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'Largest energy crisis in history,' IEA chief warns as global fuel fears grow
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8:24Now PlayingSpeaking to Sky News, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency warns of a deepening global energy and fuel crisis amid the Iran war.
“Most governments underestimated this,” Fatih Birol says. “It is the reason why I labelled this as the largest energy crisis in history.”
“It’s not only for energy, but also for the food, agriculture sector and others. It’s a major economic threat for the time being,” he adds.
He also urges European governments to exercise caution, saying Russia remains, in his view, “one of the beneficiaries of this crisis”.
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