UN climate chief’s call to phase out fossil fuels may be ignored at talks
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Digital Producer)
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Click to see story on cochraneeagle.caA 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 IndependentUN 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 NewsAgenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on abc NewsUN 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 NewsUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Lakeland TodayUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Mountainview TodayUN 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 TodayUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Burnaby NowUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Delta OptimistUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Coast ReporterUN 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 RecordUN 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 ReminderFossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on EURACTIVUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on AOLCOP28: Climate Talks Should Ensure Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Click to see story on Human Rights WatchFossil fuelled: climate talks in Germany begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on South China Morning PostUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KRDOUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KIFIFossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on Channel News AsiaUN Climate Chief Calls Fossil Fuel Phase Out Key to Curbing Warming But May Not Be on Talks’ Agenda
Click to see story on VOA NewsUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free PressWill fossil fuel phase-out make it onto the UN’s climate agenda?
Click to see story on Al JazeeraUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on WKMGUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on WPLGAgenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Wral NewsUN 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 TribuneUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Washington Top NewsFuture of fossil fuels under the spotlight as COP28 talks open in Germany
Click to see story on Radio France InternationaleUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on KOB 4UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Fox40UN climate chief’s call to phase out fossil fuels may be ignored at talks
Click to see story on Straight Arrow NewsUN 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 IndiaAgenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Washington TimesAgenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
Click to see story on Financial PostUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on National PostFossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on Bangkok PostUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on MY NorthwestAsia should rally around UAE’s Al Jaber as U.N. climate talks chief
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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 Richmond NewsUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on North Shore NewsUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on AlbertaPrimeTimes.comUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Tri-City NewsUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on PiqueUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Squamish ChiefEnd of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
Click to see story on rtl.luUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on St. Albert GazetteClimate: towards the end of fossil fuels? COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber expected at the turning point
Click to see story on Sud OuestUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on My Mother LodeUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Rocky Mountain OutlookUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Airdrie City ViewEnd of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
Click to see story on LExpress.frEnd of fossils? COP28 president expected around the corner at a UN climate conference
Click to see story on euractiv.frClimate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
Click to see story on The Malaysian InsightUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Vancouver Is AwesomeUN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
Click to see story on Powell River PeakUN 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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