Oil drilling
Oil is still widely used as an energy source, despite international efforts to reduce usage.
  • US oil production reached an all-time high last week at 13.2 million barrels per day.
  • Critics say this is "hypocritical" of the Biden administration, which has promoted a switch to green energy.
  • If this trend continues, "millions of people will die," Stanford climate scientist Rob Jackson said.

United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders.