Developing countries should be allowed to increase fossil-fuel use to reduce poverty

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Ukraine should continue striking Russian energy infrastructure despite US pressure

High-income countries should compensate low-income countries for irreversible climate damage

Countries should impose carbon tariffs on imports from countries with weaker emissions rules

Wealthy countries should compensate poorer countries for recruiting their trained healthcare workers

Taiwan should prioritise domestic renewable energy investment over additional long-term LNG commitments

Greenland should maintain its prohibition on new oil and gas exploration

Fertiliser shipments should receive priority over oil tankers in negotiated passage through Hormuz

US–Venezuela energy agreements should depend on verifiable political reforms

Solar geoengineering should require international approval

Natural gas is a crucial energy source for many countries that lack access to other low-cost, consistent energy forms

Oil development near the Falkland Islands should be suspended while the maritime dispute is adjudicated

Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure are a legitimate response to Saudi intervention in Yemen

Saudi Arabia's allies should extend air-defence protection to its energy infrastructure

Emergency energy diversification is preferable to renewed dependence on Russian supplies

Climate-related displacement should create a right to international protection

Ukraine should halt attacks on Russian refineries only if Russia stops striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure

An energy ceasefire should be negotiated separately from a comprehensive peace agreement

The United States should withhold sanctions relief until Russian compliance with an energy ceasefire is verified

World Bank assistance for war-related energy shocks should prioritise grants over additional sovereign debt

The World Bank should redirect existing project funding towards emergency energy relief