The UAE is planning to massively expand its oil and gas production, according to The Guardian, contradicting its role as the host of this year's climate summit and undermining attempts to move towards renewable energy.
“Sultan Al Jaber is overseeing expansion to produce oil and gas equivalent to 7.5bn barrels of oil, according to new data, 90% of which would have to remain in the ground to meet the net zero scenario set out by the International Energy Agency.”
The data used in the report was produced by German NGO Urgewald, which accessed data from Rystad Energy - an industry standard source but is not available to the public - in September 2022.
The revelation is at odds with Al-Jaber's pledges to commit to transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. At the 'Road to COP28' conference on 15 March, Al-Jaber affirmed that "we [the world] have to rapidly reduce emissions".
Earlier in February, Al-Jaber told the World Government Summit: "We in the UAE are not shying away from the energy transition. We are running towards it."
https://www.newarab.com/news/cop28-host-uae-plans-massive-oil-and-gas-expansion-report
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What an irony! this should not b3e happening at all. how on earth?
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The lobbying from fossil fuel invested companies at COP 27 was ridiculous, the lobbying from fossil fuel companies and industries in the IPCC report around wording, phrasing and toning down science and the recommendations make any proper action unlikely. The power that fossil fuel invested industries wield is just unbelievable and its killing us all.
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It's saddening that the COP 28 presidency was given to one of the biggest fossil fuel beneficiaries in the world... It's bad too bad in fact it is horrifying
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This is sending the wrong message to the world, considering they're host COP 28. This decisions should be reviewed.
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Oh no! This is very wrong
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At this rate they're just taking the piss