteria could spread better. In 1900, it was so cold that the northern Baltic Sea froze, and Swedes and Russians built their stands and traded on the ice. I would like to emphasize that there is no clear evidence as to which degree humans contribute to global warming. When a world conference on environmental protection is held, it is always the European Union and Japan that work to reduce the burning of coal, gas and oil worldwide. Of course, one might think that the others refuse to participate for economic reasons. In fact, they simply don't want to give Europe and Japan the lead they have in the field of energy-saving technologies. I refuse to use the propagandistic term "renewable", because one also needs materials and energy that are not renewable to produce these techniques (to produce for example: wind turbine, solar panel and then they also break down or have to be maintained constantly). But why did these two work so hard on it? Let's take a look at a geological map of the world on which mineral resources are listed! We find that there is almost nothing in Europe and Japan. So these two were forced to find other options. Let's take a simple example: light bulbs! An energy saving bulb costs ten times more than an old one; on the packaging, one can read about a 10-year guarantee for the product, which is simply a lie (any manufacturer of another product would have to pay a heavy fine for it), and the new lamp holders are made of plastic, so we are forced to buy the new ones because the old ones would get too hot and the plastic sockets would melt. That way and through import duties, cheap goods from China, for example, can be excluded from the European market. The European Union and Japan have herewith killed 2 birds with one stone: - They have created a European monopoly for their own market - and they are becoming more and more independent in terms of energy policy from Russia and others. oil Oil is a much more effective source of energy than coal and wood, but we use oil not only to generate energy, but also to manufacture plastic. This modern material has many advantages. With today's technology, it is possible to produce stronger materials than stone, more flexible than willow wood, less rusty or decaying than aluminum, and so on. Apart from food, there is actually no commodity today that does not contain plastic. Therefore, humanity has to be economical with the consumption of oil as an energy source in order to preserve it as a raw material for everyday objects. Back to list!

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