They were warned....they chose to mock and snicker at the man that warned them.
This might be a test case from the WEF for the people of Europe (first), and then us. Are they willing to accept not using cheap energy but only expensive energy (like wind, solar, etc.) which the government will provide. Or will the rise up and demand cheap, plentiful carbon based energy, which they know that the governments can allow? They might be testing Europe first before they take us on.