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A renewable-powered world would better absorb the economic shock of an Iran-Israel crisis

An intellectual simulation shows that a military crisis involving Iran around the Strait of Hormuz would have far smaller global economic impact within an energy system dominated by renewables.

A renewable-powered world would better absorb the economic shock of an Iran-Israel crisis

CountriesÉtats-Unis, Israël, Iran
ThemePolitique & Géopolitique, Sécurité énergétique

Tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran raise a question rarely posed in economic circles: in a world powered primarily by renewable energy, would such a crisis provoke the same global economic earthquake? Roughly 20% of global oil trade transits the Strait of Hormuz today, a strategic corridor linking Gulf states to international markets. Any threat of strait closure reverberates immediately on crude prices, then on global inflation, supply chains and household budgets.

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