Big Oil’s pledge to cut emissions - but not stop drilling - slammed as ‘smokescreen’ at Cop28
by Louise Boyle
Dec 02, 2023
2 minutes
The flagship Cop28 announcement from 50 major oil and gas companies that they will cut emissions - but not stop drilling - has been widely criticized as a greenwashing strategy and “smokescreen” by the climate community.
The so-called “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter” is one of the showiest pledges from Cop28 host, the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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