[AP reports:](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/europe-maybe-6-weeks-jet-105138513.html?ncid=redditnewsus) Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going to have major implications for the global economy. And the longer it goes, the worse it will be for the economic growth and inflation around the world,” he said.
The impact will be “higher petrol (gasoline) prices, higher gas prices, high electricity prices,” Birol told AP, with some parts of the world “hit worse than the others.”
Schemen123 on
Quick.. let’s reduce taxes! /s
drainfrog_92 on
Wild how vulnerable everything is to one chokepoint. Honestly, one tiny thing we could do as individuals is rethink short-haul flights and use trains more when possible. Wonder if airlines will preemptively cut routes.
GKGriffin on
The high-speed rail network that should solve this exact problem had a drafts multiple times in the last 30 years. Europe-s unwillingness to invest itself is going to lead exactly this kind of situation. This is not just the problem of people getting poorer and we are getting behind. It’s an existential threat, hopefully this one will be a wake up and not just another fuel to populism.
derekcz on
Good, let the industry collapse. Fucking nothing has been done to cut dependencies on painfully obviously unstable “partners”
Dvevrak on
Another US media doomerism post …
Far_Government_9782 on
Countries are going to have to put the ban hammer on short-haul flights, so that we can at least keep those flights for which there is no real alternative.
I wonder if there is scope for making fuel go further by lightening planes. Luggage weight limits could be lowered. Perhaps we could start weighing people and their luggage together! I’m amazed at how much stuff some people drag onto planes.
restore_democracy on
And Trump is blockading the strait. Sounds like it’s time to go open it.
Any-Original-6113 on
Is it possible to buy this fuel in India or the United States?
coomzee on
Europe should ground all flights to America and America registered aircraft.
Uglynator on
that’s absolutely fantastic for the climate.
Vegetable-War-4199 on
Could truly bugger up the football world cup if it happens, teams won’t even be able to get there from Europe
kenwoolf on
Damn. How are we going to melt the steel beams?
Nerioner on
Last week it was 3 weeks left so i guess we’re improving lol
Honestly reading news feels like reading the bible these days… you can find news report that suits you in the moment and don’t you worry about all the contradictions around
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[AP reports:](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/europe-maybe-6-weeks-jet-105138513.html?ncid=redditnewsus) Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going to have major implications for the global economy. And the longer it goes, the worse it will be for the economic growth and inflation around the world,” he said.
The impact will be “higher petrol (gasoline) prices, higher gas prices, high electricity prices,” Birol told AP, with some parts of the world “hit worse than the others.”
Quick.. let’s reduce taxes! /s
Wild how vulnerable everything is to one chokepoint. Honestly, one tiny thing we could do as individuals is rethink short-haul flights and use trains more when possible. Wonder if airlines will preemptively cut routes.
The high-speed rail network that should solve this exact problem had a drafts multiple times in the last 30 years. Europe-s unwillingness to invest itself is going to lead exactly this kind of situation. This is not just the problem of people getting poorer and we are getting behind. It’s an existential threat, hopefully this one will be a wake up and not just another fuel to populism.
Good, let the industry collapse. Fucking nothing has been done to cut dependencies on painfully obviously unstable “partners”
Another US media doomerism post …
Countries are going to have to put the ban hammer on short-haul flights, so that we can at least keep those flights for which there is no real alternative.
I wonder if there is scope for making fuel go further by lightening planes. Luggage weight limits could be lowered. Perhaps we could start weighing people and their luggage together! I’m amazed at how much stuff some people drag onto planes.
And Trump is blockading the strait. Sounds like it’s time to go open it.
Is it possible to buy this fuel in India or the United States?
Europe should ground all flights to America and America registered aircraft.
that’s absolutely fantastic for the climate.
Could truly bugger up the football world cup if it happens, teams won’t even be able to get there from Europe
Damn. How are we going to melt the steel beams?
Last week it was 3 weeks left so i guess we’re improving lol
Honestly reading news feels like reading the bible these days… you can find news report that suits you in the moment and don’t you worry about all the contradictions around