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With oil once again a weapon in the Middle East, is clean energy the key to peace?

The Strait of Hormuz is the only channel connecting the Gulf to the Arabian Sea. REUTERS - Dado Ruvic

By closing the Strait of Hormuz and attacking oil and gas facilities in Gulf countries, Tehran is driving up hydrocarbon prices. But renewable energy – largely dominated by China – is not immune to the effects of geopolitical tensions either.

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on 28 February, prompting retaliation by Tehran, the price of crude oil has risen by around 13 percent.

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