The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation.
Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the 52-year-old agency should return to its founding mission of ensuring energy security.
Would be great if someone asks this clown to just shut up.
Splenda on
We really have become the baddies.
Tuurke64 on
Trump is really good at leaving.
Professional_Wiz on
Trump is winning
Leonardish on
Whatever
Dull-Addition-2436 on
Close the door when you leave then
Dandroid550 on
Don’t let the door hit ya in the ass on your way out. Buh-bye. So tired of this overt scam to line the pockets of US oil companies. Canada, Europe and China will take it from here
talktojoe on
Net zero is an impossible standard.
Due_Satisfaction2167 on
Pretty sure the rest of the world doesn’t consider the US leaving that big of a loss. Perhaps a benefit, even, as it would make the IEA less comically pro-fossil-fuel.
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**From AFP:**
The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation.
Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the 52-year-old agency should return to its founding mission of ensuring energy security.
Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-threatens-leave-iea-net-160012847.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-threatens-leave-iea-net-160012847.html)
Ok, bye!
Would be great if someone asks this clown to just shut up.
We really have become the baddies.
Trump is really good at leaving.
Trump is winning
Whatever
Close the door when you leave then
Don’t let the door hit ya in the ass on your way out. Buh-bye. So tired of this overt scam to line the pockets of US oil companies. Canada, Europe and China will take it from here
Net zero is an impossible standard.
Pretty sure the rest of the world doesn’t consider the US leaving that big of a loss. Perhaps a benefit, even, as it would make the IEA less comically pro-fossil-fuel.