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“I hope the younger generations can forgive us”: State oil company pushed $100 billion of deals in UAE’s year as COP28 host (www.globalwitness.org)
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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 36 points 5 months ago

I don't. Eat shit, you greedy fucks.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Furthermore, working under the diplomatic cover provided by ambiguous language in the COP28 decision text, ADNOC plans to produce vast amounts of oil and gas for decades to come. In the year that the UAE hosted COP28, ADNOC sought oil, gas and petrochemical deals potentially worth close to $100 billion, a five-fold increase on what it pursued in 2022 and significantly more in dollar terms than in the previous four years combined. Our analysis shows that ADNOC sought or closed deals in 2023 with firms owned by or domiciled within 12 countries, including 11 of the 16 nations targeted in the leaked COP28 country briefing documents. In all, ADNOC and its subsidiaries either clinched or targeted at least 20 deals with international firms in 2023.

why the fuck would younger generations forgive you, if you treat these conferences as opportunities to secure more business for your oil empire?

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They won't

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We don't, but what does it matter? We'll all burn on this ball together, some a little earlier than others.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 months ago

We can be good ancestors, and cut fossil fuel emissions to zero fast enough to leave our descendants with a civilization-supporting planet.

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol xD oopsie woopsie I killed ur planet plz forgive lolkthnx!1!! <3

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 10 points 5 months ago

"But for a brief moment, we created a lot of value for our shareholders..." —Punchline from a comic about climate change

[–] maculata@aussie.zone 16 points 5 months ago

Narrator: “They won’t”

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ruining the planet is not a forgivable offense.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Ecocide should get you a life sentence.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I just hope it doesn't reach the point where certain Western nations are forced to invade oil-producing countries to permanently disable oil production there.