Energy and Environment Blog

Energy wars are nothing new but it’s hard to fathom how fragile our global energy security can still be in 2026.

Just over the last 3 weeks:

📊 In Canada, people are seeing gas prices jump up by as much as 60%.

📊 South Korea temporarily banned gas cremations to prioritize fuel for heating and essential industry.

📊 Bangladesh closed universities, asked people to work from home, and began rationing fuel for private motorcyclists.

📊 The Philippines reintroduced “odd/even” car days to drastically cut road congestion and fuel waste.

📊 Sri Lanka mandated a 4-day work week for the public sector, to save electricity.

📊 India’s hospitality sector has pulled slow-cooked favorites (like Biryani) off menus as commercial gas supplies are capped.

📊 South Africa has seen massive petrol station queues have returned, and airlines are introducing emergency jet-fuel surcharges.

📊 Japan starts tapping its oil reserves.

📊 The International Energy Agency (IEA) is now officially urging us to work from home and slow down on highways by 10km/hr to save every drop of fuel possible.

If this conflict had hit during the deep freeze of January, the energy collapse would be on an entirely different scale.

In an era of rapid transition, are we doing enough to diversify our energy dependencies, or are we still one “shock” away from a standstill?

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