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Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sweden vetoed 13 of 14 planned offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing defense risks. These projects would hinder Sweden’s defense by disrupting radar, sensor systems, and submarine detection, important for NATO’s newest member given nearby Russian threats.

Only the Poseidon project on Sweden’s west coast was approved, with 81 turbines set to generate 5.5 terawatt hours yearly.

NATO and Swedish leaders prioritized security over expanding renewable energy, highlighting Russian threats to undersea infrastructure: “We know Russia has advanced various forms of hybrid warfare beneath the sea to disrupt the European economy through internet cables, pipelines, and other vital connections. Our entire underwater economic network is at risk.”

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

For them? No. For the region and the world overall, because carbon doesn’t give a shit about national boundaries: absolutely.

We can’t keep thinking in terms of “how does it affect country X”. This is a global problem, and it must be framed as such.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes that is true in an absolute sense, but I am expounding on how Sweden's government looks at the math: "We are already green, this lets us and our neighbors also become even more green; but in the process it negatively impacts our ability to maintain sovereignty."

No government will be willing to give up the security of the citizens it is sworn to protect in order to improve the lives of citizens in other countries not under their umbrella. And they should not be expected to.

Maybe if Russia weren't such a ugly dystopian bear, this wouldn't be a problem... They are a clear and present danger far above any other, and Sweden is justified in these decisions. Perhaps the farms will be relocated to shoreline less critical for defense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Well just to be clear: I’m absolutely NOT shitting on them for doing this, particularly in this geopolitical context. That was my original point, as a matter of fact.