Why $100 a barrel oil could be bad for the energy transition
A great time to move away from fossil fuels is when oil supply is threatened, right? Not so simple, say economists
06 March 2022 - 08:15
With oil costing more than $100 a barrel and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple.
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