Latest news from Markit shows the mess getting worse;

Eurozone continues to report sharpest decline

Drilling down geographically, only 11 economies monitored by the S&P Global PMI surveys reported higher manufacturing output in November while 20 reported lower production.

By broad region, the eurozone once again reported by far the sharpest downturn while Asia returned to growth after briefly slipping into contraction in October. North American production continued to grow marginally.

In more detail, the seven fastest-contracting manufacturing economies were all found in Europe, with France replacing Germany as the worst performer.

I mentioned the demolishing of wind turbines in Germany to make way for new coal mining. 

Latest stats show what that will help cause;

An EU report has estimated that approximately 400,000 European deaths in 2021 were related to exposure to three major air pollutants.

Pollution from fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5, resulted in 253,000 deaths, while exposure to nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, accounted for 52,000 and short-term ozone, or O3, led to 22,000 mortalities, Reuters reported, citing a newly released report from the European Environment Agency.

Reuters noted that NO2 exposure can be particularly harmful to people with diabetes, while PM2.5 can be dangerous for people with heart conditions.

Including the EU and other European countries outside the EU, the pollutants contributed to the deaths 389,000 people. The highest number of deaths related to fine particulate matter occurred in Poland, Italy and Germany, with the lowest number in Iceland, Scandinavia and Estonia.

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Hello Danny, I doubt that wil happen because many eurozone countries simply want to stay out plus they are stretched from helping Ukraine. 

That war might stop Iran from getting involved because it is stretched through helping supply Russia. 

Pity all do not stay away totally and let Israel and Palestine learn how to live alongside each other in their own way without weapons or other military help given to either side by others.  

Thank you for reading and commenting 

Hello Brian, 

Pity we cannot invest in the likelihood of the success or failue of future UK political decisions because that would be an easy win?

QQ looks very ok in many ways but I do not touch anything connected with the military.  James 

Since writing this article a point has arisen that could adversely affect investors in Grainger - and that includes me - is the threat that near bankrupt local councils in the UK will impose rent controls instead of making it easier to build more properties.   That will guarantee the housing crisis gets worse but we must not forget that in British politics the unbelievable has become the norm.

I shall stay with Grainger for now but will also stay on high alert. 

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Good article but some points are not correct. For example - "Green energy cannot operate agricultural machinery."

John Deere is now building such machinery fuelled by hydrogen.