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How the UAE is trying to green its image before hosting COP28
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Released:
Jun 8, 2023
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The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s wealthiest oil states and
host of the upcoming UN climate talks in November, has tried to cast
itself as an environmental leader through a wide-ranging public
relations and lobbying campaign that began in 2019. But the UAE’s
efforts and its host status are facing significant criticism from
lawmakers and environmentalists in both the United States and Europe.
POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down why the UAE is trying to green its
image and the pushback it’s facing. Plus, a bipartisan duo in the Senate
introduced legislation Wednesday that would take the first step toward
penalizing imports of high-polluting goods.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
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host of the upcoming UN climate talks in November, has tried to cast
itself as an environmental leader through a wide-ranging public
relations and lobbying campaign that began in 2019. But the UAE’s
efforts and its host status are facing significant criticism from
lawmakers and environmentalists in both the United States and Europe.
POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down why the UAE is trying to green its
image and the pushback it’s facing. Plus, a bipartisan duo in the Senate
introduced legislation Wednesday that would take the first step toward
penalizing imports of high-polluting goods.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Released:
Jun 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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