New IEA report highlights options to ease oil price pressures on consumers in response to Middle East supply disruptions https://www.iea.org/news/new-iea-report-highlights-options-to-ease-oil-price-pressures-on-consumers-in-response-to-middle-east-supply-disruptions #mediooriente #guerrairan #energycrisis #uno
Britain is considering petrol and diesel rationing if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed long-term. Proposed measures include purchase limits and prioritizing fuel stations for emergency services. #FuelRationing #EnergyCrisis

Seems like a good moment to re-share this, particularly as there is nonsense being spoken about renewables not having a problem of the Hormuz type.

Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/08/01/renewables-carbon-and-the-energy-crisis/

#EnergyCrisis #OilShock

Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis

Article originally published at North West Bylines, 31 July, 2025 Based on a longer, fully referenced pamphlet, jointly published by Steady State Manchester and DegrowthUK available HERE as pdf or …

degrowthUK
Iran war nears 3-front tipping point as Gulf energy hubs burn

Israeli strikes on the world’s largest gas field and Iranian attacks on Saudi and Qatari hubs threaten a global energy crisis.

South China Morning Post
Chinese author and historian Jiang Xueqin asserts that the Iran conflict will not cease immediately. Similar to Ukraine, it will escalate, potentially driving global oil prices to $200 and triggering a worldwide food crisis. The U.S. is trapped in this war. #Geopolitics #EnergyCrisis

i am not an economist, but i think with every lie or desperate measure #trump pulls the #oilprice will only go up. it signals uncertainty.

#iran #oil #energycrisis

Sir Bill Birch oversaw carless days in the late 1970s - what's his advice in this latest fuel crisis?

Former minister Sir Bill Birch is the first to say he copped criticism over the carless days of the late 1970s and early 80s.

RNZ

#Iran war #EnergyCrisis is a #renewable energy wake-up call

By Aniruddha Ghosal, March 20, 2026

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — "The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile #FossilFuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy.

Fighting has all but halted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas, or LNG. The disruption has jolted energy markets, pushing up prices and straining import-dependent economies.

Asia, where most of the oil was headed, has been hit hardest, but the disruptions also are a strain for Europe, where policymakers are looking for ways to cut energy demand, and for Africa, which is bracing for rising fuel costs and inflation.

Unlike during previous oil shocks, renewable power is now competitive with fossil fuels in many places. More than 90% of new renewable power projects worldwide in 2024 were cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-wars-renewable-energy-asia-4b5fe0693ce5816472c905db85f7da6e

#FossillFools #Oiligarchy #RenewablesNow #WarOnIran #WorldPol

Iran war energy crisis is a renewable energy wake-up call

The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. That's shaking up markets and pushing prices higher. Countries reliant on imported fossil fuels — from wealthy industrial economies to poorer developing nations — are facing major disruptions that can quickly ripple through utility bills, food prices, transport costs and electrical grids. Analysts say the crisis is a stark reminder that energy security is not just about stockpiles and shipping, but also about the lagging transition to renewable energy.

AP News

but y'all know what? it is gonna be ok. not fabulous, ok. we are going to value REAL things again. like #peace. like #freedom. like #democracy. like good #health. like #food on the table. a -100 million barrel per day- oil consumption didn't make us happy, right.

#oil #energycrisis #energytransition #renewables #iran #uspol #eupol