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Leaked briefing notes for Sultan Al Jaber suggest that COP28 climate summit host UAE planned to use the event for new oil deals.

Saudi Arabia is allegedly artificially stimulating oil demand despite publicly supporting a transition away from fossil fuels, according to a report. The report, published by the Centre for Climate Reporting and Channel 4 News, focuses on the Gulf kingdoms Oil Sustainability Program (OSP), launched in 2020 to ensure hydrocarbons remain part of the global energy mix efficiently and sustainably.

This week’s COP28 meetings in Dubai show how oil and gas companies might be able to contribute to climate progress, and what will happen if they don’t.

It’s as bizarre as it sounds.

A leaked document has talking points for the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates, to advance oil and gas deals.

HT The United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike fossil fuel deals, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC. The leaked briefing notes, obtained by journalists at the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) working alongside the British broadcaster, were prepared by…

RIYADH, Nov 28, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Saudi Arabia is working "to artificially stimulate oil demand" even as it publicly backs

A climate conference overseen by one of the world’s largest oil producers? A natural fit, of course

Even so, any language on fossil fuels is a sensitive issue at COP28 and UN reports have indicated that top emitters globally are heavily invested in oil and gas | Latest News India

Holding COP28 deep in the heart of the petro-belt is a bit like having a vegan conference on cannibal island, is it not?