Granholm: ‘The Climate Is Not Going to Wait on Our Efforts to Confront Autocrats’

GRANHOLM We ve delivered ░░░░░░░░ clear message to our ░░░░░░░░ oil and gas companies ░░░░░░░░ want that industry to ░░░░░░░░ up production where and ░░░░░░░░ they can right now ░░░░░░░░ S production levels are ░░░░░░░░ to reach record highs ░░░░░░░░ year We re exporting ░░░░░░░░ molecule of liquefied natural ░░░░░░░░ that can be liquid ░░░░░░░░ molecule of natural gas ░░░░░░░░ can be liquefied at ░░░░░░░░ terminal that exists We ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot fix ░░░░░░░░ supply disruptions on our ░░░░░░░░ however and this is ░░░░░░░░ the IEA s analysis ░░░░░░░░ thought leadership and ability ░░░░░░░░ spur collective action are ░░░░░░░░ A few weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ of you know this ░░░░░░░░ agreed only for the ░░░░░░░░ time in the IEA ░░░░░░░░ nearly five decade history ░░░░░░░░ collectively release strategic oil ░░░░░░░░ We signaled bless you ░░░░░░░░ IEA members will act ░░░░░░░░ to hedge against energy ░░░░░░░░ and that we will ░░░░░░░░ allow Vladimir Putin to ░░░░░░░░ our nations apart And ░░░░░░░░ applaud all of you ░░░░░░░░ that important show of ░░░░░░░░ And I ask that ░░░░░░░░ all be ready to ░░░░░░░░ further action if it ░░░░░░░░ necessary Even as we ░░░░░░░░ to stabilize fossil energy ░░░░░░░░ the market we have ░░░░░░░░ act upon the urgent ░░░░░░░░ that the world is ░░░░░░░░ us that Mother Nature ░░░░░░░░ sending us a big ░░░░░░░░ code red on humanity ░░░░░░░░ the IPCC has said ░░░░░░░░ as our colleague from ░░░░░░░░ Minister Ryan who many ░░░░░░░░ you heard me quote ░░░░░░░░ before recently eloquently said ░░░░░░░░ an IEA meeting no ░░░░░░░░ can hold the wind ░░░░░░░░ the Sun hostage No ░░░░░░░░ will be denied access ░░░░░░░░ the wind or the ░░░░░░░░ And as evidenced by ░░░░░░░░ Taylor s virtual attendance ░░░░░░░░ while he helps Australia ░░░░░░░░ to yet another devastating ░░░░░░░░ disaster natural disaster the ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ on our efforts to ░░░░░░░░ autocrats Both crises need ░░░░░░░░ now This is not ░░░░░░░░ either or it is ░░░░░░░░ and it is not ░░░░░░░░ binary choice we must ░░░░░░░░ increase reliable supply right ░░░░░░░░ and accelerate our efforts ░░░░░░░░ clean energy The future ░░░░░░░░ energy security the future ░░░░░░░░ economic security the future ░░░░░░░░ national security the future ░░░░░░░░ climate security these are ░░░░░░░░ inextricably bound together And ░░░░░░░░ re all demanding an ░░░░░░░░ transition So let s ░░░░░░░░ now let us make ░░░░░░░░ a year of implementation ░░░░░░░░ the IEA has put ░░░░░░░░ a 10 point plan ░░░░░░░░ immediately reducing European dependence ░░░░░░░░ Russian oil and gas ░░░░░░░░ is very helpful And ░░░░░░░░ s take it further ░░░░░░░░ s vastly increase public ░░░░░░░░ private investment in clean ░░░░░░░░ With big smart bets ░░░░░░░░ demonstration and deployment let ░░░░░░░░ direct market forces to ░░░░░░░░ up communities that have ░░░░░░░░ let down.”