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War has a way of cutting through economic narratives.<\/p>\n
For months, markets have been telling a comfortable story. Energy shocks were behind us. Supply chains had adapted. Prices had settled. But that story only holds in peacetime, or something close to it.<\/p>\n
The escalation in the Middle East changes the frame entirely. The sudden halt in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not a market adjustment, it is a wartime constraint. When a critical artery for global oil and gas effectively shuts, the system does not bend, it snaps.
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<\/a>Choke points are everywhere you look<\/em><\/p>\n Gas infrastructure is spewing methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as airstrikes intensify and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.<\/em><\/p>\n The conflict in the Middle East appears to have forced some oil and gas companies to directly burn off more natural gas than usual as their facilities have come under attack or exports have been blocked, releasing planet-warming pollution.<\/p>\n An increase in emissions is a relatively minor issue against the loss of life and economic chaos wrought by the war, yet it shows one of many unanticipated consequences from the fighting. Before the war, efforts to cut down on excess flaring had become a focus for investors keen to rein in waste and greenhouse gases.Lucian K. Truscott IV: Who gets a vote about how this war ends?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAkshat Rathi, Laura Millan, and Aaron Clark @ Bloomberg<\/em>: Satellites Reveal Hidden Climate Toll of the Iran War<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Akshat Rathi, Laura Millan, and Aaron Clark @ Bloomberg<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJason Weisberger @ Boing Boing<\/em>: Hoover Dam could lose most of its power as Lake Mead plummets<\/a><\/h2>\n
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