RE:Net zero by 2050 is unrealistic. . . this video makes an interesting economic argument suggesting the world take a slower boat to the goal of cleaner energy, but completely ignores the escalating costs to bank accounts and life and limb from increasing climate impacts!
Going forward, politicians and the world at large will very likely be further challenged than they are even today, from the now common place worldwide droughts, fires and floods.
Russia, held up as the beacon for low oil prices, while interesting to see how they weathered the sanctions, is in my opinion certainly not worthy of emulating.