Iran tensions push the world toward a faster renewable energy pivot
TL;DR
Amid rising energy prices and Iran tensions, the article argues the crisis is accelerating a global pivot from oil and gas to renewables, with surging EV and solar adoption (notably in India and Korea), energy-security shifts (UAE exits OPEC, Vietnam weighs renewables over LNG), and a geopolitical realignment that may outlast the current crisis, even as US policy under Trump slows clean-energy progress.
- Trump may not be a fan of clean energy but Iran war is accelerating global shift from oil and gas | Heather Stewart The Guardian
- Wall Street is coming to terms with higher-for-longer oil prices Axios
- Sunlight Doesn’t Go Through the Strait of Hormuz: Bill McKibben on Iran Oil Shock & Green Transition Democracy Now!
- Investors pile into clean energy as Iran war drives push for energy security Financial Times
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