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The climate summit hosted by an oil executive
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28 minutes
Released:
Nov 28, 2023
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This week, COP28 starts in Dubai. The conference will be chaired by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who happens to be the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company. Leaked documents suggest al-Jaber might even be using the climate summit as an opportunity to strike bilateral deals on fossil fuels. So is this year’s COP a farce? Or, beneath the troubling headlines, are there actually signs of progress?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.ukClips: COP28 UAE, BBC, Associated Press, ABC News, Forbes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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