Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand

Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Critics said the plan was designed to get countries “hooked on its harmful products”.

Little was known about the oil demand sustainability programme (ODSP) but the investigation obtained detailed information on plans to drive up the use of fossil fuel-powered cars, buses and planes in Africa and elsewhere, as rich countries increasingly switch to clean energy.

  • thecrotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    practical appeal of sustainable energy will outstrip corporate greed

    Nah it’ll just migrate to the battery manufacturers

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      What do you mean?

      Battery manufacturers have as much to gain as anybody else from sustainable energy.

      • thecrotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I mean corporate greed will not die with the oil companies, it’ll live on in whomever takes their place