Africa’s Oil Nations Will Be Doomed If Exploration Is Halted

The IEA’s shocking call for no new oil and gas exploration on the path to net-zero emissions doesn’t necessarily follow that demand through to its logical end game. A line-up of countries would descend into chaos, creating global instability that would itself threaten the climate by hindering a natural energy transition.  Lofty goals are, well, lofty. And more often than not, they are Western, for obvious reasons emanating from developed countries.  Outside of North America, the East Asian powerhouses and Western Europe ... …