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WE HAVE EXPOSED THIS CONUNDRUM BEFORE [16 March 2026]... BUT IT IS COMFORTING TO SEE IT BEING DISCUSSED BY CNN TODAY... 

The Iran war was supposed to be a short, sharp strike that brought down the regime within a few weeks. Instead, the US finds itself enmeshed in a conflict that’s upending the world’s energy system.

As oil and gas prices soar, there have been noticeable shifts toward clean energy, and it’s raised a profoundly weird question: Could this war make President Donald Trump an accidental climate president, at least on the global stage?

 

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

By Laura Paddison

 

It would be a deep irony, if so. Trump is the climate-denier-in-chief. He has called global warming a “hoax,” clean energy a “scam,”pushed fossil fuels, and unraveled a slew of climate and environmental protections.

But as the war grinds into its eighth month, it’s highlighting the immense vulnerability of fossil fuels to geopolitical instability. There are signs of global clean energy moves, even as the picture remains complex, with some countries scrambling for coal instead.

The longer the war continues, some experts say, the bigger the impact it could have on undermining global oil and gas demand.

“With all (Trump’s) efforts to encourage fossil fuel use, he might end up accelerating their phase down instead,” said Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution.

The launch of the US and Israel’s war on Iran in February led to the biggest oil shock in history. Iran strangled the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that transported roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, sending the cost of a barrel of oil surging over $100.

Many analysts predicted the price spike would be short-term, but it has persisted even as Iran’s chokehold over the strait has loosened.Shipping costs to get oil through the Strait of Hormuz have surged,and new fronts are opening up in the conflict, including attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi oil facilities and tankers.

It’s all affecting demand. Back in January, the International Energy Agency forecast global oil demand would rise by 930,000 barrels per day in 2026. By September, the picture had changed dramatically. The IEA now forecasts a decline of 2.5 million barrels a day due to the “impasse” in negotiations between the US and Iran.

Less oil means less planet-warming pollution. Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to fall around 0.5% in 2026, according to an analysis from Carbon Brief, a non-profit climate change publication. It would mark the first fall since 2020, when the Covid pandemic ground the world to a halt.

It also means big shifts in transportation, where most of the world’s oil goes. People are driving and flying less, but these are likely temporary changes, said Sverre Alvik, vice president and energy transition outlook director at DNV, a Norway-based consultancy. Much more permanent are the vehicles people are buying.

Global sales of electric vehicles were up 4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the IEA, which said the Middle East crisis “has clearly reinforced the case for EVs as a way to address energy security and fuel cost concerns.”

Australia and parts of Asia have seen EV booms, as has Europe, where sales hit record highs in 2026, according to a report from the non-profit advocacy group Transport & Environment. Fuel prices were a key factor, with diesel reaching particularly painful highs, up 38% since the start of the war.

The US bucks the trend, however. EV sales have slumped as the Trump administration has cut support for them and effectively banned cheaper Chinese models. They’re down more than 30% this year so far, according to research firm Motor Intelligence.

READ MORE: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/12/climate/trump-iran-war-clean-energy-oil-gas

 

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waging war has consequences and side effects....

 

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hypocritical gas....

 

Russia says Europe bought $320 billion in hydrocarbons since 2022

Russia said on Monday that European Union countries had bought $320.7 billion worth of its energy resources since 2022, despite sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The figure fuelled tensions as European officials criticised a US deal to import Russian diesel, while Stockholm called for the bloc to use frozen Russian assets to boost support for Kyiv.

Russia said on Monday that it had sold European countries more than $320 billion worth of hydrocarbons since 2022, despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine.

"For the period from 2022 to today, this figure amounts to $320.7 billion. This is the volume of energy resource deliveries to European Union countries," Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of energy Alexander Novak said on television.

He said European countries purchased $21.3 billion worth of Russian hydrocarbons in the first nine months of 2026 alone.

"In other words, despite sanctions-related restrictions, we continue to supply energy resources in certain areas for which exemptions have been granted," he added.

Novak said Russian oil exports may reach their pre-war levels by the end of the year.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard pointed to the Russian figure as she arrived in Luxembourg on Monday for a meeting with her European Union counterparts.

She contrasted it with the 218.7 billion euros ($244 billion) in support that the EU had sent to Ukraine since the start of the war.

"We have imported a higher amount to the EU countries than we have given support to Ukraine," Malmer Stenergard said.

"If we would use the frozen assets, we would almost double the total support that we have given to Ukraine," she added, referring to Russian sovereign funds held by the bloc.

"That would be a game-changer, and a game-changer is exactly what Ukraine needs."

The European Union has adopted numerous sanctions against Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, yet many countries – including France – continue to source hydrocarbons, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Moscow.

Several landlocked countries, including Slovakia and Hungary, also benefit from exemptions allowing them to purchase Russian oil transported via pipeline.

This total does not include Russian output reaching Europe indirectly after being processed in third countries such as India or Turkey, which, like China, have massively increased their purchases of Russian crude oil since 2022.

European countries have criticised a deal announced on Friday that allows the United States to import Russian diesel.

On Monday, US President Donald Trump hit back.

"The European Union paid Russia 250 Billion Dollars for Energy, and the Fake News Media doesn't want to get near that story. I made the right choice for the American People – ALWAYS, AMERICA FIRST!," he posted on Truth Social.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday cited the "hypocrisy" of Europeans, as they "continue to finance Vladimir Putin" while criticising the US's agreement to buy Russian diesel.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261013-russia-says-europe-bought-320-billion-in-hydrocarbons-since-2022

 

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MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT (WW3) HITS THE FAN:

NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.

THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ODESSA, KHERSON AND KHARKIV.....

CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954

TRANSNISTRIA TO BE PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING PEOPLE OF "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

RESTITUTE THE ORTHODOX CHURCH PROPERTIES AND RIGHTS

RELEASE THE OPPOSITION MEMBERS FROM PRISON

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU.....

EASY.

THE WEST KNOWS IT.