Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence

Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil... by billcube on Thursday March 19, 2026 @08:59AM (#47438636)

It helped on reducing traffic, spending more time with family, favouring local shops... Why we went back still is a mystery for me. Even if it was "working from a coworking space" or anything that was not the downtown open-space.

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Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil... by duskdozer on Thursday March 19, 2026 @09:09AM (#47438784)

I remember reading articles about local politicians insisting companies and governments do return to office for no other reason than to have the workers spend money downtown for lunch. Not even implying it, directly stating it.

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Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil... by Qem on Thursday March 19, 2026 @10:29AM (#47440170)

...and increasing valuation of office real state.

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Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil... by THansenite on Thursday March 19, 2026 @09:06AM (#47438726)

Because downtown city centers were missing out on office worker revenue and started giving incentives to companies who brought people back into the office. I 100% believe the reason we went back into the office at all was because of this despite all the talk of 'in-person collaboration.'

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Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil... by mirekrusin on Thursday March 19, 2026 @09:01AM (#47438663)

Exactly, put AI in the office instead.

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