{"id":283654,"date":"2023-10-17T13:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283654"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:33:57","slug":"cop28-in-dubai-a-crossroads-of-rhetoric-and-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283654","title":{"rendered":"COP28 in Dubai: A Crossroads of Rhetoric and Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"380\" data-attachment-id=\"283658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=283658\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?fit=1200%2C631&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,631\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0fb-expo-city-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?fit=723%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?resize=723%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0fb-expo-city-.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Expo City Dubai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Where Aspirations Meet Realities\u2026Well, COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber is also chief executive of ADNOC, the national oil and gas company of Abu Dhabi.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"795\" data-attachment-id=\"283660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=283660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512.jpg?fit=1638%2C1802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1638,1802\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512.jpg?fit=723%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512-931x1024.jpg?resize=723%2C795&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512.jpg?resize=931%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 931w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512.jpg?w=1638&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Dr-Sultan-Al-Jaber-Picture-by-Masdar-Corporate-through-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0-Generic-license.-e1608490616512.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"468\" data-attachment-id=\"283656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=283656\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?fit=960%2C621&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,621\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0960&amp;#215;0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?fit=723%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?resize=723%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0960x0.webp?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent article by Tilak Doshi on Forbes, the convoluted saga of climate negotiations is meticulously unraveled, shedding light on the dichotomy between rhetoric and reality as the world gears up for COP28 in Dubai. Doshi\u2019s article, rich in analytical insights, serves as a beacon of clarity amidst the fog of climate alarmism that often shrouds such global congregations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doshi begins by questioning the tangible outcomes of nearly three decades of COP negotiations, a pertinent inquiry that echoes the sentiments of many who seek objective assessments over alarmist narratives. He states,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another year will soon pass, another \u2018Conference of the Parties\u2019 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (\u201cCOP\u201d) will convene. This time the 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;COP will meet in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates during 30 November \u2013 12 December. Doubtless, the legacy media will soon be inundating us with wall-to-wall coverage of yet another attempt at the UN concert of nations to \u2018save the planet\u2019. Now that we are three years short of three decades of COP negotiations to handle an asserted \u201cclimate emergency\u201d allegedly caused by human-driven greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, what progress have we made?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tilakdoshi\/2023\/10\/16\/cop28-in-dubai-climate-negotiations-at-a-crossroads\/?sh=1a84ad00562b\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tilakdoshi\/2023\/10\/16\/cop28-in-dubai-climate-negotiations-at-a-crossroads\/?sh=1a84ad00562b<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article delves into the intricacies of the \u201csettled science\u201d narrative propagated by the UN\u2019s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), highlighting the demonization of fossil fuels and the oil and gas industry that has been a recurring theme in previous COP meetings. Doshi meticulously outlines the palpable rhetoric against fossil fuels, citing instances such as the exclusion of oil and gas industry executives from climate talks and the vilification of the industry by climate activists and certain sections of the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the first COP was convened in 1995 in Berlin (and held annually since, except for 2020), the rhetoric against fossil fuels has ramped up. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tilakdoshi\/2021\/11\/11\/the-vilification-of-oil-producers-continues-apace-at-cop26\/\">demonization<\/a>&nbsp;of the oil and gas industry at COP26 held in Glasgow in 2021 was palpable. Oil and gas industry executives were \u2018not invited\u2019 (coal, of course, being beyond the pale). Royal Dutch Shell\u2019s CEO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rechargenews.com\/energy-transition\/we-were-told-we-were-not-welcome-shell-ceo-admits-oil-giant-will-not-be-at-cop26\/2-1-1091014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a>&nbsp;that the company would be absent from the climate talks after being told it would not be welcome. Teenage climate icon Greta Thunberg, whose tirades always go viral on social media,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/11\/08\/cop26-glasgow-climate-summit-fossil-fuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cI don\u2019t know about you, but I sure am not comfortable with having some of the world\u2019s biggest villains influencing &amp; dictating the fate of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a striking revelation of the complexities and contradictions that characterize climate negotiations, Doshi highlights the leadership role of Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 President-Designate, who is also the chief executive of ADNOC, the national oil and gas company of Abu Dhabi. This, he notes, has elicited criticism and expressions of concern from various quarters, underscoring the contentious nature of the discourse surrounding the involvement of fossil fuel industry stakeholders in climate negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2022, the UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres slammed the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/8\/3\/grotesque-greed-un-chief-slams-oil-and-gas-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grotesque greed<\/a>\u201d of oil and gas companies and their financial backers. \u201cIt is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the backs of the poorest people and communities, at a massive cost to the climate.