Powerplays, politics and panic - has BIG OIL wrestled back control?

President Trump has removed Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela and the whole world knows it was a move to secure that country's vast oil reserves. The fossil fuel industry has forced the International Energy Agency to reinstate energy projections that include oil and gas well into the second half of the century, and Putin is still selling huge volumes of oil via his ghost fleets with almost complete impunity. Meanwhile OPEC continues to manipulate global crude prices in their favour. So, have the fossil fuel overlords finally wrestled back control? Is there any hope for a just renewable energy transition? Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Reference Links IEA World Energy Outlook 2025 https://www.iea.org/news/as-risks-multiply-in-a-world-thirsty-for-energy-diversification-and-cooperation-are-more-urgent-than-ever Wood Mackenzie Energy Transition Outlook 2025 https://www.woodmac.com/market-insights/topics/energy-transition-outlook Rystad Global Energy Scenarios 2025 https://www.rystadenergy.com/flagship-report-energy-scenarios-2025 Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