Podcast appearances and mentions of al jaber

COP28 (The Conference of the Parties, 28th meeting) was just held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where more than 200 nations gathered to discuss climate change rules and impose goals for meeting them.  The amount of hot air from the private jet-setting, limousine riding millionaires and politicians could melt the Polar Ice cap, while costing all of us regular people more money out of pockets.  me. The impact of their impractical policies will not just impact the United States, but will have devastating impact around the globe:  The Guardian reported that "Sultan Al Jaber stated there is no science indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal. Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development 'unless you want to take the world back into caves.'" To complicate the matters, France 24 reported that" some representatives of African nations have said they could support a phase out deal if wealthy countries, who have long produced and used fossil fuels, agree to quit first. 'To tell Uganda to stop fossil fuels, it is really, really an insult. It's like you are telling Uganda to stay in poverty,' Uganda's energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa said." Many African countries and others around the world are worried about being left behind economically because they have low electricity access rates and are planning to develop and expand their oil and gas production.   Uganda's energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa told Reuters,  "First in, first out - and we will be happy to be the last one to exit from fossil fuels."  And finally from the Hector and Mike Experience,”How do you stop climate change if the two largest polluters on the planet – Russia and China - are not part of the deal?” https://hectorandmikeexperience.com/  https://amplify360inc.com/  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hectorandmikeexperience/support

Die COP28 geht mit einem Abkommen zu Ende, in dem die Abkehr von fossilen Brennstoffen bis 2050 beschlossen wurde, wenn auch nicht der komplette Ausstieg. Teresa Wirth hat für "Die Presse" aus Dubai berichtet. Sie erzählt im Podcast mit Anna Wallner, wieso das Ergebnis teils historisch ist und wie sie die gigantisch Konferenz erlebt hat.

I colloqui sul clima della Cop28 a Dubai si sono conclusi con un accordo storico che ha visto per la prima volta i paesi sottoscrittori prendere un impegno a ridurre tutti i combustibili fossili entro il 2050. Lo ha annunciato il sultano degli Emirati Arabi Uniti e presidente della Cop Ahmed Al-Jaber. Parlando a valle delle trattative che sono andate avanti per tutta la notte Al-Jaber ha annunciato che per la prima volta in assoluto nella storia delle Cop abbiamo scritto combustibili fossili nel testo. Ospite: Enrico Giovannini, direttore scientifico dell'ASviS.Cala a sorpresa il Pil del Regno Unito. Nel frattempo Sunak si salva sul Ruanda BisCalo, a sorpresa, del Pil del Regno Unito a ottobre. Secondo i dati diffusi oggi dall'ufficio nazionale di statistica, l'economia britannica ha perso lo 0,3%. Le stime degli analisti oscillavano da un +0,1% a -0,2%. Il calo ha interessato tutti i comparti: servizi, industria e costruzioni. Nel frattempo il premier britannico Rishi Sunak è riuscito "per ora" a frenare la rivolta all'interno del partito di maggioranza con il primo via libera (313 voti a favore e 269 contrari) arrivato ieri sera alla Camera dei Comuni sulla proposta di legge attuativa del controverso piano Ruanda bis per il trasferimento nel Paese africano dei richiedenti asilo giunti sulle coste inglesi. Facciamo il punto con Giorgia Scaturro, giornalista da Londra.Meloni a tutto campo, dal patto di stabilità al superbonus passando per il MesIl veto sul patto di stabilità? «Io non escludo nessuna delle scelte. Credo si debba fare una valutazione su ciò che è meglio per l'Italia sapendo che se non si trova un accordo, noi torniamo ai precedenti parametri. Io farò tutto quello che posso». Così la premier Giorgia Meloni in replica al Senato dopo la discussione sulle sue comunicazioni. Lo ha detto la premier Giorgia Meloni in sede di replica al Senato dopo la discussione sulle sue comunicazioni in vista del Consiglio Ue del 14 e 15 dicembre. Ospite Gianni Trovati, del Sole 24 Ore.

