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547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling
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Why Trucks and Planes Still Need Fossil Fuels
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Rory Stewart pushes on the uncomfortable near-term reality: even if renewable energy is the long-term answer, Europe has no technological solution today for flying aircraft or running diesel trucks without fossil fuels. Jørgensen concedes the point but reframes it: the transport sector is bifurcated. Passenger cars are already pivoting fast — Germany, the global heartland of the combustion engine, is now selling more EVs than petrol cars [1] — Dan Jørgensen "Germany now sells more EVs than combustion cars: Even Germany, the global heartland of combustion engine manufacturing, is now selling more…" 09:30 , and Norway and Denmark have seen similar shifts driven by tax policy. Aviation and heavy trucking are harder and will take longer. Meanwhile, Jørgensen argues, the cheapest energy is the energy you don't use — making efficiency measures the most immediate available lever. Europe must simultaneously secure short-term jet fuel and diesel supply while accelerating the structural transition.
Even Germany, the global heartland of combustion engine manufacturing, is now selling more electric vehicles than internal combustion engine cars.
