The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock“Farewell,” the flag-waving Chinese children chanted to Donald Trump as he strolled along the red carpet back to Air Force One at the end of his summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.The US leader claimed he was leaving with a cluster of “fantastic” trade deals to sell US oil, jets and soya beans to China. That has not been confirmed by his smiling host, but one thing was crystal clear from the two days of meetings: the global balance of power is shifting, from the declining petrostate in the west to the rising electrostate in the east. Continue reading...

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The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts
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The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts

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China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock“Farewell,” the flag-waving Chinese children chanted to Donald Trump as he strolled along the red carpet back to Air Force One at the end of his summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.The US leader claimed he was leaving with a cluster of “fantastic” trade deals to sell US oil, jets and soya beans to China. That has not been confirmed by his smiling host, but one thing was crystal clear from the two days of meetings: the global balance of power is shifting, from the declining petrostate in the west to the rising electrostate in the east. Continue reading...