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Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/europe-3-energy-shocks-in-4-years-what-to-do-next/

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[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

So there's no need for subsidies money because the epic capitalism Invisible hand private market "just needs permission to go green"? This might be one of the dumbest "conclusions" to an article I've read in a while. I hope this entire thing was written by AI.

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Its published in Fortune, I'm curious what you expected when you clicked on the link.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

A bit more of a guide on energy independence than just a mostly vague history lessen with an incoherent conclusion

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Could always try to quit making enemies?

[-] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 56 points 2 days ago

The enemies of europe (and any other country) are billionares and politicians.

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[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago

Trump was driving trade diversification around the world with the idiotic tariffs, and now, with the illegal war against Iran, he's creating a resurgence of interest in renewables and EVs. Exact opposite of what he says he wants but maybe not so bad in the long run.

[-] sunbytes@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

That's a really positive outlook and I love it.

[-] Bababasti@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago

Except that a bunch of people on the other side of the planet are dying because of this.

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[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 142 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Nah, we'll just buy gas from US and postpone electrification of transport couple decades. What could go wrong?

[-] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry, but what does that have to do with anything?

I've been going around in cars powered by natural gas most of my life, but I'm the very very small minority. The overwhelming majority of cars don't run on that, heating and the electric grid do. If you run out of gas the cars won't stop, the trains will.

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[-] myrmidex@belgae.social 73 points 3 days ago

Stop buying gas from the enemy after 4 years of war? Preposterous!

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[-] Mihies@programming.dev 66 points 3 days ago

Or, ya know, build on self-sustainable sources.

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