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COP28 President Al Jaber Calls for End of ‘Fossil Fuel Emissions’

The push leaves room to burn more oil and gas, while boosting investment in technologies to capture the carbon dioxide produced in the process.

Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, on May 2.

Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, on May 2.

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COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said climate diplomacy should focus on phasing out emissions from oil and gas, leaving the door open for the continued use of fossil fuels while ramping up technologies to capture the carbon pollution produced from burning them.

“In a pragmatic, just and well-managed energy transition, we must be laser focused on phasing out fossil fuel emissions, while phasing up viable, affordable zero-carbon alternatives,” Al Jaber, who also heads Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), said at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Tuesday.