\u201d And again, last month, Mr. Guterres \u2013 no stranger to hyperbolic rants, from \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2021\/08\/1097362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">code red for humanity<\/a>\u201d to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2023\/jul\/27\/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an era of global boiling<\/a>\u201d \u2014 warned that humanity had \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/sep\/20\/antonio-guterres-un-climate-summit-gates-hell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opened gates to hell<\/a>\u2019 by letting the \u2018climate crisis\u2019 worsen. In a \u2018lacerating attack\u2019, he blamed \u201cthe naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels\u201d which are \u201cembarked upon a \u2018shameful\u2019 attempt to stymie the [energy] transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What could go wrong? Well, COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber is also chief executive of ADNOC, the national oil and gas company of Abu Dhabi. In a long article published last week on Dr. Al Jaber\u2019s appointment to lead COP28,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/oct\/07\/meet-the-oil-man-tasked-with-saving-the-planet-cop28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fiona Harvey of&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;asks how can the man \u2014 an oil and gas guy, and hence the root cause of the problem \u2014 even attempt to deliver humanity\u2019s salvation from the climate crisis? Furthermore, Dr. Al Jaber\u2019s company, the world\u2019s 11th largest oil and gas producer,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Crude-Oil\/UAE-To-Expand-Oil-Gas-Production-Capacity-With-150-Billion-Investment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;late last year that it plans to invest $150 billion through 2027 to expand the emirate\u2019s oil and gas production capacity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doshi\u2019s article also brings to the fore the evolving political landscapes in various countries, noting shifts in political alignments and policy stances that reflect a recalibration of priorities and approaches towards climate policies and fossil fuel use. He observes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As COP28 gets underway next month, much has changed within the political establishments in the West that have been leading the charge on the \u201cdecarbonization\u201d and \u201cnet zero by 2050\u201d imperatives at the UN COP negotiations. Political cracks have begun appearing across \u2018environmental left\u2019 governments in Europe and the UK, and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tilakdoshi\/2023\/06\/17\/peak-green-in-the-west-what-it-means-for-the-east\/\">peak green<\/a>\u201d is much in evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over a third of the EU\u2019s member states have witnessed \u201cright wing\u201d political forces gaining influence, hewing towards a common agenda against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technocracy.news\/kissinger-migration-and-the-multi-cultural-destruction-of-the-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uncontrolled mass immigration<\/a>&nbsp;and \u201cputting the brakes on those pesky EU laws that demand radical changes in lifestyle to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050\u201d as put by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1791412\/eu-right-wing-member-states-italy-sweden-greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alessandra Scotto Di Santolo<\/a>&nbsp;of UK\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Daily Express<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXPR<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/express\">+1.8%<\/a>. Among the countries where the environmental left has lost political advantage are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2022\/10\/19\/devastating-right-wing-swedish-government-shutters-environment-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweden<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/italy-giorgia-meloni-climate-change-right-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Italy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/14\/world\/europe\/finland-election-climate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finland<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/weekend\/2023\/06\/02\/resurgent-german-far-right-makes-green-agenda-a-punching-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/16\/rural-populist-party-farmer-citizen-movement-big-winner-dutch-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netherlands<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/euroweeklynews.com\/2023\/08\/01\/spanish-right-wing-challenge-environmental-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spain<\/a>. Just this past week, the populist backlash against green-left policies played a role in the fall of incumbent governments in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/luxembourg-elections-bettel-european-union-coalition-048d3c63a6d79a43061f080819c6c7be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/oceania\/new-zealand-conservatives-on-track-to-win-majority-in-first-election-after-ardern-3de10be9?siteid=yhoof2&amp;yptr=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conclusion, Tilak Doshi\u2019s article serves as a profound exploration of the crossroads at which climate negotiations find themselves, marked by a confluence of rhetoric, reality, political dynamics, and the enduring question of the tangible impacts of decades-long deliberations and declarations. It invites a discerning evaluation of the narratives, actors, and agendas that shape the global climate discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uae-embassy.org\/discover-uae\/climate-energy\/cop28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UAE government<\/a>, COP28 in Dubai will welcome \u201cover 140 heads of state, senior government leaders, over 70,000 participants and more than 5,000 media professionals.\u201d One can imagine the carbon footprint of the international travel of the delegates involved, although Britain\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/climate-change\/cop27-carbon-footprint-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UCL<\/a>&nbsp;has made available a handy calculator for this. Will the grand jamboree prove to be a farce, as many of the delegates from the West now report to new governments that are backpedaling from their own previous net zero commitments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With what conviction can the chief German representative at the conference instruct his counterparts from around the world to pursue \u201cnet zero\u201d policies as his or her own government&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/germany-approves-bringing-coal-fired-power-plants-back-online-this-winter-2023-10-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approved<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this month putting lignite-fired power plants back online for German households to keep warm this winter? Will the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/05\/03\/dutch-farmers-could-be-paid-to-close-their-livestock-farms-under-new-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netherlands<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/12\/06\/farmers-in-new-zealand-seethe-over-proposed-fart-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a>&nbsp;delegates be holding up their anti-agriculture climate policies for emulation by the world\u2019s nations, now that such policies have likely been consigned to the dung-heap of history by their own citizens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economist John Kenneth Galbraith once&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/john_kenneth_galbraith_136974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarked<\/a>, \u201cmeetings are indispensable when you don\u2019t want to do anything.\u201d It is likely that apart from grand-sounding communiques, more breast-beating by the climate NGOs and alarmist headlines by the legacy media, nothing much of practical significance will come out of the 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Conference of the Parties in Dubai. And Dr Sultan Al Jaber, President Designate of COP28 and CEO of ADNOC, will do just fine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tilakdoshi\/2023\/10\/16\/cop28-in-dubai-climate-negotiations-at-a-crossroads\/\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where Aspirations Meet Realities\u2026Well, COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber is also chief executive of ADNOC, the national oil and gas company of Abu Dhabi. From Watts Up With That? 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