Climate Fears on Back Burner as Fuel Costs Soar and Russia Crisis Deepens

Posted on AllSides February 25th, 2022
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ANALYSIS

It was only three months ago that world leaders met at the Glasgow climate summit and made ambitious pledges to reduce fossil fuel use. The perils of a warming planet are no less calamitous now, but the debate about the critically important transition to renewable energy has taken a back seat to energy security as Russia — Europe’s largest energy supplier — threatens to start a major confrontation with the West over Ukraine while oil prices are climbing toward $100 a barrel.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/business/economy/russia-ukraine-energy-security-climate-change.html

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