Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – study

Researchers say Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up household energy costs by between 62.6% and 112.9%

Soaring energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict could push up to 141 million more people around the globe into extreme poverty, a study has found.

The cost of energy for households globally could have increased by between 62.6% and 112.9% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a modelling study by an international group of scientists published in Nature Energy.