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The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
“It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It” - Upton Sinclair
These are the people who kill us
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There are a few other petrostates with the same issue too
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Who could have seen this coming!?!?
Saudi Arabia has had an active delegation at every IPCC meeting over three decades - no excuse to be unaware, they always manage to scrape as close as possible to rejection from the process. By the way we misrepresent by saying “Saudi Arabia” - petro-dollars are only existential for an autocratic government (similar applies to gas-putin) - Arabian population would benefit from less climate change (their region will approach uninhabitable in summer - pity COP was not in July - note how they moved world-cup).
Where is the news???
Careful or they’ll try to teach you a lesson. 9/11
Shocked pikachu
This is their cash cow? Why wouldn’t they try to block it?
because environment
I don’t think they care awfully much.
they should
I don’t disagree.
cash cow is bad reason
Their entire government is built on bad reasons. That’s my point. I know it’s not a good reason. That’s a forgone conclusion. My comment was more “is anyone really surprised?”.