France's Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher has expressed that she was "stunned" after the oil cartel OPEC urged its members to thwart any deal targeting fossil fuels at the Cop28 conference.
Speaking at the Cop28 climate talks in Dubai on Saturday, the French minister said: "I am stunned by these statements from OPEC. And I am angry," adding that "OPEC's position endangers the most vulnerable countries and the poorest populations who are the first victims of this [climate change] situation".