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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry

Former US secretary of state John Kerry.
Security impact of oil shock could do more to drive the switch to clean energy than climate crisis awareness, John Kerry suggested. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Countries must seek energy independence through renewable resources and nuclear energy for their national security, and to avoid the “choke points” of fossil fuel supply, the former US secretary of state John Kerry has warned.

The war in Iran has sent oil prices soaring, as refineries and fields have closed down in several Middle Eastern countries and many tankers are stranded in the strait of Hormuz, with economic impacts beginning to be felt around the world.

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