Big Oil, Big Lies and Big Al...

World leaders just gathered at the UN in New York to discuss the climate, ahead of the main COP 28 climate conference coming up in November 2023. The president of that event is also the CEO of one of the world's largest oil and gas producers. So how, in the name of all things holy, can we possibly expect to make any progress there? This video has a couple of suggestions.

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Research Links

Climate Group - Climate Week NYC
https://www.climateweeknyc.org/about-us

Climate Group - Facing the New Reality (video)
https://youtu.be/lCCONXOt9Nc

Al Gore TED Talk "What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know" (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZC6da4mco&t=1s

Al Gore's view of Rishi Sunak
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/21/al-gore-rishi-sunak-climate-crisis

Simon Steill Speech at Climate Week NYC - full transcript
https://unfccc.int/news/simon-stiell-we-can-we-will-that-is-the-attitude-we-need-to-bring-to-cop28

IMF - global fossil fuel subsidies 2022
https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion

Sultan Al Jaber - Commentary piece in Fortune Magazine
https://fortune.com/2023/09/19/cop28-president-unga-transform-climate-finance-bridge-trillion-gap-environment-politics-sultan-al-jaber/

ADNOC analysis in 'Net Zero Professional'
https://netzeroprofessional.com/adnoc-claims-to-go-green-yet-pledged-allegiance-to-fossil-fuels/

ADNOC Analysis by Global Witness
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/cop28-oil-company-to-spend-1-bn-a-month-on-fossil-fuels-this-decade-despite-green-claims/

ADNOC PR Execs working with COP28 advisory team!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/22/uae-oil-company-executives-working-with-cop28-team-leak-reveals

Abu Dhabi projects accelerating
https://www.upstreamonline.com/focus/abu-dhabi-project-activities-soar-to-record-highs-as-adnoc-embarks-on-multiple-expansion-plans/2-1-1511868

Antonio Gutteres at UN General Assembly
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/world-inching-ever-closer-to-a-great-fracture-says-un-chief

Antonio Gutteres at Opening of 'Climate Day'
https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/un-chief-warns-humanity-has-opened-the-gates-to-hell-as-he-convenes-world-leaders-for-climate-summit/1581076

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - Net Zero Roll Back Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4vUQbAunc

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