Category: Real Sustainability

1. The Seasonal Cycle of Panic Every time a summer heatwave strikes, or a brutal winter freeze settles over Western Europe, a predictable wave of panic hits. Social media fills with complaints, people searching for solution NOW!, energy bills skyrocket, and indoor thermometers climb past 30°C before the real summer heat even arrives. But this…

I am an engineer. My job is to look at systems, whether it’s the thermal envelope of an apartment block in Antwerp or the financial flow of a continent. When a system is efficient, the inputs match the outputs. But right now, in Europe, the math is broken. We are living in a “Great Energy…

Something strange happened. For years, climate idiots were everywhere. Shouting. Moralizing. Blocking roads. Gluing themselves to asphalt. Telling everyone how to live, what to eat, how to move, how to think. They spoke like priests of a new religion. And then: suddenly, silence. No mass hysteria. No existential screaming. No urgency. What changed? Davos. This…

Let’s start with real numbers, not greenwashed fantasies. I live in Belgium. I use electricity for everything (2 persons), washer, dryer, cooking, ventilation, even a 3kW kettle. What I don’t have is a zombie box (TV), and I consume intentionally, not out of some “eco cult,” but because it makes sense. So my total annual…

Not long time ago, I was walking through a small park near the Gemeentehuis in Antwerp. Nothing special, just a quiet stroll, a bit of air. But I came across a scene that still echoes in my head. About 15 to 20 scout kids, maybe 12 to 14 years old, were having a passionate discussion…