This feels like a very biased position to take. Sure fossil fuels are bad. But, in a free world, Saudi Arabia or anyone for that matter is free to fund whatever

This feels like a very biased position to take. Sure fossil fuels are bad. But, in a free world, Saudi Arabia or anyone for that matter is free to fund whatever research they want - including improving the efficiency of the ICE engines(how could that not be a better benefit for science?!). They are also free to set up lobbying groups to buy up as many congressmen as long as congressmen are up for sale and lobbying is legal in the USA. The root problem is the ability to lobby with huge sums of money legally not the ones doing it… There was nothing in this article that proves what they are doing is illegal.. if anything, it only shows they are going at it the American way.. capitalism and protecting their interests. If other countries are indeed smart, they should not fall for such schemes, and invest heavily in the infrastructure for renewable energy and get ahead in that arena which is where the future clearly lies. Also, do that with a global emergency timescale..