Oil producers have always been an easy target at the UN annual climate summits. This year, with Russia’s war in Ukraine boosting demand for fossil fuels, they’re preparing to fight back.
As western economies desperately seek alternatives to Vladimir Putin’s exports, many are working to increase supplies of energy – whether it’s clean or not. US president Joe Biden has ordered an unprecedented release of emergency crude, while Poland has signalled it wants to use coal past the European Union’s 2050 date to reach net zero emissions. British prime minister Boris Johnson travelled to Saudi Arabia to ask for an increase oil production.
