COP28 (30/11 to 12/12) will take place in Dubai, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, a leading oil and gas producer. And the official chosen to preside over the summit – Sultan Al Jaber – is the chief executive of the country’s national oil company, Adnoc, which is planning a big expansion of production capacity. There is also going to be a huge contingent of fossil fuel companies, which many believe should be banned.
If you want to read a bit more about this issue, see: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/01/leak-uae-presidency-un-climate-summit-oil-gas-emissions-yemen
Pascoe Sabido, at Corporate Europe Observatory and the co-coordinator of the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition of more than 450 organisations, said: “The Cop28 UAE key messages “rip the green façade off of this fossil fuel presidency. Anyone who reads them should have alarm bells ringing.
“The UN climate talks have become an oil and gas industry trade show, not the flagship for climate action. An entire industry has successfully co-opted the process and is leading us in a death spiral to climate catastrophe. How far are we prepared to go to make sure that doesn’t happen?”
In Portsmouth, we plan to have a large demonstration during the COP 28 talks, with speeches, music and a march from Guildhall Square. We’re not sure of the exact day of national action yet but will publicise it soon.
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