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41:22 // Petrodollars, the US Dollar, and Global Finance
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Oil, Decolonisation, and the Future of the Climate Emergency
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- 1 00:00 // Introduction: Oil, Decolonisation, and the Climate Crisis
- 2 02:09 // Oil’s Expansive Role: From Fuel to Petrochemicals
- 3 07:38 // The Great Acceleration and the Coal-to-Oil Shift
- 4 11:55 // Oil, War, and the Rise of Standard Oil
- 5 19:12 // British Oil Strategy and the Birth of BP
- 6 23:48 // State Power, Subsidies, and Building Big Oil
- 7 28:42 // Anti-Colonial Struggles and Resource Sovereignty
- 8 32:45 // Iran’s Oil Nationalisation and the 1953 Coup
- 9 35:54 // The Birth of OPEC and Oil Price Shocks
- 10 41:22 // Petrodollars, the US Dollar, and Global Finance
- 11 45:11 // China’s Rise and the Eastward Shift in Oil Trade
- 12 47:11 // Saudi Aramco, Petrochemicals, and Climate Politics
- 13 50:14 // The “Triple Win” and the Myth of a Green Transition
- 14 52:37 // Conclusion and Further Reading
