The recommendations from the world's top energy agency also include opting for public transport and reducing air travel.

The International Energy Agency released a series of steps on Friday that would ease the burden of the global oil price spike.

Recognising 45 per cent of the world’s oil demand comes from road transport, the agency urged workers to stay at home where possible and consider public transport if they need to travel.

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    have an ecar (drive as lottle as possible) e bike and solar panels, alas only one bus a day bit vote Green to try and move the policy needle t9 try and leave a livable plant for other peoples kids .

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    391·
    9 days ago

    Or maybe… and this is just an out there idea… a bunch of world leaders could get serious with Trump and tell him to fuck off.

    I’m absolutely apoplectic that on the other side of the world we have to bear the consequences of American’s enabling this child rapist.

    If a handful of countries stood together and pushed back in strategic and orchestrated ways, we could end him.

      • Gork@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        9·
        9 days ago

        But think of all of the strategic objectives you could achieve by driving faster and invading Iran!

    • dockedatthewrongworf@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      Completely agree but sadly even if the war was to stop tomorrow the shut down of oil producing and refining facilities means that there will be a shortage for the next 6 months (apologies for not having a reference. I can’t find the statement which I think was made by the IEA but will add it if I can).

      Hopefully the state and federal governments will start pushing for more subsidies for public transport.

      • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
        6·
        8 days ago

        Thats the general consensus, yes - 6 months at best.

        However, every day that continues makes that “best case” less achievable.

        Today theyre talking about deployments indicating boots on the ground.

    • Sturgist@piefed.caEnglish
      8·
      9 days ago

      Look, they already got beat by the emus in one war, no need to stir up trouble a second time…

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zoneEnglish
    111·
    9 days ago

    I was riding my ebike to work then some unc on his phone ran into it, now my bike’s in getting serviced and I need to drive again.

    I think everyone should stop driving

  • tjr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    9 days ago

    This is why increasing our solar and nuclear output is so important, we shouldn’t be at the whims of external affairs governing our energy supply.