https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards. "Simon Stiell, the UN #climate chief, said in March: 'Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away #nationalsecurity & #sovereignty & replacing it with subservience & rising costs.' ... the #war in #Iran, & the #Ukraine war before it, have also exposed a sobering reality. Many of the world’s most powerful countries & biggest #emitters are beneficiaries of high #fossilfuel prices. The US #oil & #gas sector is set for a $60bn windfall from the war."
As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards

Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables

The Guardian