Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.

Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back into caves”.

The comments were “incredibly concerning” and “verging on climate denial”, scientists said, and they were at odds with the position of the UN secretary general, António Guterres.

  • @Treczoks
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    211 year ago

    Those sheiks never feel the global warming, they have their AC, and slaves for anything that needs to be done outside.

    • @HerrBeter
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      91 year ago

      Fetch me my phone from my car

      slave immediately ignites upon disentering the indoors and is burned to a glorious death in a horrendous blaze of fire

    • @interceder270
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      31 year ago

      Real difficult to have a conscience when you have a harem at your beck and call every night.