Fears in Egypt that the gas industry ate the climate talks

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Fears in Egypt that the gas industry ate the climate talks | Nick O'Malley

The mood at world climate talks in Egypt has turned testy and tense, with observers outside the negotiating rooms fearing that proceedings have been hijacked by powerful interests, and those inside fighting over differences that were thought to have been settled a year ago in Glasgow.

As expected loss and damage talks have become a significant faultline in negotiations, with rich nations unwilling to create a mechanism that would see them open a chequebook they may find difficult to close.Biden’s chief climate diplomat, John Kerry, was blunt about America’s position on the issue during a press conference held not long after I spoke with Bassey.

Kerry confirmed this during his press conference, saying while a small group of countries had raised the matter, he knew that Egypt, “doesn’t intend to be the country that hosts a retreat from what was achieved in the Glasgow”. Bassey, like others, believes that emboldened by Europe’s hunger for gas, the revived industry has infiltrated the meeting even more thoroughly than those before it.registered to attend the COP, some of whom who have been invited to join national delegations. This is more than attended the far larger talks in Glasgow last year.

“We’re seeing everything turning upside down. And the African politicians are here to promote a new kind of carbon market. In other words, it’s all about business.”about the criticism, ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, special representative of the COP27 president, said each fossil lobbyist present had to pass a high bar to gain registration, including demonstrating that their organisation has a viable decarbonisation plan.

 

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25000 representatives all flying to Egypt on the great gas guzzlers. It is a sham event that done wanker from Straya has attended 26 times. He has a large carbon footprint. Wankers

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