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  "path": "/news/13032026/china-clean-energy-coal-cushions-oil-dependence-iran-war/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T09:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
  "tags": [
    "Clean Energy",
    "Fossil Fuels",
    "China",
    "Coal",
    "Energy",
    "energy prices",
    "gas prices",
    "gasoline prices",
    "Iran",
    "Liquefied Natural Gas",
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  "textContent": "When Gary Dirks arrived in China in 1995, the country’s government was looking to source more of its energy at home. Dirks was the incoming country head for BP, but efforts to find more oil and gas in the country had largely fizzled. So government leaders pivoted, Dirks said. China invested heavily in its domestic […]",
  "title": "China’s Clean Energy Push Has Made It Less Vulnerable to Energy Shocks, Including the Iran War"
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