Emeritus Prof Christopher May6d ago

Those seeking to push the green transition, might thank the Tangerine Tyrant & his attack (with Israel) on Iran;

price signals are a powerful economic force & so a rise in energy prices should encourage further efficiencies (reductions in energy use) & also aid the (continued) expansion of the use of alternate energy sources.

The Govt. still needs to help with 'transition costs' but price rises help the transition to renewable energy!

But at an *awful* cost to Iranians!

#GreenTransition

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@ChrisMayLA6 I've had similar thoughts in a desperate attempt to find a silver lining to the awful situation and evil acts.

Unfortunately, I always end up wondering how much general environmental damage is being done by all the planes and explosions releasing enormous amounts of pollution. How much will this war accelerate global environmental collapse? Will any acceleration of green transition balance that?

In lieu of any answers, I have simply concluded that it is one more reason to do everything we can.
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@jetlagjen

Good Q. on the environmental costs of the war (on addition to the cost in lives).... in the long run I'd imagine it *would* balance out, but not sure how long the ling run is here