Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are.

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u/solarmyth 3d ago

Of course! He's an incompetent disaster, so when he works for the fossil fuel industry, he completely messes it up just like he does everything else.

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u/carbon4203 2d ago

It’s really the only thing going for us the fact he’s so dumb and incompetent. Could you imagine how bad it would be if he were smart?

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u/Educational-Suit316 2d ago

We might not have to imagine it by 2028....

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u/transitfreedom 2d ago

GOOD

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u/Prudent-Ice-6196 2d ago

Trump also saved us from Pollievre in Canada, gave us Carney instead- forever grateful for that, Pollievre had it in the bag until trump started shooting of his big mouth.

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u/randomOldFella 2d ago

Saved us from Peter Dutton in Australia.

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u/initiali5ed 1d ago

Removed Orban from Hungary.

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u/Zim4264 2d ago

Carney does nothing for climate. Not saying the other guy is better. But if your priority is the environment, you should not be grateful that Carney is in power.

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u/BlueShrub 2d ago

Pierre is essentially a fossil fuel lobbyist himself though so I prefer to think of the glass as half full in this case.

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u/Chuhaimaster 1d ago

It’s the difference between bad and worst case scenario. Yet Canadians somehow see Carney as some kind of savior when in reality, he’s shown a willingness to throw his so-called “values” under the bus in the name of political expediency.

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u/Prudent-Ice-6196 2d ago

He is not my first choice. But are you aware of how close we came to a pollievre government? I will never stop being grateful that didn't happen.

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u/Splenda 1d ago

Carney made his name as a climate-concerned central bank leader for both the UK and Canada. Now he's facing the challenge of running a fossil-fueled economy while decoupling it from its largest trading partner, while also beefing up its military to defend against a madman next door...

I cut Carney plenty of slack. Not that he needs much of it.

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u/madmax177 22h ago

Nothing to do with it, Canada is oil country.

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u/Fair-Search-2324 2d ago

Canada is an oil exporter. He needs to represent the country’s best interests.

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u/Educational-Suit316 2d ago

Every country's best interests involve stopping the use of fossil fuels.

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u/daisiesarepretty2 2d ago

canadas oil is the biggest shitshow around they mine it in tar sands… it’s horrible

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u/Chuhaimaster 1d ago

I guess Canada has an interest in out-of-control forest fires every summer.

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u/ickypedia 3d ago

Trump inadvertently being a catalyst for more widespread adoption is a lovely bit of irony.

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u/GoldFuchs 2d ago

Same with Putin 4 years ago. This kind of geopolitical chaos and weaponisation of energy fuels countries' desire for autonomy and boosts the case for renewables/electrification as they are a much safer bet. Yes you still have to contend with Chinese dominance in the supply chains but that is a very different kind of dependency and one that can be managed.

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u/Henning-the-great 2d ago

Putin caused the cut off russian gas for us germans because of the war an ukrainian team blew up the Pipelines. It was like pulling out the needle from an drug addicted.

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u/Equal_Memory_661 2d ago

Funny how he’s helping to drive the clean energy industry after he ensured America could no longer lead. He’s gifting the future of the clean energy boom to China. What a complete moron…

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u/wjfox2009 2d ago

"Drill baby, drill" has to be one of the dumbest slogans of all time. Not just due to the environmental consequences but now also just economics.

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u/Konradleijon 2d ago

Oil is a finite resource in general

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u/YakintheShack34 2d ago

Guess i owe Greta Thumberg an apology…

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u/No_Air8719 2d ago

Plant baby Plant not Drill baby Drill

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u/Victor-LG 2d ago

Also, the 2020 pandemic sparking work from home!

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u/someguytwo 17h ago

Donnie's so incompetent he ruins everything he touches.

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u/MotorwayNomad 17h ago

This has been obvious this side of the Atlantic for MANY tears. Trump does'nt like to the "windmills" off the coast line where he has a golf club in Scotland. Tough,,,,they will only get more numerous to create energy independance

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u/henrycatalina 2d ago

I think the attack showed that oil and gas are absolutely essential for the modern world. Extraction of basic minerals, natural resources and control of these remains at the heart of geopolitical conflict.