Concerns about another possible lockdown are mounting because of the release of a guidance report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Published last Friday amid the war in Iran, the report responds to the “Middle East supply disruptions” in oil/gas by offering guidance on how “governments, businesses, and households” can essentially reduce their expenses.
The problem is that many of the recommended solutions sound eerily similar to the draconian “solutions” that were offered in the past to remedy everything from COVID-19 to climate change.
Suffice it to say, instead of sounding like actual solutions, the so-called “solutions” sound like ways to control people.
Global oil markets are facing a historic supply disruption amid the war in the Middle East, pushing up prices for consumers.
Our new report sets out 10 immediate demand-side options to help governments, businesses & households ease the economic impacts → https://t.co/1XZIgeA2BG pic.twitter.com/vwcrjRUmvK
— International Energy Agency (@IEA) March 20, 2026
For example, the report recommends working from home, lowering highway speed limits, and promoting a shift from private transportation (cars and such) to public transportation (buses, trains, etc.).
“Working from home where possible reduces fuel demand for commuting, while lowering highway speed limits by at least 10 kilometres per hour cuts fuel use across both passenger vehicles and freight,” the report reads.
“Encouraging a shift from private cars to public transport, alongside measures such as alternating private vehicle access in large cities, can further reduce congestion and fuel consumption. Additional gains can be achieved through car sharing and more efficient driving practices, as well as improved efficiency in freight and delivery operations,” it continues.
The report also recommends that drivers limit their use of the air conditioner (never mind that summer is approaching) and avoid what they have termed aggressive acceleration.
The report further calls for “a reduction in air travel,” and switching from gas to electric cooking.
If any of this sounds familiar, it should because it shares much in common with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s widely panned Green New Deal, which called for everything from eliminating air travel to somehow banning cows from farting.
Breaking: .@AOC explains ’Farting Cows’ in Green New Deal FAQ, and how she plans on fighting farmers and reduce meat consumption at the same time.
This will definitely play well in Iowa, Ohio, and Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/MyXmRrr6dx
— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 22, 2019
It also shares commonalities with the “solutions” that were proposed during the devastating COVID pandemic, including, of course, the notorious “lockdown” that crushed small businesses while lining the pockets of rich, powerful corporations.
Responding to IEA’s “solutions” and ideas, critics cried foul, slamming them for approaching the oil supply crisis with the same leftist mindset.
Look:
If you comply, this time YOU will loose your freedom! Anyone who agrees to the lockdowns are a part of the problem! These “elits” in the WEF and their payed cockroaches must be hunted down..follow the money!
— ExtremityX (@XExtremity) March 24, 2026
Why don’t you use your influence to stop the fecking warmongers and push leaders to negotiating table instead of telling our governments to turn the screw on ujs plebs AGAIN? We had enough of covid lockdowns destroying peoples freedoms & livelihoods.
— Ascendance Fashion (@ZorikaZr) March 25, 2026
Globalists are big mad.
They never had their grip on energy supply/scarcity challenged.
Any amount of energy independence threatens their control, and now their choke points are being dismantled.It’s obvious retaliation & there are likely more angles of attack if this fails.
— D T Dubs | Polyunsaturated Fatty Pragmatics (@DTWaling) March 23, 2026
Yup. Climate lockdowns.
Covid was merely the test phase.
Just more people realizing that “conspiracy theories” aren’t theories.
They’re legitimate plans.
You’d be naive to think they didn’t have a plan to stop climate-change by controlling your Co2 footprint.
— ℭ’ (@TriggerinLibs) March 24, 2026
Here we go again.. pic.twitter.com/eTvSyLEnYd
— anger mgmt dept (@unreachable0ne) March 24, 2026
In fairness to the IEA, its report was published at a time when the gas and oil supply chain is allegedly about to break, according to Energy economist Peter Tertzakian.
I often say, “We’ve seen this movie before.” Yet we never seem to take away the lessons. The situation in Iran is reminding us of that. As we wait to see if this war is one of weeks or months, and what the extent of the damage is, Canada needs to get strategic and think long-term…
— Peter Tertzakian (@PTertzakian) March 24, 2026
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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