Fossil fuel firms accused of exploiting war for their gain

Members of the fossil fuel industry are using the Ukraine crisis as a reason for greater development of oil and gas. Picture Denis Minihane

Never one to let a good crisis go to waste, the fossil fuel industry and its allies have taken to the airwaves over the last few days to try and use the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an excuse for greater oil and gas development.

It’s the classic shock doctrine that we’ve come to expect from big oil, and unless our politicians are wise enough to see through it, it’s a strategy that will continue to undermine our ability to take action on climate change over the decade to come.