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China Says Iran Crisis Shows Nations Must Speed Up Energy Shift

China Says Iran Crisis Shows Nations Must Speed Up Energy Shift
Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 24 June 2026, 08:01 UTC By Dan Murtaugh 1 min read
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China Says Iran Crisis Shows Nations Must Speed Up Energy Shift Oil and gas shortages triggered by the US war against Iran should be a lesson to countries to accelerate their energy transitions, according to China’s climate envoy. While some nations responded by shifting back to coal, that’s only a temporary solution, Liu Zhenmin, China’s special envoy for climate change, said during a panel discussion at a World Economic Forum event in Dalian.

China Says Iran Crisis Shows Nations Must Speed Up Energy Shift Oil and gas shortages triggered by the US war against Iran should be a lesson to countries to accelerate their energy transitions, according to China’s climate envoy. While some nations responded by shifting back to coal, that’s only a temporary solution, Liu Zhenmin, China’s special envoy for climate change, said during a panel discussion at a World Economic Forum event in Dalian.
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