How Saudi Arabia turned back climate progress at summit

How Saudi Arabia turned back climate progress at summit
Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman led the Saudi strategists at the talks in Azerbaijan. (Image: Sean Gallup/Getty)
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By Akshat Rathi, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and John Ainger, with assistance from Alfred CangSaudi Arabia and its allies had two words they didn’t want to see repeated in a COP29 deal: “fossil fuels”. The faction got their way after two weeks of bitter negotiations in Azerbaijan, reversing gains made in earlier climate talks and helping to knock this year’s proceedings off track.The Gulf state surprised the world at COP28 when it joined nearly 200 nations in agreeing to transition away from fossil fuels, but it’s been...

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