what do you do when your oil and lng isn't as secure as you thought? in the short run, you probably burn more coal, but there are countries that were heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels that have embraced solar and electrification

exhibit a for crash solar adoption is Pakistan, which had a decaying grid and had to scrap subsidies.

And Ethiopia and Nepal are rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles due to concerns about import dependence and air quality

And the US, which may see some higher prices, but likely no real shortfalls, has a diverse domestic generation and oil and gas sector due in part to government policies to foster new energy sources following the 70s oil shocks

While it's easy to point to graphs of solar capacity and prices and make the case for embracing renewables and electrification, in the short run, poorer countries that import Qatari LNG are likely to see their coal consumption rise

And even Pakistan is unlikely to wean itself from fossil fuels anytime soon. There's no practical way to, say, run a fertilizer plant there with cheap rooftop solar panels