Carbon dioxide levels from the energy sector reached record levels last year, according to the Energy Institute. champions of climate innovation and guardians of fossil fuel interests
At COP27 in Egypt, where oil and gas lobbyists outnumbered most delegations, the final text included a last-minute provision to boost"low-emission energy".In Dubai, activists expect the fight will be even harder, with the hydrocarbons industry intent on"not just delaying, denying, diverting meaningful climate action, but also greenwashing their polluting work", Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment at Syracuse University, told AFP.
In October, Jaber said"we cannot unplug the energy system of today before we build the new system of tomorrow", and encouraged activists to separate"reality from fantasies".To stick to the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold, the International Energy Agency has called for an end to new investments in coal, oil and natural gas.
At COP28, many countries, and the EU, will argue for an unprecedented commitment to move away from"unabated" fossil fuels.