Fuel industry vital to climate solutions

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 04, 2023 12:22 am

ABU DHABI: The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on Monday that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis.

'For too long, this industry has been viewed as part of the problem, that it's not doing enough and in some cases even blocking progress,' said Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the COP28 talks, who is also the head of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil firm Adnoc.

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