Fossil fuel apologists and shills have been pantsed by reality as the attack on Iran and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz starkly revealed the national security vulnerability of a fossil fuel based economy.
Europe has made significant progress weaning itself off of Russian oil and gas imports and building up its own energy supply chains. But the European Union still relies on imports for more than half of its energy needs, leaving it achingly vulnerable to the current energy crisis stemming from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and the war that the United States and Israel are waging in Iran.
But while most of Europe’s major economies are scrambling to mitigate the damage of skyrocketing energy prices, one nation is feeling pretty good about its prospects. Spain could be sitting pretty thanks to its enormous investment in solar energy in recent years – but as much as Spain is turning into a role model for autonomy and resilience through clean energy, it may not be a formula for success in other European nations.
“Spain can demonstrate examples of how investing in renewable energy helps our households experience a lower impact from gas price increases,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said in Brussels, the seat of the European Commission, on Thursday. At present, renewables represent almost 60 percent of Spain’s energy mix.
“Last Saturday, the price per megawatt-hour of electricity in Spain was €14, while in Italy, Germany and France, consumers were paying over €100,” Sánchez went on to say. “That difference in price was not the result of random luck, but rather because this government has spent the last eight years working to be at the forefront of renewable energy deployment.”
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Below, fossil fuel shill Michael Shellenberger scrambling to cover his sorry ass.
Reduced reliance on oil and gas is insulating some regions from the ongoing fuel crisis.
“Electricity generated from wind and solar is largely insulated from fossil fuel price volatility – once built, the fuel is free,” said Jan Rosenow, a professor of energy at Oxford University.
Some countries are indeed better positioned to withstand the current fuel crisis because of the growth of clean energy technologies. Spain and Portugal, for instance, have seen electricity prices decline in recent weeks.
Pakistan, too, has seen a surge in the deployment of rooftop solar panels over the past five years, helping the country weather disruptions in the oil and gas market. There, “households and businesses have discovered that rooftop solar coupled with batteries are cheaper than electricity imported from the grid,” Rosenow said.
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Meanwhile, batteries and renewables DIRECTLY replacing gas on grids across the country, including Blue California and Red Texas.
This Man Insists Trump Is An ‘Environmental Hero’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/climate/ed-russo-trump-environment.html
‘“It’s unbelievable what we can do to really improve the planet if we can take our focus away from climate change,” he said.’
Unbelievable, taken literally.