The Iran war has shown how deeply dependent the world is on fossil fuels beyond electricity and transport, says Alvin Ee of the Energy Studies Institute, NUS.
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The Iran war has shown how deeply dependent the world is on fossil fuels beyond electricity and transport, says Alvin Ee of the Energy Studies Institute, NUS.
Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Netherlands, and Colombia's Environmental Minister Irene Vélez Torres on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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