The Beat: Saudi saying the world is too addicted
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporting country, has just issued a warning against a “premature shift” to renewable energy. In related news, bottled water companies have issued a warning against a “premature shift” to tap water, and tobacco companies have warned against a “premature shift” to quitting smoking. Seriously, though—Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister gave a speech at the Energy Pact Conference saying that oil, natural gas, and coal must remain the energy “workhorses” for many decades to come—and that investing in alternative energy too early could lower levels of investment in fossil fuels and ruin the global energy economy. Hm.
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The shift is happening—we’re living it. Progress is happening everywhere. Good for the sake of good has been happening on this planet for quite some time now. Noble individuals have been talking measurable actions to care for our planet for nearly half a decade. It takes time and many steps to remedy something that is broken or polluted—as we know, if it’s worth fighting for, there is never a quick fix to make something something healthy.
