Leaked documents show how the COP28 host planned to use its role to strike fossil fuel business deals.

The documents - obtained by independent journalists at the Centre for Climate Reporting working alongside the BBC - were prepared by the UAE’s COP28 team for meetings with at least 27 foreign governments ahead of the COP28 summit, which starts on 30 November.

  • FatLegTed@feddit.ukEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Sad to say that I’m not surprised. The sooner we wean ourselves off of oil the better. Unfortunately, because of greed and lying politicians, it’s going to be longer than we thought.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      The headlines still all seem to be about countries increasing their use of oil and coal while promising reductions sometime just far enough in the future. It has been this way for years I guess, but now the world is literally on fire and they’re still ramping up fossil fuels.