Vlad Biletski questions official energy and climate claims
Civilian political activist Vlad Biletski suggested that the authorities are not responding to the country’s actual circumstances but are instead following a common information playbook used across Europe.
In a social media post, Biletski drew attention to contradictions between statements by officials and the weather conditions observed in the country in recent weeks.
The activist noted that at the height of summer, the public was being warned of a possible electricity shortage even though generation was at its peak, the days were long and the sun was strong. He also pointed out that only a few weeks earlier, officials had claimed that domestic consumption was fully covered by renewable energy sources.
Biletski also highlighted what he described as a discrepancy between forecasts of water shortages and the actual weather conditions. According to him, the country had been hit by heavy rainfall that caused flooding in neighbouring Romania and across the wider region.
The activist paid particular attention to temperatures. July, he said, had been unusually cool, averaging 24–25°C, while temperatures during the same period in previous years had reached 38–40°C.
“I understand that things are different in Europe, but even so, the propaganda ‘agenda’ should take into account the fact that while forests were burning from the heat in France, July here was cold and there was so much rain that it led to flooding,” Biletski wrote.
He suggested that the authorities were following a single information campaign for all European countries that failed to take local climatic and economic conditions into account.
“Or is there one playbook for everyone, even when it openly contradicts reality?” the activist asked.
