BRUSSELS — European governments are poised to call for swifter deployment of clean energy to combat fossil fuel shocks as the Iran crisis drives up oil and gas prices, according to a draft agreement seen by POLITICO.

Next Tuesday, the bloc’s 27 foreign affairs ministers are expected to sign off on a set of conclusions sketching out an updated direction for the EU’s collective energy and climate diplomacy.

Against the backdrop of soaring fossil fuel prices due to the war in Iran, the draft text is steeped in concerns over the EU’s autonomy and security. The main solution, countries will agree, is to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

“The hostilities in Iran and the wider region threaten regional and global security and prosperity,” reads the text, which was approved by the political and security committee of the Council of the EU on April 14 and now requires the backing of EU ambassadors and foreign ministers.

“Acknowledging the EU’s geopolitical and economic exposure due to a significant reliance on imported fossil fuels, the Council confirms that the energy transition based on clean, abundant and homegrown energy remains the most effective strategy towards achieving Europe’s strategic autonomy,” it adds.

Countries note that “accelerating the deployment and integration of renewable and low-carbon energy sources” would lower prices, and conclude that the transition to clean energy “is also the source of strengthened energy and economic sovereignty.”

The EU should also prepare for the geopolitical and trade impact stemming from “declining EU fossil fuel import demand over the coming decade,” countries say.

The text also underscores that the EU must use its foreign and defense policy to support the development of its clean technology sector, particularly “in the context of increased defence spending.”

Strategic defense investments building on the bloc’s energy transition “can bolster both the EU’s clean tech and defence industries, increase defence readiness, and the resilience of the military, improving adaptation to climate change impacts,” it adds.

The draft text goes on to reiterate the EU’s support for multilateral initiatives to fight climate change, including the Paris Agreement, which “should be considered an essential element in future trade and investment agreements,” and calls for a moratorium on controversial sun-dimming technologies that seek to cool the planet.

Overall, the text insists that the EU’s foreign and defense policy should “with urgency, increase the EU’s resilience and preparedness against climate, environmental and energy security threats.”