The Iran War, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Real Cost of Fossil Dependence

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the US and Israel's war on Iran, focusing on energy security and the transition away from fossil fuels.

Get in touch - leave me a message War doesn’t just kill people. It also blows up energy security, drives up emissions, and exposes fossil fuels for the liability they’ve always been. In this first Climate Confident+ bonus episode, available exclusively to subscribers, I unpack the unnecessary, illegal, and profoundly ill-advised war being waged by the US and Israel on Iran, and why its fallout matters far beyond the battlefield. This is not just a military crisis. It is an energy transition, ...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Raftery

Topics covered

• energy security
• fossil fuels
• military crisis
• emissions
• energy transition

Keywords

• Iran War
• energy security
• fossil dependence
• emissions
• military crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, US, Israel, Strait of Hormuz

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