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Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot</p>
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</div><p></p><p>Thanks <span><a href="https://newsie.social/@GeorgeMonbiot">@<span>GeorgeMonbiot</span></a></span> </p><p>Pull the lens wider - the rise of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" rel="tag">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> in 2016 followed by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenNewDeal" rel="tag">#<span>GreenNewDeal</span></a> movement in 2018 which led to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRA" rel="tag">#<span>IRA</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" rel="tag">#<span>Biden</span></a> probably forced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a> to accelerate manufacturing and deployment of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" rel="tag">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" rel="tag">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/batteries" rel="tag">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" rel="tag">#<span>EV</span></a> creating this situation where the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> is causing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gas" rel="tag">#<span>gas</span></a> prices to rise and driving the entire <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" rel="tag">#<span>world</span></a> to embrace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cleanenergy" rel="tag">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a>  <br /> <br />We must prevail over the assholes!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" rel="tag">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" rel="tag">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b2ea1bcd-8b96-4d5f-8916-5a4475ba8615/https-www.theguardian.com-commentisfree-2026-apr-18-fossil-fuel-trump-green-revolution-us-iran-renewable-energy</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:42:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b2ea1bcd-8b96-4d5f-8916-5a4475ba8615.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:37:13 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>