Japan, Korea, India, Europe, suddenly turn to coal to save them from the Iranian energy crisis
Coal fired power plant USA
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by Jo Nova
The Iranian oil and gas crisis is causing a sudden realignment of national energy policy with reality.
Spare a thought for the poor Ecoworriers who are hoping the Straits of
Hormuz will finally be The Springboard to Renewable Heaven. Any day now, they think, the world will wake up to the wonders of low density energy captured in a million square kilometers of industrial glory…
Instead, just like the Ukraine War, the middle east crisis reminds everyone of the importance of fossil fuels.
After thirty years of international pogrom against coal — it only takes a few weeks of an energy crisis to explode propaganda that was six feet deep.
Japan, Korea, India, Europe, The Phillipines, (and that’s just in the last few days) have all announced they will be using more coal to make up for shortages in gas from the Middle East.
And even if the oil crisis ended tomorrow, things are not going back they way they were. The shock of discovering how vulnerable your nation is will leave a mark. National Energy Security is back on the agenda.
https://joannenova.com.au/2026/03/japan-korea-india-europe-suddenly-turn-to-coal-to-save-them-from-the-iranian-energy-crisis/
