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Clean energy seen as ‘structurally immune’ to Hormuz-style shock
The commission said a coordinated shift to renewables, electrification and efficiency could displace 20% of global oil demand by 2035.
- On Friday, the Energy Transitions Commission published a report warning that the Hormuz Crisis exposes structural vulnerabilities in fossil fuel reliance and urging governments to shift toward renewable energy for economic resilience.
- The Hormuz closure disrupted 18.4 million barrels of oil daily—the largest supply shock on record—sending Asian benchmark prices surging to $90–120/bbl in March and devastating import-dependent economies.
- Unlike fossil fuel systems requiring continuous commodity flows, clean energy relies on upfront capital investment, making systems "structurally immune to this type of shock," the group said, according to Co-Chair Adair Turner.
- A coordinated clean energy response could displace 20% of global oil and over 30% of global gas demand by 2035, permanently reducing exposure to future energy shocks, the ETC stated.
- The ETC warned that political reflexes to build new fossil infrastructure risk locking economies into higher costs and long-term vulnerability, urging governments to avoid large-scale upstream oil and gas expansion.
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Hormuz crisis shows clean energy is key to reducing the economic cost of fossil fuel dependence
The Energy Transitions Commission warns crisis-driven responses that reinforce fossil fuel dependence risk locking economies into higher costs and long-term vulnerability. Accelerating clean energy deployment can displace the equivalent of all Hormuz flows over the next few years and is…
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