Mitch Wagner

The Iran war is reducing demand for fossil fuels and driving the world toward renewables for everybody but the US, writes Rebecca Solnit. "This is how the attack by one petro-state (ours) on another (Iran's) may be turning out to be very bad for petroleum, because the only thing history loves more than a surprise party is irony."

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/truth-consequences-climate-and-demand-destruction/

Via @pluralistic — Thanks!

https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/04/hope-in-the-dark/))

Truth, Consequences, Climate, and Demand Destruction

"This is how the attack on one petro-state (ours) on another (Iran's) may be turning out to be very bad for petroleum, because the only thing history loves more than a surprise party is irony." The Crisis The biggest news is always the climate news, and sometimes it's so big

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Show threadAndreas K6d ago
@mitch @pluralistic Shrug, if Trump wants to prevent that, he should block the sun and wind at the Strait of Hormuz too.
Show threadAlf No Problem6d ago

@mitch @pluralistic

Thanks for the links.

Favorite quote: "The renewables transition is now a self-licking ice-cream cone, a flywheel that only spins faster and faster."

Not sure how true or not it is, but I like it and I hope that it is.

Show threadIan6d ago
@mitch @pluralistic it bodes well for transit and bike infrastructure as well.