Oil bosses call phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy’ — but an international agreement is plausible

Getting countries to agree on ditching fossil fuels will not be easy but it is possible, must start soon, and be planned well to ensure just and equitable outcomes

The latest science on climate change is unequivocal: the world must eliminate fossil fuel-based energy systems — and fast.

Chief executive of the world’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasse, recently called on nations to “abandon the fantasy” to phase out fossil fuels, adding the transition to renewable energy sources was “visibly failing”. 

However, the latest science on climate change is unequivocal: the world must eliminate fossil fuel-based energy systems — and fast.