The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
15 Comments
VubDapple@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y
"It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It" - Upton Sinclair
solariplex@slrpnk.net · 25 pts · 2y
These are the people who kill us
Nacktmull@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
silence7@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y
There are a few other petrostates with the same issue too
Nacktmull@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Who could have seen this coming!?!?
benjhm@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 2y
Saudi Arabia has had an active delegation at every IPCC meeting over three decades - no excuse to be unaware, they always manage to scrape as close as possible to rejection from the process. By the way we misrepresent by saying "Saudi Arabia" - petro-dollars are only existential for an autocratic government (similar applies to gas-putin) - Arabian population would benefit from less climate change (their region will approach uninhabitable in summer - pity COP was not in July - note how they moved world-cup).
ThorCroix@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 2y
Where is the news???
Reality_Suit@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 2y
Careful or they'll try to teach you a lesson. 9/11
fluckx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Shocked pikachu
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
This is their cash cow? Why wouldn't they try to block it?
sour@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
because environment
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I don't think they care awfully much.
sour@kbin.social · 0 pts · 2y
they should
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I don't disagree.
sour@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
cash cow is bad reason
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Their entire government is built on bad reasons. That's my point. I know it's not a good reason. That's a forgone conclusion. My comment was more "is anyone really surprised?".