[gadders]

Oil companies seem awfully keen to drill in somewhere that is not economically viable. Net Zero has left us more exposed to Putin, not less as we don't produce much of our own energy and are in fact buying Russian oil via India, rather than drilling out our own.

[SideburnsOfDoom]

> Net Zero has left us more exposed to Putin, not less

Spain and Portugal are less exposed to oil price shocks. Why do you think that is?

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Portugal-and-...

[gadders]

They're also more exposed to massive power outages. Why do you think that is?

[SideburnsOfDoom]

Pivot to a different cheap shot playing on a disinfo talking point.

For people who want more a substantive look at it,

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47936236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47936236

[gadders]

https://watt-logic.com/2025/05/09/the-iberian-blackout-shows...