China’s Energy Transition Proves a Boon in the Iran Crisis

China’s energy transition proves a boon in the Iran crisis

China is expected to face no significant disruption but as the ‘two sessions’ open in Beijing, energy security is staying a top focus.

View: Renewables to the rescue?

Tim’s viewThe war in Iran looks like it should be a breakthrough moment for a clean energy sector that has been hammered on multiple fronts in recent years, but for now the industry could face more risks than rewards.Surging prices for oil and gas, on their own, should improve the economic competitiveness of non-fossil energy sources. And in a broader sense, the price volatility currently underway — which could get far more extreme depending on …

Trump’s War With Iran Is Also a Climate War

Fossil fuels are structurally embedded in modern warfare.

The Iran war is also a climate war

At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest militaries on Earth going to war would be journalistic malpractice.

Renewables And Fossil Fuels In Times Of War - CleanTechnica

The US/Israel war against Iran is upending energy and financial markets. The escalating attacks have reignited a longstanding debate: Is the combination of renewables and fossil fuels pragmatic as a broad national energy mix, or is it, more clearly, a threat to national security? Last fall, President Xi Jinping announced ... [continued] The post Renewables And Fossil Fuels In Times Of War appeared first on CleanTechnica.

How would the Iran crisis play out in a world powered by renewables not fossil fuels?

Imagine the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran unfolding in a world powered mostly by wind, solar and batteries rather than oil and gas. In today’s fossil-fuelled economy, markets react to Iran’s attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Gulf and the threat to close the strait of Hormuz. Oil prices jump. Governments brace for inflation. Around a fifth of the world’s traded oil passes through the narrow corridor, linking the Gulf …