#USA #US During the 1979 energy crisis, energy independence and climate risk competed on the political agenda. Despite this, the dominance of fossil fuels was palpable, & resistance to measures that implied short-term costs was significant. This resistance was based on the perception that the economy could not support a rapid transition to cleaner energy sources https://noticiasambientales.com/environment-en/leah-aronowsky-how-the-1979-oil-crisis-changed-u-s-climate-and-energy-policy-under-carter/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #pollution #ecology #environment #climate