The cartel of oil producing nations OPEC+ is in yet another spin this week, with parties from either side of the climate change spectrum calling for different output strategies. While the IPCC report has prompted a new wave of pressure to accelerate peak oil demand, the US is calling for a boost in production to contain soaring fuel prices. Petrol in the US is currently selling at a 50% higher price than it was last year, with a gallon at the average pump costing consumers $3.19. With prices rising at their fastest pace in 13 years, signs of inflation “risk harming the ongoing global recovery” from Covid-19, according to White House officials. Jake Sullivan, the US’ national security advisor, has…