In the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, practical actions by governments and citizens in advanced economies and beyond can achieve significant reductions in oil demand in a matter of months, reducing the risk of a major supply crunch.
These efforts would reduce the price pain being felt by consumers around the world, lessen the economic damage, shrink Russia’s hydrocarbon revenues, and help move oil demand towards a more sustainable pathway.
This introduction from the International Energy Agency (IEA) in their official press release published on March 18th, paves the way for a 10-step action plan the IEA implores nations to adopt in order to deal with this new energy crisis, though mainstream media has yet to truly declare it so.
Moreover, spokespeople for the IEA stated the following emphatic warnings:
As a result of Russia’s appalling aggression against Ukraine, the world may well be facing its biggest oil supply shock in decades, with huge implications for our economies and societies.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, who launched the plan with Barbara Pompili, the Minister for the Ecological Transition of France, who currently holds the Presidency of the European Union.
France and all European countries must get out of their dependence on fossil fuels, in particular on Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible. It is an absolute necessity, for the climate but also for our energy sovereignty. The plan proposed today by the IEA offers some interesting ideas, some of which are in line with our own ideas to reduce our dependence on oil.
Barbara Pompili stated
In order for this new 10-step plan to work properly, the IEA states it “would require changes in the behaviour of consumers, supported by government measures,” with essentially some wiggle room for flexibility “in terms of their energy markets, transport infrastructure, social and political dynamics and other aspects.”
Furthermore, the IEA states that “Government regulations and mandates have proven to be very effective for successfully implementing these measures in various countries and cities, combined with public information and awareness campaigns.”
They additionally note that these measures can be mandated by the government – federal, state, regional – or with citizens voluntarily following the guidelines, “enabling them to save money while showing solidarity with the people of Ukraine.”
The IEA’s ten-step goals – which align with many of the World Economic Forum’s aspirations (linked below) – are as follows, notating how much oil will be preserved if a specific step is implemented:
- Reduce speed limits on highways by at least 10 km/h (290 kb/d of oil from cars and 140 kb/d from trucks – Has the speed limit been reduced in your city? Here’s why
- Work from home up to three days a week where possible (One day a week saves around 170 kb/d; three days saves around 500 kb/d) – 5 research-backed reasons working from home will stick; Could ‘hybrid working’ usher in a golden age for workers?
- Car-free Sundays in cities (Every Sunday saves around 380 kb/d; one Sunday a month saves 95 kb/d) – Car-free day – and the other 364 days of the year; This is what happens when cities ban cars from the roads
- Make the use of public transport cheaper and incentivize micromobility, walking and cycling (330 kb/d) – Why your next car is a bike
- Alternate private car access to roads in large cities (210 kb/d) –Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: soon, nobody will own a car; Goodbye car ownership, hello clean air: welcome to the future of transport
- Increase car sharing and adopt practices to reduce fuel use (470 kb/d) – What is the future of car sharing?; What’s the best way to reduce fuel consumption?
- Promote efficient driving for freight trucks and delivery of goods (320 kb/d) – Road Freight Zero: Pathways to faster adoption of zero-emission trucks; Delivering the Goods: E‑commerce Logistics Transformation
- Using high-speed and night trains instead of planes where possible (40 kb/d) – Fall asleep in Vienna, wake up in Paris – Europe’s night trains make a comeback
- Avoid business air travel where alternative options exist (260 kb/d) – How to reduce your carbon footprint as a travelling professional?
- Reinforce the adoption of electric and more efficient vehicles (100 kb/d) – This is how electric cars will transform our lives
Further fleshing out these plans, the IEA in their official paper writes:
In view of this and the potential emergency the world is facing, the IEA is proposing 10 immediate actions that can be taken in advanced economies to reduce oil demand before the peak demand season. We estimate that the full implementation of these measures in advanced economies alone can cut oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day within the next four months, relative to current levels.1 The analysis in this report focuses on the potential effect of these measures in advanced economies, but their adoption in more countries would further increase their impact. Ensuring local and regional coordination of their implementation would maximize the impact.
