cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/54245880
The U.S. war with Iran has raised fossil fuel prices so much that the resulting drop in oil demand has put the world on track to see a rare dip in carbon emissions from these sources in 2026.
Between 2019 and 2025, carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels grew by about 0.8 percent annually, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. But 2026 is set to buck that trend: high oil prices, as well as the continued rise of green technology—solar power, wind and electric cars—will cause a “short-term” 0.4 percent drop, according to the study.
“The high petrol prices following the war in Iran are reducing oil use and keeping emissions low,” says the study’s lead author Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in England. “But that’s not the whole story: The expansion of renewable energy has progressed a lot in recent years, led by China. And [along with electric vehicles], this is offsetting two thirds of the growing demand for energy.”
With all sources of carbon considered, including deforestation, total global CO2 emissions are set to continue increasing.
I wouldn’t go as far as that honestly. He’s still a child raping corrupt piece of shit.
It’s like saying Hitler was a good guy because of all the autobahns.
Trump is not a good man, but he is undeniably a Great Man, in the sense of the Great Man theory of history, which claims that the path of history is set by a handful of specific personalities pushing the world in directions via their will.
Put it like this: the Napoleonic era was named after Napoleon because so much of the history requires reading Napoleon’s bio. Eventually, these last 12+ years will be called the Trump era.
Unfortunately I agree with you but let’s not forget that Reagan walked so Trump could waddle. Without Reagan we wouldn’t have Trump or a recognizable Republican party. I don’t know what we would have but he started the trend of deregulation, tough on crime, and antimmigrationism that is the root of Republican beliefs today. Trump is just really good at taking credit for other people’s work.
The autobahns arent doing illegal wars, genocides, and accelerating climate change lol.
what. They literally were connected to ALL of your points?? They were built to facilitate large scale military logistics, moving troops AND victims of the largest genocide in Europe??
Actually they used trains, lol.
But only for the final transport. Almost everyone was first picked up by trucks, transported to smaller processing and/or work camps, before then being moved either by trucks to different work sites or train towards the Vernichtungslager.