Lumpenanalyst17h ago

#Fossilism: "The “#datacentre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the #US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of #China, according to the International #Energy Agency (IEA)."

https://www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-means-us-is-now-investing-more-in-fossil-fuel-power-than-china/?_thumbnail_id=62585&utm_content=buffer7efea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China - Carbon Brief

The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the IEA

Carbon Brief
Show threadTadzio Mueller4d ago

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2. #Fossilism is alive & well, never mind the "energy transition"-hopiumists:

"Jamaica will join Guyana and Suriname as the newest fossil fuel-producing states across LatAm & the Caribbean, after Brazil discovered deep-water reserves in the 2000s."
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/28/the-race-for-oil-will-jamaica-be-the-next-country-to-drill-and-what-does-that-mean-for-its-green-pledges

The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges?

With early tests suggesting the presence of crude oil, the Caribbean island has begun to debate whether it could justify becoming a producer

The Guardian
Lumpenanalyst4d ago
#Fossilism: "Lula spricht sich international für einen schrittweisen Ausstieg aus fossilen Energien aus. Gleichzeitig argumentiert seine Regierung, dass #Brasilien die Einnahmen aus der Ölproduktion brauche, um die #Energiewende zu finanzieren."
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1199966.umweltzerstoerung-brasilien-bohrt-wieder-nach-oel-im-amazonasgebiet.html
Brasilien bohrt wieder nach Öl im Amazonasgebiet

Präsident Lula kündigt neue Förderprojekte an – obwohl er bei der Weltklimakonferenz in Belém für den Ausstieg aus fossilen Energien geworben hatte

nd-aktuell.de
Lumpenanalyst5d ago
#Fossilism: "In case of any doubt about #Norway’s commitment to maintain – & expand – its production of #gas and #oil offshore, the #energy minister, Terje Aasland, has a pithy response: 'We will develop, not dismantle, activity on our continental shelf.'" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/norway-oil-and-gas-production-shortages-middle-east-ukraine
‘We are talking about energy security for Europe’: Norway doubles down on oil and gas production

Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle East

The Guardian
Lumpenanalyst5d ago
#Fossilism/#Technology: "More than 100 new #datacentres in the #UK plan to burn #gas to generate electricity, some potentially doing so permanently." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/uk-datacentres-plan-to-burn-gas-to-generate-electricity
More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

The Guardian
Lumpenanalyst5d ago
#Fossilism: "Environmental groups in #Canada fear endangered #orcas could become a casualty of Mark Carney’s push for a new #oil pipeline, as the rush to develop #fossilfuel infrastructure collides with laws meant to protect threatened species." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/canada-orcas-oil-pipeline-mark-carney
Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear

Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species

The Guardian
Tadzio MuellerMay 22

The (ironic) power of #fossilism:

"The Pacific region is at the forefront of the climate crisis thanks to rising sea levels and natural disasters. But the fuel crisis is revealing another fossil-fuel based vulnerability. The reliance of countries and territories in the Pacific on imported oil."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/pacific-islands-oil-crisis

From Fiji to French Polynesia, how Pacific islands are uniquely vulnerable to the oil crisis

The reliance of island countries and territories on imported oil is expected to hit economic growth and increase inflation

The Guardian
Tadzio MuellerMay 20

"Enviro. groups in Canada fear endangered ORCAS could become a casualty of Carney’s push for a new oil pipeline, as fossil fuel infrastructure collides with laws meant to protect threatened species."

COMRADES! We must #orcanize to save our glorious leaders from extinction by #fossilism! FUCK CANADA!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/canada-orcas-oil-pipeline-mark-carney

Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear

Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species

The Guardian
Tadzio MuellerMay 13

The power of #fossilism reaches into every aspect of life:

"Construction projects are stalling around the world as the (energy crisis) disrupts the supply of crucial materials & drives up prices for oil-derived products like paint & insulation."

Ok, so: fuel, food, medical gear, paint.

What else?
https://www.ft.com/content/aa8971d8-5240-4c11-9c16-7da75e212982?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Hormuz closure stalls construction projects as material costs soar

Building schemes around the world are being held up by shortages of products derived from oil

Financial Times
Tadzio MuellerApr 30

Everything in the world depends on #fossilism:

"Supply snags for lubricants and paint caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran are hitting shipbuilding and threatening businesses with a cost squeeze at a time of historical order backlogs."

https://www.ft.com/content/f6dbcc9c-dd1d-4af9-9a2e-2cbf6b044cd5?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Shipbuilding feels pinch from war-driven paint and lubricant shortage

Supply bottlenecks mark the widening fallout from Iran conflict and its disruption on Middle East oil supplies

Financial Times