Renewables: Energy Independence for National Security

0:00Today's energy crisis stands out from those of the past century, because the world now has real alternatives to fossil fuels like renewables and electric vehicles. Countries from Pakistan to China are using clean tech to cut reliance on imported oil and gas, shielding themselves from global price spikes triggered. By conflicts in the Middle East, such as Iran's blockade of the Shred of Hormuz. Earlier this week, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres pointed out how fossil fuel dependence creates vulnerability but homegrown. Renewables offer a cheap, scalable escape. In Australia, despite exporting gas, the nation tapped fuel reserves for the first time since the Ukraine invasion in 2022, with just. About a month supply on hand, Australians are feeling the pinch through higher costs for cars, trucks and planes, but electric vehicles are helping. The current EV fleet has effectively added 1.2 days to fuel reserves, now at 36 days for petrol and 32 for diesel.

1:03Sales are doubling year over year, and matching Norway's 95% new car EV rate could boost reserves by 11 days, a 30% gain. Experts like former Defense Force Chief Admiral Chris Berry stressed prioritizing this shift for national security from road transport to military needs. Globally, places like Pakistan slash imported gas for power from 35% to 10% since 2021, sparking a solar boom. After blackout hit, speeding up the move to renewables promises energy independence that no blockade or embargo can touch, turning vulnerability into strength for. Economies everywhere, that's your Adelaide News Today update, AI powered and always on.