Two months in, the Iran war has changed the global energy system forever

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By Zoya TeirsteinMay 1, 2026, 4:45 am184 ptsTrendingTop
For almost half a century, the vast majority of climate experts have agreed on a solution to global warming: stop burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. But despite the political efforts of governments across the world to promote replacing these fuels, fossil sources have remained a stubbornly…

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