IEA Chief: Iran conflict triggers energy crisis and three key trends deserve attention

The conflict in Iran has triggered an energy crisis, with three major trends worthy of attention, said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Birol made the remarks while delivering a speech at the side event Ecological Civilization and Beautiful China Practice held at the China Pavilion on Tuesday in Antalya, Türkiye. The side event takes place alongside the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

The side event is hosted by the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and China News Service and co-organized by the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and China News Network.