AdvertisementThe numbers reflect how the global oil and gas industry is investing to influence the world’s response to climate change. The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is COP28’s host and appointed Sultan Al Jaber, who runs its state-owned oil company and a renewable energy company, as president. Alan Armstrong, chief executive of the pipeline giant Williams Cos., said the United States has become a world leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions — in large part by transitioning from coal to natural gas. The authors classified delegates as fossil fuel industry representatives if they listed an affiliation or membership with a fossil fuel company or trade association, or sometimes companies just with ties to them. While COP attendance from fossil fuel companies is clearly surging, it is difficult to fully confirm whether this year’s number is a record.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2023 15:39 UTC