In 1971, jazz-funk, proto-rap artist Gil Scott Heron released, “The revolution will not be televised.” It was intended as a wake-up call to those who would leave the heavy lifting to others and simply watch the change they desired unfold on television. Heron later asserted that revolution begins when people change their minds. Only then will they change the way they live, and the transformation will not be broadcast on television.
Imagine you're a Big Oil executive with all your money and power. You definitely don't want to lose any of it, not even a little bit. You've been winning the fight for decades, keeping the profits rolling in and the pollution rolling out. Despite global agreements to wind down carbon pollution and fossil fuel production, demand increases endlessly. You are in control.
But suddenly, cracks begin to appear everywhere. People around the world are buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels. Builders are thinking about better insulation and energy efficiency. Solar, wind and battery storage keep getting cheaper and the technology steadily improves.
Is this the beginning of a revolution or an uprising that will be easily squashed?
The United States just elected a pro-oil Republican regime that promises to set its sights on increasing oil and natural gas production. The intergovernmental COP process created to foster global agreements prescribing the wind down of the........