With oil once again a weapon in the Middle East, is clean energy the key to peace?

AI BRIEFING

• ⬤ Renewable energy is not immune to the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
• ⬤ Tensions between Iran and other Gulf countries are driving up hydrocarbon prices.
• ⬤ Clean energy is being impacted by the shift in global energy markets caused by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.