The worst energy policy in the world
The Iran war could serve as a turning point in accelerating the global transition away from fossil fuels: Every additional day that oil and gas prices are high and future supplies are uncertain, wind and solar power-cheaper and more scalable than ever before-grow all the more appealing. But nearly half of the world's countries have adopted emergency subsidies that research shows will make this transition slower, more expensive, and less equitable.
Authors
- Paasha Mahdavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-8478)
- Michael L. Ross
Institutions
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Science
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aej2018
- Primary Topic
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00