Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/iran-war-an-abject-lesson-fossil-fuel-dependence-un-climate-chief-says-2026-03-16/

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tiny_hedgehog@piefed.social · 34 pts · 159d (2 replies)

Maybe this was Trump’s plan all along. I knew deep down he loves the planet and trees. The pedo capitalist fascist mask is just a cover for a loveable treehugger.

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de · 14 pts · 159d

Soon the whole US will be rolling "clean" coal.

AA5B@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 157d

Definitely a good start on dismantling the auto industry. Cancelling all those investments into new technology in favor of eking out just a few final years with the old stuff. In a mere few years, all that messy manufacturing will be gone over to China and millions more Americans can just sit and relax in front of their TV’s

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 24 pts · 159d (3 replies)

Yeah the one good thing to come out of this shitty marvel movie plot quality situation.

tiny_hedgehog@piefed.social · 12 pts · 159d

I’d say it’s more a Black Mirror episode.

ReCursing@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 159d

Hey now, marvel movies are usually at least vaguely internally consistent!

pandore@fedinsfw.app · 3 pts · 159d

it looks more like Fargo.

EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 159d (1 reply)

"Should" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. I'm not holding my breath.

SoupBrick@pawb.social · 5 pts · 159d

I am sure the oil barons will be willing to give up their super profits for the good of humanity.

/s

Naich@piefed.world · 9 pts · 159d

You would think so. It's the sane thing to do.

Yeah, it's not going to happen.

Lucky_777@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 159d (2 replies)

Good. We shouldn't have these old ass fuel sources still dominating our society. We are better than that

GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 159d (1 reply)

You have way more faith in humanity than I think we deserve at this point.

trewq@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 159d

U still have faith? I have zero faith in humanity.

damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 159d

Now if the UN, the most powerful (lol) body in the world has said it, it’ll definitely (lololol) happen!