Looking further ahead, this report also suggests a path for countries to put oil demand into structural decline in the medium term, building on measures already included in economic recovery packages introduced to deal with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Adopting the immediate and longer-term recommendations would put the countries on track for a decline in oil demand consistent with what is required to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Many of these proposals fall in line with the Absolute Zero agenda criteria for 2050, as reported by The WinePress, where by the year 2030 and after, these goals must be met, and much more:
- Development of petrol/diesel engines ends; Any new vehicle introduced from now on must be compatible with Absolute Zero. All new vehicles electric, average size of cars reduces to ~1000kg.
- Growth in domestic and international rail as substitute for flights and low-occupancy car travel. Further growth with expanded network and all electric trains; rail becomes dominant mode for freight as shipping declines.
- All airports except Heathrow, Glasgow and Belfast close with transfers by rail. All remaining airports close.
- There are currently no freight ships operating without emissions, so shipping must contract. All shipping declines to zero.
- All non-electrical motors and heaters phased out.
- Rapid reduction in supply and use of all fossil fuels, except for oil for plastic production. Fossil fuels completed phased out.
Furthermore, these aggressive actions proposed by the IEA also fit in with Pope Francis and the Vatican’s Laudato Si’, which align very much also align with the Agenda 2050 goals, too.
[A seventh part of this plan] is grounded in the idea of sufficiency, and promoting sobriety in the use of resources and energy. Actions could include reducing waste and recycling, adopting sustainable dietary habits (opting for a more plant-based diet and reducing meat consumption), greater use of public transport, active mobility (walking, cycling), and avoiding single use items (e.g. plastic, etc.).A tenet of the Vatican’s action plan
Moreover, specific moves to cease travel on Sundays fulfills another goal of the Vatican, that has called for giving Mother Nature a “rest,” and implementing “Green Sabbaths.”
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:3
You already know what I am going to say, if you regularly follow this site: Problem. Reaction. Solution.
Say hello to the climate lockdowns: they’ve arrived, and now they are coming very soon. Is it not rather “timely” that China is undergoing yet another harsh lockdown, and Fauci and the media is now threatening that this make-believe influx is coming our way? Seems like, to me (not sure if this will happen), that another wave of lockdowns are coming, and this will allow for these new ‘suggestions’ to slip right on in with ease, as the media blasts Putin for starting a war that led to a refugee crisis from a low-vaccinated nation, causing a “new spike in cases and deaths…”
The powerplay here is to get rid of private vehicles – hence, “you’ll own nothing and be happy” – and also keeps the population more controlled and isolated by the region. Readers of The WinePress have already known this far in advance, as I have been sounding off on that for some time now (see links below). This is clearly why there are these shortages of parts for cars and other like things, so an artificial supply chain problem is generated, thereby slowly forcing the population to submit.
I’m just going to tell it straight: this is going to happen at some point, to varying degrees, whether you like it or not. Do NOT waste your time “protesting” or writing to your congressman, or whining on social media. Simply recognize the situation, and adapt as best you can, which, I know is not the answer some may want to here, nor is it the most descriptive, but it is a reality we face, so prepare accordingly. As I said going into this year, be patient: wait for opportunity to present itself, and then take it.
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How about private jet free and Davos free every day & all the way….and lights out at the Vatican? That should about cure the worst of the centralized, totally unlimited sin issues & hinder the illegit antichrist idol shepherd servant-of-Satan drivers of it, at least.
Now how will people make it to “church” on Sundays?
Maybe people will have to return to the New Testament, and realize there are no church buildings sanctioned in scripture!
Great idea! And don’t forget the King James Bible, too!
Oh, but then how’s the hireling going to make his four figures of income from “tithes,” so that he can drive a Mercedes Benz and his wife can drive a BMW and go on fancy vacations to Paris where the wife can shop at chic boutiques while the “pastor” goes to the golf course? And how can the “pastor” be able to afford his man-cave with a gigantic TV to watch the Super Bowl with all of his Dallas Cowboys memorabilia while his wife can sit in her she-shed where she can watch reality shows with her girlfriends and sip mimosas?
Oh no! Haha!