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Nevilledog

(55,058 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 05:24 PM 16 hrs ago

Could a global economy dependent on renewable energy see less war? Experts explain

https://abcnews.com/Technology/global-economy-dependent-renewable-energy-war-experts-explain/story?id=130969198

A widespread transition to renewable energy could mitigate a major cause of international conflict in a future that moves away from fossil fuels, energy and climate change experts told ABC News.

Oil is a leading cause of modern-day war -- with between one-quarter and one-half of interstate wars between 1973 and 2007 linked to oil, an analysis published in the journal International Security said.

Nearly 75% of the world's population lives in countries that have to import fossil fuels in order to power their societies and provide basic services to people, according to EMBER, any energy think tank, based on their calculations of International Energy Agency data.

Due to the global economy's dependence on fossil fuels, international conflicts can arise from resource competition, terrorism and scarcity issues, the International Security analysis found.

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Could a global economy dependent on renewable energy see less war? Experts explain (Original Post) Nevilledog 16 hrs ago OP
We are still fighting WWI. It's all about oil. Blue Full Moon 9 hrs ago #1

Blue Full Moon

(3,426 posts)
1. We are still fighting WWI. It's all about oil.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:39 AM
9 hrs ago

The republicans only have one playbook and it never works and always ends the same way.

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