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Have we discussed Climate today?
Posted on: December 4, 2023 at 10:39:06 CT
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The Emirati oil executive leading the global climate summit faced intense criticism on Monday over his claim that there was “no science” that shows fossil fuels must be phased out to prevent disastrous levels of global temperature increases.
Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president and chief executive of the state-owned oil company Adnoc, said in a newly surfaced video there was “no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phaseout of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5.”
Scientists say if temperatures rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels, humans would struggle to adapt to increasingly severe storms, drought, heat and rising sea levels.
Al Jaber made the controversial comments two weeks ago, but they only came to light on Sunday when they were reported by The Guardian.
“Please, help me, show me a road map for a phaseout of fossil fuels that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves,” Al Jaber told a panel discussion led by Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, who is now a prominent climate advocate.
His remarks set off a firestorm at the climate talks being held in Dubai, known as COP28.
Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president and chief executive of the state-owned oil company Adnoc, said in a newly surfaced video there was “no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phaseout of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5.”
Scientists say if temperatures rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels, humans would struggle to adapt to increasingly severe storms, drought, heat and rising sea levels.
Al Jaber made the controversial comments two weeks ago, but they only came to light on Sunday when they were reported by The Guardian.
“Please, help me, show me a road map for a phaseout of fossil fuels that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves,” Al Jaber told a panel discussion led by Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, who is now a prominent climate advocate.
His remarks set off a firestorm at the climate talks being held in Dubai, known as COP28.
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Have we discussed Climate today? - Ace AU - 12/4 10:39:06
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