Sechin denounced the unscientific nature of the "green agenda" in the energy sector

The theses about the climate impact of large-scale renewable energy introduction have no scientific basis. This was stated by the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, during the Energy Panel of the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Sechin noted that the whole concept of "clean zero" is based on the assumption of climate destruction due to rising carbon dioxide concentrations. However, recent studies by Western experts have confirmed the earlier conclusions of Nobel Laureate John Clauser about the dominant influence of clouds on climate processes. "Even a slight decrease in cloud cover at an altitude of less than 2,000 meters can increase the heating of the Earth's surface by several percent due to sunlight. This effect is several times higher than the impact that doubling the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could have on the climate," said the head of Rosneft.

According to the conclusions of American physicists Richard Lindzen and William Happer, achieving "net zero" in the United States by 2050 will avoid a temperature increase of only two hundredths of a degree Fahrenheit, and worldwide — only thirteen hundredths of a degree. The effect looks obviously incommensurable with the amount of required costs, Igor Sechin emphasized.

He also noted the ambiguity of the thesis about the reduction of the ice cover, which is often used by proponents of the theory of the "green" transition. Recent research by Chinese scientists has shown that from 2021 to 2023, Antarctica experienced a significant increase in ice mass, by 108 gigatons annually.

The head of Rosneft believes that the development of renewable energy sources should be based on time-tested traditional energy sources in order not to undermine global energy security.