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Al Gore on why the ‘deck is stacked against’ COP28

Al Gore kicked off the Moral Money Summit Americas yesterday with an
impassioned attack on the “buddy-buddy” relationship between political
leaders and the fossil fuel industry, which he said was threatening the
prospects for global climate action.

“We need to remove the political
obstacles and opposition being put in place by the fossil fuel companies
that use their legacy network of financial and political ties and lobbying
and campaign contributions . . . for the destruction of humanity’s
future,” the former US vice-president and chair of Generation Investment
Management told me.

A month before the start of the UN’s COP28 climate
conference in Dubai, Gore warned that “the deck is stacked against a
successful outcome”, in part due to the appointment of Sultan al-Jaber,
chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, as its president.

FT 25th Oct 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/be225dc7-e230-4a50-9751-29843b23cb3c

October 29, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change