War Tests Renewables Bets Across the Middle East, Country by Country
The war in the Middle East has underscored renewables’ value while revealing divergent national paths: oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar push large renewable deployments even as they expand fossil-fuel infrastructure; energy-importing countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Morocco invest in solar and wind to cut costly imports, though inflation and tight finances threaten new projects; Iraq faces fiscal strain with limited renewable capacity, and conflict-damaged energy infrastructure in Yemen, Libya, and Syria worsens energy access. The situation also shapes the COP31 agenda, highlighting that transitions will be country-specific, driven by dependence on fossil fuels, fiscal health, and governance.
- War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story The Conversation
- The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition The New York Times
- ‘Renewable’ Energy Gives Us a Crisis WSJ
- Investors bet Iran war will boost Chinese renewables demand Reuters
- Iran market flux spurs and slows European green energy race Reuters
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