Russia rules out cutting fossil fuel production in next few decades

Energy minister says Moscow will also focus on clean-burning hydrogen and carbon capture

Russia has no plans to rein in its production of fossil fuels in the coming decades despite the global efforts to shift towards low-carbon energy, according to its energy minister.

Alexander Novak told the Guardian that Russia did not see that we will achieve a peak in [gas] production anytime soon" because the world's appetite for gas would continue to grow in the decades ahead despite its growing number of climate targets.