UN climate chief’s call to phase out fossil fuels may be ignored at talks
Jun 05, 2023
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Digital Producer)
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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
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Will fossil fuel phase-out make it onto the UN’s climate agenda?
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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
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End of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
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Climate: towards the end of fossil fuels? COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber expected at the turning point
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End of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
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Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
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A climate conference hosted by the United Nations will happen this fall, but despite calls to phase out fossil fuels, the topic may not even be part of the discussion. The U.N. climate chief says it’s a vital part of the conversation surrounding the Earth’s warming, and claims world leaders need to discuss a process to completely phase out fossil fuels. But what makes the agenda isn’t up to him, it’s up to Sultan Al Jaber.
Al Jaber is the president of this year’s negotiations and the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. His company is the 12th largest oil producing company in the world, producing 2 million barrels of oil a day with a goal to increase drilling to 5 million barrels a day by 2027.
The man poised to lead the world’s conversation on climate change is also part of a fossil fuel money machine.
This story is getting a lot of attention across the media landscape. There are more than 50 news sources reporting the story. While left-leaning outlets are reporting that conference leadership could interfere with discussions of phasing out fossil fuels, right-leaning outlets are underreporting the story.
There is a rotating leader of climate talks each year for the U.N. For the past two years, the person in charge has been largely for oil and gas. In 2022, the leader was the foreign minister of Egypt, a nation with an economy heavily reliant on natural gas exports. The idea of phasing out fossil fuels never made it on the agenda under that leadership.
Al Jaber has previously said the real issue is phasing out emissions of fossil fuels by promoting carbon capture technology to remove pollutants from the air. The U.N. climate chief has said that won’t be enough, arguing that phasing out fossil fuels themselves is an imminent discussion needed among world leaders to curb global warming.
KARAH RUCKER: A CLIMATE CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS WILL HAPPEN THIS FALL – BUT DESPITE CALLS TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS, THE TOPIC MAY NOT EVEN BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION, DUE IN PART TO WHO IS HOSTING THE TALKS AND WHERE.
THE UN CLIMATE CHIEF SAYS ITS A VITAL PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON THE EARTH’S WARMING. CLAIMING WORLD LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE NEED TO DISCUSS A PROCESS TO COMPLETELY PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS. BUT IT’S NOT HIS DECISION ON WHAT ITEMS MAKE THE AGENDA.
INSTEAD — IT’S “SULTAN AL-JABER. THE PRESIDENT OF THIS YEAR’S NEGOTIATIONS – WHO ALSO IS THE HEAD OF “ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY” – THE 12TH LARGEST OIL PRODUCING COMPANY IN THE WORLD — PRODUCING 2 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL A DAY WITH A GOAL TO INCREASE DRILLING TO 5 MILLION BARRELS A DAY BY 2027.
THE MAN POISED TO LEAD THE WORLD’S CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE —
IS ALSO PART OF A FOSSIL FUEL MONEY MACHINE.
THIS STORY IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION ACROSS THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE.
THERE’S MORE THAN 50 NEWS SOURCES REPORTING THE STORY – BUT A MAJORITY OF THEM ARE LEFT-LEANING. IT’S BEING LEFT ALONE BY MANY RIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS. WHILE LEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARE REPORTING THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONFERENCE COULD INTERFERE WITH AN AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS THE PHASING OUT OF FOSSIL FUELS.
IT’S A ROTATING LEADER OF CLIMATE TALKS EVERY YEAR FOR THE U-N.
BUT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS – THE PERSON IN CHARGE HAS BEEN LARGELY “PRO OIL AND GAS”. LAST YEAR — IT WAS THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF EGYPT —
A NATION WITH AN ECONOMY HEAVILY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.
THE IDEA OF PHASING OUT FOSSIL FUELS NEVER MADE IT ON THE AGENDA UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP.
AL-JABER HAS PREVIOUSLY SAID THE REAL ISSUE IS PHASING OUT *EMISSIONS OF FOSSIL FUELS BY PROMOTING CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY TO REMOVE POLLUTANTS FROM THE AIR. WHILE THE U-N CLIMATE CHIEF HAS SAID THAT WON’T BE ENOUGH – ARGUING A PHASE OUT OF FOSSIL FUELS THEMSELVES IS AN IMMINENT DISCUSSION NEEDED AMONG WORLD LEADERS TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING.
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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on The Independent
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Associated Press News
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on abc News
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Alaska Highway News
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Lakeland Today
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Town And Country Today
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Burnaby Now
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Delta Optimist
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Coast Reporter
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on New West Record
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Flin Flon Reminder
Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on EURACTIV
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on AOL
COP28: Climate Talks Should Ensure Fossil Fuel Phaseout
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Fossil fuelled: climate talks in Germany begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on South China Morning Post
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KRDO
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KIFI
Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
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UN Climate Chief Calls Fossil Fuel Phase Out Key to Curbing Warming But May Not Be on Talks’ Agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Will fossil fuel phase-out make it onto the UN’s climate agenda?
Click to see story on Al Jazeera
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on WKMG
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on WPLG
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Wral News
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on San Diego Union Tribune
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Future of fossil fuels under the spotlight as COP28 talks open in Germany
Click to see story on Radio France Internationale
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KOB 4
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief’s call to phase out fossil fuels may be ignored at talks
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Times of India
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Washington Times
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Financial Post
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Asia should rally around UAE’s Al Jaber as U.N. climate talks chief
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Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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End of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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Climate: towards the end of fossil fuels? COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber expected at the turning point
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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End of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
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End of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
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Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda – The Morning Sun
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UN climate chief: abandoning fossil fuels is key, but it might not be addressed at COP28
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
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