价格上涨、对“能源安全”的追求和能源需求增加引发了人们在全球范围内对新能源的搜索。不幸的是,绝大多数的投资被用来发现和提取肮脏的化石燃料──如页岩气和焦油砂──而不是安全和清洁的可再生能源。目前,化石燃料能源行业由屈指可数的几家跨国公司掌控,如欧美的埃克森美孚、道达尔、雪佛龙、壳牌和英国石油公司,以及沙特阿拉伯、伊拉克、伊朗和委内瑞拉等中东、南美国家庞大的国有石油和 The rise in prices, the quest for “energy security” and the increase in energy demand have led to a search for new sources of energy globally. Unfortunately, the vast majority of investments are used to detect and extract dirty fossil fuels - such as shale gas and tar sands - rather than safe and clean renewables. Currently, the fossil fuel energy industry is dominated by a handful of multinational companies such as ExxonMobil, Total, Chevron, Shell and British Petroleum in Europe and the United States, the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Venezuela, The huge state-owned oil in South America and the United States