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‘Stunned’: OPEC urges members to block action on fossil fuels at COP28

Protesters take part in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, Philippines on December 9, 2023 to demand urgent climate action at the COP28 summit in Dubai. © Earvin Perias, AFP

French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said Saturday she was "stunned" after the oil cartel OPEC urged its members to thwart any deal targeting fossil fuels at the COP28 conference.

"I am stunned by these statements from OPEC+. And I am angry," she said from the UN climate conference in Dubai, adding that "OPEC+'s position endangers the most vulnerable countries and the poorest populations who are the first victims of this situation".

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