Energy Sec. Chris Wright threatened to pull the US out of the IEA if the org remains "infused with climate stuff" instead of focusing on energy security. (FT)
Wright, attending the IEA ministerial in Paris, slammed the agency's net-zero modeling as "ridiculous.” Worth noting: IEA chief Fatih Birol noted that climate change is "moving down the international policy agenda.”.
It's not just Washington: The EU diluted its 2040 emissions target last year and softened its combustion engine phaseout timeline. And Canada's PM is backing oil and gas amid US trade threats.Â
Yet the IEA keeps growing—Colombia, India, Brazil, and Vietnam are all joining or starting the process, even as its most powerful member publicly questions the org.