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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oisin Mcilroy

World facing worse energy shock than 1970s oil crisis and Ukraine war combined, says IEA chief

The shock to international energy supplies caused by the war in Iran will exceed the two 1970s oil crises and the war in Ukraine combined, the head of the International Energy Agency has said.

Speaking in Canberra on Monday, IEA executive director Fatih Birol said the growing crisis could worsen further because of interruptions to “vital arteries of the global economy”, including fertilisers, petrochemicals, and sulphur.

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