The US-Israeli strikes on Iran, beginning 28 February 2026, have triggered a global fossil fuel crisis. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of the world’s oil trade was passing before the war, alongside attacks on energy infrastructure in Iran and other Gulf countries, has led to a major disruption in global oil supplies, with cascading effects across the wider global energy system.
The impacts have been unevenly distributed. Asian economies were more heavily reliant on energy imports transiting through the Strait, while fiscal constraints and dependence on hydrocarbons for fertiliser have aggravated the economic pressures in Latin American and African countries.
In response, E3G, together with the Global Renewables Alliance, Global Gas and Oil Network, Global Strategic Communications Council, Ember and the Secure Energy Project, has developed a tracker to examine how governments are responding to the crisis and accelerating the transition to resilient, renewable-powered energy systems.
The tracker is designed as a resource to help interpret governments’ varying responses in official policies and public-facing rhetoric, evaluate their exposure to the crisis, and inform media and civil society about broader implications of their actions.
The tracker is not exhaustive and its content does not necessarily represent the official positions of the organisations involved. It is being updated on a rolling basis.
Media enquiries: Hiba at Global Strategic Communications Council hiba.nuseibah@gsccnetwork.org
Technical enquiries on the tracker: Giovanni at Global Renewables Alliance giovanni@globalrenewablesalliance.org
