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Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
Analysis by climate group 350.org using IMF data shows the Middle East oil and gas crunch, tied to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, could cost the global economy up to $1 trillion (or $600bn if Hormuz Strait operations return to normal) due to elevated fuel prices, while oil companies like BP reported doubled first-quarter profits. Calls for urgent windfall taxes on excess fossil fuel profits to fund social protection and renewable energy transitions were echoed at the Santa Marta, Colombia conference on phasing out fossil fuels, where delegates from vulnerable nations highlighted worsening poverty, budget cuts, and risks of instability linked to the crisis.
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Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
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