World must 'accelerate' clean energy transition: COP31 president

The global energy crisis has underscored the need for the world economy to transform and "accelerate the transition to clean energy", the Turkish president-designate of the COP31 climate conference said Thursday.Oil prices have soared since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran in late February and Tehran subsequently closed the Strait of Hormuz, fuelling calls for the world to ditch its reliance on fossil fuels.

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