What is the price of gas right now?

It's seven bucks basically.

Yeah.

And where are you at right now?

I'm at, what is it?

ExxonMobil.

It's insane.

They're like a triple.

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine late last month,

hundreds of civilians have died,

and over 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country.

Sanctions imposed by the European Union are sending economic shockwaves across the world.

Here in the United States, we're already feeling the cost of Russia's war,

and a place none of us can escape, the rising price of oil.

I'm Gustavo Arellano.

You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Friday, March 11, 2022.

Today, we look into how global conflicts upend global energy supplies and efforts to fight

climate change, how gas prices

keep getting higher and higher and might continue to rise, and what could be done about it?

Here to talk about all of this are two of my LA Times colleagues.

Sammy Roth covers energy. Don Lee covers the U.S. and global economy.

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