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Alain Naef, Assistant Professor, Economics, ESSEC

From the Paris agreement to COP28, how oil and gas giants try to influence the global climate agenda

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There is “no science” behind demands to phase out fossil fuels, according to the current COP president. This level of cynicism at the top of the annual climate summit makes it less surprising that the conference has also been used as an oil trading venue.

A record number of fossil fuel lobbyists gained access to the conference this year. So it seems to presage a bright future for fossil fuels, when it should be a venue to discuss how to stop using them.

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