Anton L. Delgado

FILE – Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices

March 17, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies.

André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 president, arrives back into a plenary session at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Takeaways from the outcome of UN climate talks in Brazil

November 22, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

After two weeks of negotiations, this year’s United Nations climate talks ended Saturday with a compromise that some criticized as weak and others called progress.

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he arrives at the Pontifical Lateran University on the occasion of the opening of the academic year, in Rome, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’

November 17, 2025 at 5:16 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.

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