“The oil industry should be part of the solution to climate change. We are faced with the problem of increasing carbon emissions as a result of various types of industrial activities, and not just oil or gas ... The world will continue to need all sources of energy, ”TASS quotes him.
According to him, OPEC predicts that oil consumption in the world will increase by 33%, or 14 million barrels per day, by 2040, which will lead to the consumption of almost 112 million barrels of oil per day.
“Demand is now crossing the mark of 100 million barrels. Not a single source of energy can satisfy it alone, not to mention the future, ”he said.
Earlier, UN Secretary General António Guterres at the G7 summit declared a “climate emergency” on the planet.
On September 24, Channel Five reported that the Barents Ecological Film International Film Festival had opened in Petrozavodsk. His competition program included 30 films about climate change, small nations and hidden opportunities of the underwater world.