Igor Sechin: Need for “Green” Energy Transition Not Scientifically Substantiated

Calls to abandon fossil fuels due to the impact of the anthropogenic factor on the climate are unfounded, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, while delivering a keynote speech at the Special Session of the XVII Verona Eurasian Economic Forum.

The head of the Company drew attention to the fact that “today we are urged to abandon fossil fuels due to the impact of the anthropogenic factor on the climate”. Sechin recalled that the last ice age, also called the Little Ice Age, ended less than 200 years ago, and the current warming period is part of the original nature’s cycle. This argument formed the basis of the declaration “There Is No Climate Emergency”. The document was signed by some 2,000 scientists, including two Nobel Prize winners, John Clauser and Ivar Jaiyever.

According to Igor Sechin, Clauser explained in his recent report that the strength of the Earth's natural thermoregulation mechanisms due to clouds (net negative feedback effect is -7 to -14 W/m2/S) is many times greater than the estimate of proponents of the anthropogenic theory of climate change (net negative feedback effect is -1 W/m2/S) and far exceeds the effect of greenhouse gases.

“Thus, the average contribution of anthropogenic impact on the climate is a tenth of the influence of the Earth's natural thermoregulation mechanisms,” Igor Sechin emphasized.

“An analysis of the impact of such mechanisms shows that a 50% increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide compared to pre-industrial times can be the cause of an average temperature increase by only 0.15 degrees Celsius” he added.

The head of Rosneft also drew attention to research by Peking University, which proves that increased carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere has a positive effect on vegetation. “Over a nearly 30-year period of observations, the increase in the leaf surface of the planet's vegetation cover by 70% is provided by the carbon dioxide fertilization effect,” he noted.

Rosneft Information Division
Rosneft Oil Company
December 5, 2024