Based on an empirical comparison of peace processes in carbon-dependent economies over time, this article by Jan Pospisil investigates the impact of traumatic decarbonization and the related decline of political finance in respective political marketplaces on peacemaking. The period of high oil prices in the mid-2000s was characterised several significant peace deals that attempted comprehensive settlements, the decline of oil prices in the years from 2013 to 2021 has led to a new era of turbulence.
