The End of Green Energy: Industry Companies Around the World Go Bankrupt

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Green energy stocks have fallen to levels last seen five years ago. They were at rock bottom then, just ahead of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) frenzy that sent them to record highs. Now the market is back there.

Financial Times experts call this the end of green energy, as uncertainty about political support for the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is overwhelming the market.



The S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index, which tracks the performance of major clean energy companies, has fallen 12% over the past 16 months, which is a huge drop.

Some investors thought stocks would begin to recover late last year as interest rates leveled off or fell and energy prices rose. However, U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to freeze funding for green projects under the Inflation Reduction Act and to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement contributed to the negative sentiment.

Support for fossil fuel cuts is also under pressure in some European markets.

Deirdre Cooper, head of sustainable equity at global investment firm Ninety One, said the pessimism hanging over the decarbonisation and green energy sector was “incredible” and had never been seen at this level in market history.

Last year there was optimism and structural growth in most companies, but this year they suddenly go bankrupt, and those who are still trying to survive are faced with colossal problems and capital outflow, which, of course, goes into the sphere of fossil energy sources.
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  1. prior
    prior
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    17 March 2025 10: 41
    Financial Times experts call this the end of green energy

    Next in line is artificial intelligence.
    1. zzdimk
      zzdimk
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      17 March 2025 11: 35
      Regarding combinatorics, you are wrong. AI is good for analytics and research, but in education it is a disaster. We are waiting for the thinking and analytical functions of humanity to regress. Logical and critical thinking have long been zeroed out. Green energy has been used by humanity for a very long time: windmills, water wheels, but the efficiency is low. Perhaps this is the only reason why there is no widespread implementation. Unhealthy populism and the lack of an analytical approach have pushed the world into the arms of green scammers. Now everything in the energy sector should be put in its place, if lobbyists do not start fussing, and all solar-tidal-wind generators will occupy the niche of auxiliary sources, but not the main ones. There was simply no need to harness the horse behind the cart.
      1. prior
        prior
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        17 March 2025 11: 48
        The aggressiveness with which AI is now being promoted is very reminiscent of how it happened with "green energy", space and other innovations in the life of mankind. The first cosmonauts were literally carried in their arms, today even their last names are of no interest.
        There are no fewer lobbyists and scammers in the AI ​​field.
        Everything is good in moderation.
        1. zzdimk
          zzdimk
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          17 March 2025 14: 24
          I completely agree. But it is impossible to separate the real benefit of using AI from its complete uselessness - the levels of users and verifiers are very different. Verifiers are stuck. For example, AI is no good in the humanities, but in the exact sciences, as an assistant, but not a means, it will be good. I have been at war with students for 7 years: before there was plagiarism - now they try to foist off coursework and diplomas on any AI. It is not offensive if it works. It is offensive - fiercely - painful when the dean's office and the rector swim in for them, empty-headed ones. Voodoo universities - bury. Personal opinion.
    2. Yuri Nemov
      Yuri Nemov
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      19 March 2025 08: 45
      Then computers and cars
  2. LuzinI
    LuzinI
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    17 March 2025 12: 32
    Now everything in the energy sector must be put in its place

    I would very much like to, but retraining those who sincerely believe in the infallibility of the “market” economy is still an impossible task.
    In a normal economy, the share of the "energy" economy (this is the "physical economy", if we call things by their proper names - see P. Larouche) should be 80-90%. The share of "market" regulation is only 10-15%. Now everything is exactly the opposite. This is the reason for the continuous crises
  3. Fizik13
    Fizik13
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    18 March 2025 00: 41
    The End of Green Energy: Industry Companies Around the World Go Bankrupt

    I wonder why - did the sun stop shining or did the wind start blowing in the other direction?