Session Profile: Mart Maastik
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
2025-02-12
Political Position
The political focus is on energy policy, where strong opposition is being voiced against the government’s plans to build extremely expensive, subsidized offshore wind farms and nuclear power plants. The speaker emphasizes maximizing the potential of onshore wind and solar energy and points to the negative impact of CO2 fees on the price of oil shale energy. The stance is heavily based on policy and cost-effectiveness, calling the government's planning into question.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates profound expertise in the field of energy policy and economics, utilizing detailed financial data (construction costs, subsidies) and technical statistical indicators (TWh, MW). They present comparative cost calculations covering offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, and power lines. The data was sourced from the Ministry of Climate, which lends official weight to the information provided.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is analytical, challenging, and critical, focusing on logical arguments and data. The speaker presents their views as direct questions to the Prime Minister, demanding clarification regarding the justification of expensive projects. The tone is formal, using the addresses "Mr. Chairman!" and "Esteemed Prime Minister!"
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Activity Patterns
The speaker is actively participating in the plenary session, posing repeated questions to the Prime Minister regarding energy policy, all on the same date. He/She references the lack of a response to a previous question, which demonstrates consistency in addressing the topic.
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Opposition Stance
The primary confrontation is aimed at the Prime Minister and the government’s energy policy. The criticism is political and economic in nature, centering on the unnecessary planning of expensive, subsidized projects (offshore wind, nuclear power plants), given the existing onshore potential. The intensity of the opposition is strong because the government's claims regarding cheap energy are being directly challenged.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker uses data obtained from the Ministry of Climate, which points to cooperation with state institutions in gathering information. Additionally, he refers to a supportive remark by his colleague (Helir-Valdor Seeder), which shows the existence of support within the faction or the party.
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Regional Focus
The regional focus concerns energy infrastructure projects, particularly Saaremaa and the new power line planned there, which is estimated to cost nearly 2 billion euros. The context of the Auvere power plant (oil shale) is also mentioned.
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Economic Views
The speaker is critical of the large state subsidies (2.6 billion euros for offshore wind farms) and considers CO2 charges a factor making oil shale energy expensive. Cost-effectiveness and the prioritization of cheaper onshore projects are preferred, as these are many times cheaper than offshore wind farms.
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Social Issues
Insufficient data.
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Legislative Focus
The focus is on criticizing and questioning the government’s strategic energy planning and expenditure decisions (subsidies, new power plants). The aim is to shift energy policy away from prohibitively expensive projects and towards maximizing onshore potential.
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