Extinction Rebellion Global
So many countries are now seeing themselves in dire straits, rather than their essential oil passing though the Hormuz straits, that it will give govts the impetus, and popular assent, to rapidly transition to renewables.
Ironically with this war, Trump may have done more to speed up the global shift away from oil than anything ever. #Iran #IranWar
Mar 22 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadMichael Gemar19h ago
@ExtinctionR @JonChevreau Sadly, I will guess that countries that have oil, like Canada, may instead double down.
Show threadMiss Gayle19h ago

@ExtinctionR

I wouldn't hold your breath. In the 2007 shock I gave a presentation to our local planning commission, based on academic & military studies from all over the world which we analyzed on the old oil drum forum. I outlined exactly what needed to be done to prepare for the next oil shock, and pivot to more sustainable & disaster resistant neighborhoods & transportation.

It is 2026 and they did...wait for it...zero of the recommendations offered by world experts.

Not a single one.

Show threadBruce Mirken19h ago
@MissGayle @ExtinctionR One hopes humans will finally learn, but the track record isn't encouraging. What needs to happen has been obvious for many years, but progress has been painfully slow -- and the U.S. has started marching backwards.
Show threadMiss Gayle19h ago

@BruceMirken @ExtinctionR

I'm thinking Giant Meteor might be our best bet at this point.

Show threadJdb_env15h ago
@BruceMirken @MissGayle @ExtinctionR
Hello,
The the reason for that may be that "progress" does not really exist.
History has higs and lows.
Since capitalism has taken, the rule is to go on va or of what gives the highest ROI, and th to be as big as possible. Petrol is one of these things, agriculture is another.
If an idea give a high revenue, pass.
If another does not, fail.
Bombs, petrol, agriculture, industry give high revenue to few, whatever the cost.