Iran War Is ‘Supercharging’ the Energy Transition, UNFCCC Says
A robot mower near solar panels at an EDP SA solar farm in Avila, Spain, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Photographer: Emilio Parra Doiztua/BloombergThe 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.