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War exposes the real case for going green

The Iran conflict and the energy chaos unleashed remind us of the original intent of sustainability.

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The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.

The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.

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Jeffery Tan

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War offers no lessons worth celebrating. Its costs are human and indiscriminate. But it does have a way of clarifying underlying truths that comfortable societies have either forgotten or prefer to ignore.

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