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The Iran war will cause global fossil fuel emissions to fall
Canary Media · By Dan McCarthy ·
The Brief
- Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to dip this year for the first time since 2020.
- The decline is driven by the Iran war rather than a pandemic, according to Canary Media.
- The Iran war has caused sharp increases in oil and natural gas prices.
Why it matters
Emissions are expected to fall because war-driven energy price spikes, not a deliberate climate policy, are reducing fossil fuel use, so the drop may not be lasting.
Who’s affected
- climate scientists
- energy analysts and policymakers
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See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to dip this year for the first time since 2020. This time it was not plague but war driving the decline. The Iran war has caused brutal increases in oil and natural gas prices…