Fossil fuel drama: "Absolutely not," said Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi Arabian minister of energy, on TV when asked if his country would agree to the fossil fuel phase-down currently being drawn up at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks in Dubai. Abdulaziz "called out countries pushing for a phase out of fossil fuel for hypocrisy, saying that if they believed in it they should just get on with it," reports Bloomberg.
"I'm not naming names," added Abdulaziz, whose country has been exploring carbon capture technology as a possible solution. "But those countries who really believe in phasing out and phasing down hydrocarbons, you should come out and put together a plan for how in starting 1st of January 2024."
