The Middle East crisis has accelerated calls for moving to renewables. But is clean energy ready to replace oil?
- Posted on March 18, 2026
- By The Independent
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The Middle East crisis has accelerated calls for moving to renewables. But is clean energy ready to replace oil?
With US and Israeli strikes on Iran continuing and no end to the conflict in sight, calls are growing for the rest of the world to reduce its dependence on oil and gas. But experts tell Stuti Mishra that moving away from oil is no easy task – if it was, we’d already have done it
