Climate Politics

COP28 Chief’s Global Tour Begins With a Defense of Fossil Fuels

Hydrocarbons needed as bridge in transition: UAE’s Al Jaber
Climate talks must also reflect on issue of energy poverty

Sultan Al Jaber
Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

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By David Stringer and Ben Bartenstein

February 7, 2023 at 8:36 AM UTC

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Oil and gas will have a key role to play even as the world shifts to cleaner energy and climate talks should reflect the challenges of energy poverty, according to the president of this year’s COP summit.