The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 64: The Molecule Problem: Europe’s Energy Security After the Dire Strait of Hormuz, and the Distance Between Slogan and System

Join SYNI, your hostess who can actually sail through trouble waters, as we examine Europe’s Energy Security After the Dire Strait of Hormuz, and the Distance Between Slogan and System. The emerging energy crises has concentrated political minds in global capitals with suspicious speed. Europe has been reminded, once again, that fossil fuel import dependence feels like partial progress right up to the moment it becomes expensive. Sustainable energy advocates now need to be stubborn about what counts as real progress during moments like this. The closure of Hormuz will push governments into saying many sensible things for a few urgent weeks. We heard a good deal of that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well. The test comes later, once the shipping lanes reopen, the oil price softens, and treasuries rediscover their reluctance. If strategic commitment fades every time the immediate panic passes, Europe will keep relearning the same lesson at considerable expense. We hope you enjoy the pod this week nearly as much as you do recharging your EV!