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.

  • @mea_rahEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Well move to Europe then. 3000kWh will usually cost you (depending on the country) somewhere between $500 and $1500.

    Is electricity subsidized where you live or something like that?

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 year ago

      Been actually considering it!

      I don’t know. I live in a relatively rural area. The electricity is quasi-municipal. I know it was 2.5x higher when I lived closer to Portland, OR.

      • @mea_rahEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Yeah, your prices are very cheap by the standards of my country. I mean there are “EV” plans where I could maybe get that kind of price for a couple hours a day sometimes between 1am and 5am. But the rest of the day would be significantly more expensive.