If you need something else to worry about from Trump's War...
"Iran war #sulphur shortage will have a world-wide impact"
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https://www.intellinews.com/iran-war-sulphur-shortage-will-have-a-world-wide-impact-430111/
War? Out with petrol standards. Maximising harm from vehicle pollution.
What’s ‘dirty fuel’ doing to our lungs? The same as it did for most of 2025
Why does sulfur in fuel matter for health?
"Traffic-related pollution causes harm even at the relatively low levels found in Australia. Cleaner fuel means cleaner air – and cleaner air saves lives. Even short detours from that path should be taken cautiously, transparently and for as little time as possible." >>
https://theconversation.com/whats-dirty-fuel-doing-to-our-lungs-the-same-as-it-did-for-most-of-2025-278534
#FossilFuels #pollution #cars #idling #roads #sulphur #AirQuality #war #oil #SacrificeZone #PrematureDeaths #NegativeExternalities #health
The federal #energyminister, #ChrisBowen, has just #announced a temporary #downgrade in #Australia’s #fuelquality #standards, a move designed to put an extra 100m litres per month enter the system.
Bowen has told parliament that in order to assist with getting more supply into the system and to try and put downward pressure on prices, the government will allow a 60-day change to #allow #highersulfurlevels in #fuel.
The petrol supply will be prioritised for regional areas. It would otherwise have been exported to countries overseas.
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#Sulphur is not about wear and tear - it’s about #pollution, and that means #airquality.
Sulphur is a chemical composition of #crudeoil; there’s no escaping it. During the #refining process, sulphur needs to be removed.
The nasty little bi-product of the combustion process in question here is SOx (oxides of sulphur), which are not unlike oxides of nitrogen (made infamous thanks to Volkswagen) found in diesel. Oxides of sulphur need removing by the catalytic converter, with the help of platinum (expensive, rare).
Euro 5 is the current emissions standard, but our fuel is #below the #benchmark that would allow vehicles to achieve that. So Euro 6 standards have zero chance of being adopted for the foreseeable future.
It might mean the fumes will make people sick & the lower quality fuel will fuck your engine… but hey! They’ve got a plan. 🤬
After Dark W/ Sulphur & More @ The Glove That Fits - 13 Mar feat. Sulphur, Betsy Mae, Modula (UK) + more
"A surge in the price of sulphur has highlighted how the effects of the Iran war are spreading far beyond energy markets to hit wider supply chains.
Shipping has been virtually halted through the Strait of Hormuz, choking off supplies of the byproduct of oil and gas refining that, while a niche commodity, is vital in sectors from fertilisers and chemicals to computer chips and metal processing.
The impact of the waterway’s disruption is rippling across industries, with already strained supply chains facing their biggest threat since the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say.
More than 44,000 companies have had at least one shipment affected, according to analytics group Dun & Bradstreet, which said businesses in China and India had been the most exposed.
Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, told reporters on Tuesday that the crisis in the strait had triggered “a severe chain reaction”, with a “drastic domino effect” on various industries."
https://www.ft.com/content/dd2498cc-d221-4645-9fae-34d1d832c15d
#Iran #Israel #USA #Trump #MiddleEast #Sulphur #SupplyChains
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