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Monday 4 December 2023

It's an old problem



COP28 president speaks out after 'no science' fossil fuel remarks spark fury

The head of the UN climate change summit in Dubai sparked fury among climate leaders after saying there was no science to suggest phasing out fossil fuels will limit global warming to 1.5C.

Addressing the controversy over the remarks, Sultan al Jaber stressed that the phasing out of fossil fuels was essential...

Al Jaber added later: "Please help me, show me the roadmap for a phase-out of fossil fuel that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves."


It's an old problem.

The climate game attracts those who are prepared to say one thing to one audience and something else to a more respected audience. It also attracts useful idiots. The fury is restricted to useful idiots, but Sultan al Jaber is not speaking to them.

4 comments:

Sam Vega said...

The president of COP28 is called Sultan al-Jaber?

Whatever the bloke says, that's cheered me up a lot.

A K Haart said...

Sam - he seems to be a realist too, which puts Charles in his place.

Sam Vega said...

Charles is King All-Jabber.

A K Haart said...

Sam - or even King Jabber-Wokey.