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, which accounted for about 10 percent of the global supply, has caused the price of oil to climb, leading to 

, volatile financial markets and a call for increased oil production outside of Russia. 

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Those calls come at a time when scientists say our window to reduce emissions from oil and other energy sources is 

. Can world leaders shore up oil supplies while making progress on climate change?

“What we’re hearing is governments focusing very urgently on this short term need, but they’re also being clear that this is going to happen at the same time as a longer term transition to clean energy,” said 

, a reporter on the New York Times climate desk.

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Global leaders are calling for increased oil production outside of Russia at a time when scientists say the time to act on climate change is now.

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