Over at the Polycrisis podcast this season:
This first season of The Polycrisis podcast tells the story of the clash between new and old energy regimes.
Just like other energy transitions before it, this is a geopolitical story – not a climate one. Developing countries are leapfrogging their wealthy counterparts by rapidly deploying cheap solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles imported from China. This gives them a low-cost supply that’s immune to wars and other disruptions.
This energy transition is deeply connected to shifts taking place in the world, especially since the US-Israel attacks on Iran: the reconfiguration of world power, US-China rivalry and the deterioration of US hegemony.
More here.
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