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Opec rails against fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 in leaked letters | Oil cartel warns ‘pressure may reach a tipping point’ (www.theguardian.com)
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To be clear: phasing out fossil fuels is the biggest thing we can do to stabilize temperatures. Opec getting mad is a good sign.

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[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If OPEC is upset, then I am happy. Maybe they are actually making some progress.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

At this point, are you seriously counting on oil lobbyists being unsuccessful in bribing politicians? I do hope that oil companies are wiped out of the market in most countries soon enough because their products are too expensive. But worldwide political agreement on actual measures against fossil industries would be a miracle imo.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

There are obviously enough politicians within the COP28 to push for a oil phase out seriously enough to have OPEC worried. Obviously it is not going to pass as OPEC countries would just block it themself, but that does not stop those countries from phasing out fossil fuels domestically.