‘Heads on Spikes’: Billionaire Lambasts Oil and Gas Industry Leaders

Australian mining magnate and climate advocate Andrew Forrest has launched a scathing tirade against oil and gas industry leaders, saying their heads should be “put on spikes.” Mr. Forrest’s strong comments coincide with his worries about the involvement of fossil fuel leaders in tackling climate change. “It’s their heads which should be put up on spikes because they wilfully ignored [climate change] and they didn’t care,” he said at this year’s United Nations COP28 in the United Arab Emirates. During the first week of COP28, starting from Nov. 30, there were many appeals to decrease the use of fossil fuels, and while some leaders supported a complete ban on coal, oil, and gas, others were against this suggestion....