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‘Work from home,’ encourages the world’s energy watchdog

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The IEA is recommending measures to alleviate impending fuel shortages amid the war in Iran. The IEA is recommending measures to alleviate impending fuel shortages amid the war in Iran. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Many organizations have called employees back to offices following covid-related lockdowns, but the Iran war and ensuing energy crisis may quickly see workers returning to work from home. The International Energy Agency (IEA) — an energy watchdog established to help safeguard global power supplies following the 1970s oil crisis — is pushing for governments, businesses, and households to adopt recommendations that aim to curb energy demands amid supply disruptions triggered by the conflict. The list of 10 suggested actions identified in the IEA’s report includes encoura

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Apr 7, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Oil and gas crisis from Iran war worse than 1973, ​1979 and 2022 together, says IEA

Oil prices swing and stock markets tense on approach to Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz The oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, ​1979…

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Apr 7, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Oil and gas crisis from Iran war worse than 1973, ​1979 and 2022 together, says IEA

Oil prices swing and stock markets tense on approach to Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz The oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones…

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Philippines declares energy emergency as Asia embraces fuel austerity | CNN

As the war with Iran drags on, energy-starved nations in Asia –– including close US allies –– are resorting to increasingly extreme measures to keep their economies afloat. On Tuesday, the Philippines became the…

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Mar 23, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
A war and maybe an unprecedented depression: it’s Trump’s mania, but now all of us will pay the price | Polly Toynbee

It had been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics Nothing has changed. Yet. But we stand on the edge of inevitable…

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‘Work from home,’ encourages the world’s energy watchdog

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianApr 7, 2026

Oil prices swing and stock markets tense on approach to Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz The oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, ​1979…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMar 25, 2026

As the war with Iran drags on, energy-starved nations in Asia –– including close US allies –– are resorting to increasingly extreme measures to keep their economies afloat. On Tuesday, the Philippines became the first country to…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMar 23, 2026

It had been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics Nothing has changed. Yet. But we stand on the edge of inevitable economic cataclysm,…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeMar 20, 2026

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