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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ketan Joshi

Russia’s murderous regime is propped up by oil and gas – Australia and the world must switch

A protester in the US holds a sign protesting against the war in Ukraine and its funding by Russian oil exports.
‘Russia’s fossil-fuelled geopolitical strength won’t be truly countered if we just play musical chairs with our total reliance on climate-wrecking fuels.’ Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The faces of fossil fuel executives – and their lobbyists and political advocates – are right now lit up with a healthy, happy glow.

Russia’s illegal and murderous offensive against Ukraine has shattered the global politics of carbon to the immediate benefit of those selling fossil fuel products.

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