Q&A: Could rising oil prices and political uncertainty from war with Iran fuel a new era of green energy?

A month into war with Iran, the U.S. government has opened its strategic oil reserve and temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian (and Iranian) oil and gas to combat rising fuel prices and calm financial markets. Even if the conflict ended today, energy experts estimate a ripple effect could last months or even years. Could a fossil fuel crunch catalyze a global pivot toward greener, more sustainable, energy practices?