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Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski ask whether the war in Iran is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels. Will the impact on oil supplies push us further towards renewable energy?

Is the conflict in Iran, with its knock-on effect on oil supplies, accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski debate the issues with a panel of experts: Josh Gabbatiss from the environmental journalism website Carbon Brief; Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University; and Cornish farmer Stuart Oates.

Producer: Emma Campbell

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52 minutes

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Fri 29 May 2026 12:04
91福利社 Radio 4

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