Documents show UAE aimed to pursue gas deals ahead of COP28, BBC says
economictimes.indiatimes.comCOP28 host the United Arab Emirates planned to discuss possible natural gas and other commercial deals ahead of U.N. climate talks that begin this week, an investigation by the BBC and the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) said on Monday.
The climate summit will be the first global assessment of progress since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, which set a goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), while aiming for a cap of 1.5C.
Climate scientists have said achieving that goal depends on phasing out fossil fuels.
The investigation cited leaked documents, which it said were prepared for COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber for meetings with at least 27 governments.
They included talking points to further ADNOC's interests in LNG or petrochemicals, as well as state renewables firm Masdar's interests in renewables and other climate-mitigation measures.
A COP28 spokesperson told Reuters the documents were «innacurate».
«The documents referred to in the BBC article are inaccurate and were not used by COP28 in meetings,» a COP28 spokesperson said.
