The U.S. war with Iran has raised fossil fuel prices so much that the resulting drop in oil demand has put the world on track to see a rare dip in carbon emissions from these sources in 2026.

Between 2019 and 2025, carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels grew by about 0.8 percent annually, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. But 2026 is set to buck that trend: high oil prices, as well as the continued rise of green technology—solar power, wind and electric cars—will cause a “short-term” 0.4 percent drop, according to the study.

“The high petrol prices following the war in Iran are reducing oil use and keeping emissions low,” says the study’s lead author Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in England. “But that’s not the whole story: The expansion of renewable energy has progressed a lot in recent years, led by China. And [along with electric vehicles], this is offsetting two thirds of the growing demand for energy.”

With all sources of carbon considered, including deforestation, total global CO2 emissions are set to continue increasing.

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[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

decide every year to continue living there

My landlord is awesome, my apartment is nice, my rent is on the cheaper end and they barely raise it every year, and I quite literally can't afford to move right now.

I don't go to restaurants (I can't afford it) and the nearest shopping centers with charging ports have the charger I was talking about that is 20 minutes away. We don't have parking garages here,I don't live in a city (nor do I want to).

I'm not changing my entire life for a fucking car, and I couldn't even if I wanted to.

You people make it so simple and think everyone who doesn't follow the party line is a traitor, but some of us don't have the means or privilege to do so and I just wanted to point that out.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I didnt intend to reply that it is simple or that anyone can do it. But some can. And there are clear ways to enable more. And changes like this snowball over time

You do make the decision to stay and that makes sense in your scenario. But some of the decision factors are changing over time for some people, and that may change their decisions.

For examples I’d always advocate for incentives for landlords to install EV charging. Some will. Some already are. And that will be a deciding factor for some people. It may be all too rare now but we can bring it forth