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NN#2: The Trump Paradox

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NN#2: The Trump Paradox

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The Jevons Paradox explained how an effort to reduce energy consumption could actually result in increasing it. The Trump Paradox explains how an effort to kill the energy transition is actually accelerating it. Show notesWikipedia contributors, “Jevons paradox”, Wikipedia, accessed May 13, 2026. Energy Transition Show, “Episode 269: Trump’s war on the energy transition”, Energy Transition Show, 2026. Javier Blas, “Iran war: China’s invisible hand is rebalancing the oil market”, Bloomberg Opinion, May 8, 2026. Alex Longley, “Top traders say billion-barrel oil shock to echo long after war”, Bloomberg, April 21, 2026. Associated Press staff, “Europe has maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left, energy agency head tells AP”, Associated Press, 2026. Spencer Kimball, “Exxon CEO says oil market hasn’t felt full impact of Iran war disruption”, CNBC, May 1, 2026. Christopher Clack, “LinkedIn post of May 4 on energy markets, food security, and inflation”, LinkedIn, May 4, 2026. OECD (via Windfair), “Inflation and energy prices data referenced by OECD”, Windfair, 2026. Justin Gerdes, “Trump’s Iran war is driving politicians and consumers to embrace clean energy”, Quitting Carbon, 2026. Transition Away Conference, “First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels”, Transition Away Conference, 2026. Financial Times, “Countries explore trade measures to move away from fossil fuels”, Financial Times, 2026. Reuters staff, “France unveils fossil fuel exit plan at Colombia climate summit”, Bloomberg, April 29, 2026. Financial Times, “South Korea commits to faster renewable energy expansion”, Financial Times, May 5, 2026. Damian Carrington, “Electric car sales surge across Europe amid high petrol prices”, The Guardian, April 20, 2026. Ali Ahmed, “Soaring costs drive Pakistan to EVs”, The Express Tribune, 2026. Peter Campbell, “Spencer Dale: energy security and the limits of the transition”, Financial Times, May 5, 2026. Lauri Myllyvirta, “Lots of questions and muddled thinking about coal and the energy transition”, LinkedIn, March 12, 2026. Simon Stiell, “UN climate chief: an immense irony is unfolding – fossil fuel proponents inadvertently supercharging renewables”, UNFCCC, 2026. Missy Ryan, Karen DeYoung, and Dan Lamothe, “U.S. intelligence assessment says Iran can sustain conflict longer than expected”, The Washington Post, May 7, 2026.

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