This energy crisis has potential to be worse than the 1970s crisis because current markets entered it already in a 'tighter structural under-investment cycle' where there is less buffer to absorb supply shocks, unlike the 1970s when slack existed.

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Speaker

Jason Bordoff

Evidence Quote

I worry that this is the worst energy crisis since the 1970s it has the potential to be even worse...we went into it in a tighter structural under investment cycle

Source

The World’s First Energy Crisis | Foreign Affairs Interview PodcastForeign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:30:33 PM

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