- The ongoing Middle East conflict is reshaping the global energy landscape, favoring solar energy and coal as major beneficiaries.
- High-income countries are leveraging their purchasing power to secure energy resources, while low-income nations like Bangladesh and Pakistan risk energy shortages due to rising import costs and competition.
- The transition to localized energy sources is accelerating, with increased adoption of solar energy expected in the long term, but many South and Southeast Asian countries are reverting to coal amid difficulties in deploying renewable sources, sustaining global coal demand.
