Iran war accelerates global transition to clean energy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Egypt Independent
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is disrupting energy markets after the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes, was affected. Higher prices could accelerate investment in clean energy despite increased reliance on coal, according to Egypt Independent.
The war in Iran, now entering its eighth month, is driving up oil and gas prices and accelerating shifts towards clean energy worldwide, Egypt Independent reports. The conflict, initially intended to be a brief operation to overthrow the Iranian regime, is now disrupting the global energy system.
This development contrasts with the policy of US President Donald Trump, who has called global warming a “hoax” and clean energy a “scam”, while supporting fossil fuels and dismantling environmental protections. The article asks whether the war could make him, against his will, an actor in the global climate transition.
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