Cows must be killed, heating prices due to decarbonisation will more than quadruple, car prices double with servicing being around 3x, but people must all live with this.

Ozon's turnover in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 188% compared to the same period in 2019 and amounted to 45.8 billion rubles. The retailer does not disclose net proceeds and profits.

In the first half of 2020, the platform's turnover reached 77.4 billion rubles, which is 152% more than in the first half of 2019.

The turnover of the largest Russian online retailer Wildberies in 2020 almost doubled (by 96%) - up to 437.2 billion rubles, the company said. The number of orders reached 323.8 million, which is two times more than in 2019. The company's turnover in the fourth quarter reached its maximum values in the entire history of the marketplace and amounted to 151.5 billion rubles.

In total in 2020, Wildberries' buyers purchased 575.3 million goods, which is almost three times more than in 2019.

And more than 150 thousands of petty bourgeoisie members turned into the poor proletariat during January-September. Some sources claim that this number can reach 200k by the end of 2020.

Australia’s fuel security is becoming an increasingly imminent challenge for the country as another refinery closes in Melbourne. With the country’s already high import bill climbing, experts are beginning to question the future of Australian fuel.

ExxonMobil has taken the decision to close its 80,000 bpd refinery in Melbourne, leaving the country with just two plants to meet its fuel needs. The plant will be transformed into a fuel import terminal.

This follows BP’s decision to close its 146,000 bpd Kwinana plant in October 2020. Concerns have also been raised over the viability of Australian energy company Ampol’s Brisbane refinery.

The closure of Australia’s oil refineries makes it significantly more dependent on refined oil imports. While the government has assured the public that the closure will not have a negative impact on Australia’s fuel stocks, it is clear to see that a national fuel strategy is needed.

Prior to recent refinery closures, Australia already imported around 90 percent of its oil needs, a figure that is now expected to rise. In 2019-20, Australia imported a total of $22.4 billion worth of refined petroleum products.

The national stockpile of crude oil goes towards Australia’s 90-day emergency threshold, established to tackle any problems with the supply chain.

However, to date, the government has failed to meet this stockpile quota, having just 63 days’ worth of oil reserves in November 2020, or 86 days if counting oil already en-route to the country.

Here we see sad destiny of colonial country that had been ordered to do certain things, and frequently no one asked them at all, corporations just did their thing.