pvonhellermannn , 27 days ago #ClimateDiary But here some positive news: Seven Chinese solar companies are already providing more energy for the global economy than Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP. (I think most oil in the world is actually produced by state-owned companies; the big corporations produce a relatively small percentage, but still) (From @davidfickling) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-06-13/solar-power-s-giants-are-providing-more-energy-than-big-oil
#ClimateDiary But here some positive news:
Seven Chinese solar companies are already providing more energy for the global economy than Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP.
(I think most oil in the world is actually produced by state-owned companies; the big corporations produce a relatively small percentage, but still)
(From @davidfickling)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-06-13/solar-power-s-giants-are-providing-more-energy-than-big-oil
Npars01 , 27 days ago @pvonhellermannn @davidfickling A China that frees itself from the tyranny of the fossil fuel industry first... hmmm. The geopolitical consequences of having major "democracies" constrained by murderous anti-democracy donors, while China lifts that boot off their necks first... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/politics/trump-mohammed-bin-salman.html https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-recent-interactions-saudis-crown-prince-matter-rcna146395 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/tim-dunn-texas-oil-billionaire-trump-donor-1235033143/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-oil-industry-campaign-money/ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/09/trump-asks-oil-executives-campaign-finance-00157131 Will an industry known for regime change to keep captive consumers captive permit it?
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A China that frees itself from the tyranny of the fossil fuel industry first... hmmm.
The geopolitical consequences of having major "democracies" constrained by murderous anti-democracy donors, while China lifts that boot off their necks first...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/politics/trump-mohammed-bin-salman.html
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-recent-interactions-saudis-crown-prince-matter-rcna146395
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/tim-dunn-texas-oil-billionaire-trump-donor-1235033143/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-oil-industry-campaign-money/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/09/trump-asks-oil-executives-campaign-finance-00157131
Will an industry known for regime change to keep captive consumers captive permit it?
Npars01 , 27 days ago @pvonhellermannn Violent regime change by fossil fuel interests: Venezuela https://theintercept.com/2020/05/09/venezuela-coup-regime-change/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/8/6/trump-imposes-economic-embargo-against-venezuela https://www.vox.com/world/2017/9/19/16189742/venezuela-maduro-dictator-chavez-collapse Iran https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/20/64-years-later-cia-finally-releases-details-of-iranian-coup-iran-tehran-oil/ Gabon https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/coup-gabon-supply-chain-implications/ Syria https://time.com/5710576/trump-oil-syria/ Niger https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68590531 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/01/20/niger-s-coup-only-briefly-halted-giant-oil-pipeline-project_6448713_19.html Congo https://www.cfr.org/blog/puzzling-attempted-coup-drc Guyana https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/guyana-brawl-ceo-exxon-chevron-hess-409c15c1 https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html Gaza https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/26/how-is-gaza-offshore-gas-development-tied-to-the-israeli-invasion/ https://afsc.org/chevron-fuels-israeli-apartheid-and-war-crimes Iraq https://www.britannica.com/place/Iraq/The-revolution-of-1968 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/iraq-says-deal-to-restart-oil-exports-via-turkey-coming-in-days-1.2082974
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Violent regime change by fossil fuel interests: Venezuela https://theintercept.com/2020/05/09/venezuela-coup-regime-change/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/8/6/trump-imposes-economic-embargo-against-venezuela
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/9/19/16189742/venezuela-maduro-dictator-chavez-collapse
Iran https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/20/64-years-later-cia-finally-releases-details-of-iranian-coup-iran-tehran-oil/
Gabon https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/coup-gabon-supply-chain-implications/
Syria https://time.com/5710576/trump-oil-syria/
Niger https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68590531 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/01/20/niger-s-coup-only-briefly-halted-giant-oil-pipeline-project_6448713_19.html
Congo https://www.cfr.org/blog/puzzling-attempted-coup-drc
Guyana https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/guyana-brawl-ceo-exxon-chevron-hess-409c15c1 https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html
Gaza https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/26/how-is-gaza-offshore-gas-development-tied-to-the-israeli-invasion/ https://afsc.org/chevron-fuels-israeli-apartheid-and-war-crimes
Iraq https://www.britannica.com/place/Iraq/The-revolution-of-1968 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/iraq-says-deal-to-restart-oil-exports-via-turkey-coming-in-days-1.2082974
pvonhellermannn OP , 27 days ago @Npars01 that doesn’t bode well, you are right. I hope - for all our sakes - it won’t come to that.
@Npars01 that doesn’t bode well, you are right. I hope - for all our sakes - it won’t come to that.