Iran War Is ‘Supercharging’ the Energy Transition, UNFCCC Says

The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.

“Those who’ve fought to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels are inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom,” Stiell said in Paris at a high-level meeting between United Nations climate officials and the International Energy Agency to help prepare for the COP31 summit later this year.

Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the soaring price of oil and gas has forced governments across the globe to rethink their energy security policies. Earlier ...