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Blockade - Sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Natural gas - Hydrocarbon-rich gases that are found naturally in the atmosphere. A fossil fuel energy source.
Crude oil - A thick, black liquid found deep underground that is used to make many important products, like petrol and plastics.
Inflation - An increase in the price of goods in an economy.
Fossil Fuels - Non-renewable fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Renewables - Energy sources that do not use up non-renewable fossil fuels, such as wind and solar power.
UN - United Nations. An intergovernmental organisation based in New York that aims to maintain international peace and security.
Geopolitical - Geo comes from the Greek for earth, so geopolitics is the political events and arrangements of the whole world.
Volatility - Changing frequently or unpredictably.
Net zero - When the gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by those being taken out of it.
Heat Pump - A device that moves heat from one place to another (such as from the air or ground outside into a building) to provide heating or cooling.
Subsidies - Money given by the state or another body to help keep prices low.