Ukraine war may be a blessing for green energy transition: WMO

The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday that he expects the Ukraine war to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, despite greater short-term reliance on fossil fuels such as coal.

“It’s clear that this war in Ukraine will speed up our consumption of fossil energy and it’s (also) speeding up this green transition,” said Petteri Taalas, WMO secretary-general, as the organisation presented a major report on energy.