‘A real scandal’: UAE Presidency accused of using COP meetings to lobby for fossil fuel deals

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    ‘A real scandal’: UAE Presidency accused of using COP meetings to lobby for fossil fuel deals

    Cecilia Keating

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    'A real scandal': UAE Presidency accused of using COP meetings to lobby for fossil fuel deals

    Leaked documents suggest COP28 Presidency has used bilateral meetings with foreign governments to promote new fossil fuel deals with state-owned oil and gas giant

    With just days to go until the COP28 Climate Summit kicks off in Dubai, the UAE Presidency is facing fierce criticism from green groups and former diplomats after leaked documents suggested it had used…

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