Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts
- Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs
Story by @kenzabryan.ft.com and @attractamooney.bsky.social
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Yes. But depends on how much gas you use, and maybe even more how big ”gas price” is as an economical and cultural issue.
a picture of a huge, low, heavy cloud of black oil over Tehran
This is the cloud of oil currently hovering over Tehran, released when the US bombed the city's oil depots. A stew of particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, heavy metals & volatile organic compounds is raining down into the city right now. 1/2
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Tämä ei ollut Ylen uutisissa, koska Saksa on niin eksoottinen maa suomalaisille.
Mutta vihreille tulossa mahdollisesti yllätysvoitto osavaltiovaaleissa.
Stubbin golf-kaveri on kovin innoissaan.
Ehkä vielä joskus joku osaa kertoa miksi tämä oli tarpeen (pilvet ovat tässä osin öljypisaroita).
Close election in Baden-Württemberg today as the Greens have seen their polls improve. CDU still seen as a favorite.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/land...
I can’t stop thinking about how Tehran was already facing disastrous water shortages before all this
These are Olena Udovichenko and her son Hordii.
A Russian missile killed them today.
Olena was a teacher in a Kharkiv school, Hordii was a second-grader there.
Last night, Russia killed 11 people in Kharkiv, including Olena and Hordii.
RIP.
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces. Not surprising. What IS surprising? Our response: easing oil sanctions on Russia.
Full breakdown on this and more from my Weekend Update on my Substack page: adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/weekend-vi...
Cowardly American War Criminals
“The Iranian frigate the Dena may not have been armed because it was returning from an international exercise in the Indian Ocean, and the U.S. Navy likely knew it because it was taking part in the same exercise”
🔴 BREAKING: russian missile strike on 🇺🇦Kharkiv apartment building kills seven, including children.
The Mistake That Iranians Make About America
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
Live Updates: U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
European Union has been way too soft way too long with Hungary.
This isn’t about Orban or Hungary, but about EU’s inability to act years ago.
www.reuters.com/world/zelens...
NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...
Huomenna perinteinen naistenpäiväseminaarimme Musiikkitalolla tai striimissä. Kiinnostavaa keskustelua luvassa, tervetuloa!
Criteria:
1. tech transfer
2. 50%+ employees based in EU
3. Foreign participation limited to 49%
4. Must be JV with EU entity
5. 1% minimum of global turnover must be invested in EU R&D
6. 30% of components must be bought for final product must be bought in EU
Here we go - EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne presents the long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act
"What I'm talking to you about isn't just a change in our modus operandi - it's actually a change in doctrine. This is something that was unthinkable even just a few months ago"
Lähi-idän sota uhkaa etenkin kaasua paljon käyttävän Saksan taloutta.
Maassa on muutenkin ollut mm. heikon autoteollisuuden vuoksi matalat tunnelmat.
I am sure the Board of Peace will give it some credibility if needed.
I’m just really very deeply worried that this Iran adventure might severely harm the credibility of the FIFA peace prize.
This is what happens when we start wars over #oil. We would rather not have them, but when we do, we are speeding the transition to #renewables. Oil companies get a short term boom, but the life expectancy of their industry goes down. I expect the war in #Iran to be the same.
Trump has no strategy to help the Iranian people build a legitimate state—in fact, he’s dismantling tools that could have helped promote civic engagement and build a united opposition in Iran, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Die 10 deutschsprachigen Accounts, die in den letzten 12 Monaten auf X die meisten Interaktionen gesammelt haben: Rechte Krawall-Blogger, Fake News-Schleudern, AfD-Politiker·innen und die Welt.
meedia.de/news/beitrag...
Austria, INSA poll:
FPÖ-PfE: 38% (+1)
ÖVP-EPP: 19% (-1)
SPÖ-S&D: 19% (-1)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 9%
NEOS-RE: 7% (-1)
KPÖ-LEFT: 3%
+/- vs. 12-14 January 2026
Fieldwork: 23-25 February 2026
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/austria
Renewable energy and electrification will speed up.
