[thelastgallon]

The biggest winner is China. Countries/people who have any common sense will switch to solar, induction stoves (replacing LPG/LNG), batteries, electric vehicles (of all kinds). China is the only supplier of solar, batteries, EVs and all things electric with everyone else being a rounding error.

[igor47]

I've been waiting for people to have common sense in this domain for decades. The short term always wins

[omnimus]

But that's what has changed. Even short term solar is becoming the obvious solution. Look at countries like Pakistan and their solar hyper growth.

Everybody thought it has to be western countries (mostly europe) switching to solar first. But west might actually be last to get off fossil because they can afford it and populist politics will force fossil. It's like burning fossil for nostalgia.

[seanmcdirmid]

Ya, look at what happened in Nepal, poor access to oil via India, who imports it themselves, but lots of hydro potential. China being next door with an actual rail and truck connection, and cheap EVs.

The developing world has the potential to achieve developed living standards for a much cheaper price, while the west rots away catering to vested interests.

[helsinkiandrew]

China also benefits that demonstrated its influence (by persuading Iran to negotiate) and from its supply of cheap Iranian oil:

https://x.com/shanaka86/status/2041682779948380317