60 nations enact emergency energy policies in response to Iran war crisis
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Josh Gabbatiss
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Carbon Brief analysis finds that at least 60 countries have implemented nearly 200 emergency policies in response to the global energy crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war on Iran. The measures include fuel conservation, consumer support, and boosting domestic energy supplies. The analysis draws on IEA tracking and other sources, and comes as a temporary ceasefire is declared one month into the conflict.
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· 3 pulledOne month into the US and Israel's war on Iran, at least 60 countries have taken emergency measures in response to the subsequent global energy crisis, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.
So far, these countries have announced nearly 200 policies to save fuel, support consumers and boost domestic energy supplies.
Carbon Brief has drawn on tracking by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other sources to assess the global policy response, just as a temporary ceasefire is declared.
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