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Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this years United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that environmental groups called a "smokescreen."

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that environmental groups called a “smokescreen.” Methane emissions are…

It is the latest controversy to hit the summits president Sultan al Jaber. He recently denied allegations that the UAE wanted to use the summit to strike new oil and gas deals.

The comments from the UAE oil CEO are "verging on climate denial," a scientist interviewed by The Guardian said

Climate leaders have reacted with fury after the controversial head of COP28 claimed there was no science to suggest phasing out fossil fuels will help limit global warming to 1.5C.

The host of the United Nations' COP28 climate summit cast doubt on whether eliminating fossil fuels would limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end…

As COP28 unfolds, the tension between economic pragmatism and environmental idealism will undoubtedly remain a central theme.

It is the latest controversy to hit the summits president Sultan al Jaber. He recently denied allegations that the UAE wanted to use the summit to strike new oil and gas deals.