Paris, France, April 30, 2026 (AFP) - Oil advocates 'inadvertently supercharging' renewables boom: UN climate chief

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2026-04-30

Fossil fuel advocates have unwillingly given a boost to renewable energy as the war in the Middle East has triggered an oil price shock, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said Thursday. "The fossil fuel cost crisis now has its foot on the throat of the global economy," Stiell said at a meeting on the energy transition hosted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris. "From this tragedy, an immense irony is unfolding. Those who've fought to ke......

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