Vladimir Zelensky Úkraínuforseti átti á miðvikudag fund með öllum forsætisráðherrum Norðurlandanna. Katrín Jakobsdóttir forsætisráðherra sat fundinn fyrir Íslands hönd og átti einnig einkafund með forsetanum. Gísli Kristjánsson, útsendari Spegilsins, var á staðnum og ræddi við Katrínu. Nær 200 aðildarríki Sameinuðu þjóðanna náðu í morgun samkomulagi á 28. loftslagsráðstefnu Sameinuðu þjóðanna, COP 28, sem haldin var í olíuríkinu Dúbaí í Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmunum, undir lok heitasta árs í sögu veðurmælinga. Forseti ráðstefnunnar, Al Jaber soldán og framkvæmdastjóri ríkisolíufyrirtækis Dúbaí, sagði þetta tímamótasamþykkt, enda væri hún sú fyrsta sinnar tegundar, þar sem minnst er á jarðefnaeldsneyti yfirhöfuð. Helga Barðadóttir, formaður íslensku sendinefndarinnar í Dúbaí, og Árni Finnsson, formaður Náttúruverndarsamtaka Íslands, taka bæði undir þetta, hvort með sínum hætti. Ævar Örn Jósepsson tók saman. Rudy Giuliani, fyrrverandi lögmaður Donalds Trumps, stendur við fullyrðingar sínar um að mæðgur sem störfuðu á kjörstað í Georgíuríki í forsetakosningunum í Bandaríkjunum fyrir þremur árum hafi reynt að hnekkja úrslitunum með svindli. Hann hefur verið sakfelldur fyrir orð sín. Réttarhöld standa yfir í Washingtonborg þar sem ákveða á skaðabætur sem hann þarf að greiða mæðgunum. Árni Tómasson segir frá.

Vladimir Zelensky Úkraínuforseti átti á miðvikudag fund með öllum forsætisráðherrum Norðurlandanna. Katrín Jakobsdóttir forsætisráðherra sat fundinn fyrir Íslands hönd og átti einnig einkafund með forsetanum. Gísli Kristjánsson, útsendari Spegilsins, var á staðnum og ræddi við Katrínu. Nær 200 aðildarríki Sameinuðu þjóðanna náðu í morgun samkomulagi á 28. loftslagsráðstefnu Sameinuðu þjóðanna, COP 28, sem haldin var í olíuríkinu Dúbaí í Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmunum, undir lok heitasta árs í sögu veðurmælinga. Forseti ráðstefnunnar, Al Jaber soldán og framkvæmdastjóri ríkisolíufyrirtækis Dúbaí, sagði þetta tímamótasamþykkt, enda væri hún sú fyrsta sinnar tegundar, þar sem minnst er á jarðefnaeldsneyti yfirhöfuð. Helga Barðadóttir, formaður íslensku sendinefndarinnar í Dúbaí, og Árni Finnsson, formaður Náttúruverndarsamtaka Íslands, taka bæði undir þetta, hvort með sínum hætti. Ævar Örn Jósepsson tók saman. Rudy Giuliani, fyrrverandi lögmaður Donalds Trumps, stendur við fullyrðingar sínar um að mæðgur sem störfuðu á kjörstað í Georgíuríki í forsetakosningunum í Bandaríkjunum fyrir þremur árum hafi reynt að hnekkja úrslitunum með svindli. Hann hefur verið sakfelldur fyrir orð sín. Réttarhöld standa yfir í Washingtonborg þar sem ákveða á skaðabætur sem hann þarf að greiða mæðgunum. Árni Tómasson segir frá.

Der bliver brugt store, håbefulde ord på talerstolen ved klimatopmødet i Dubai. Men under de flotte taler foregår et dramatisk tovtrækkeri om verdens fremtid, hvor modstridende interesser støder sammen. Man kan bare kigge på sultan Al Jaber. Han er både leder af det største klimatopmøde til dato – og er samtidig oliedirektør i De Forenede Arabiske Emirater. I dette afsnit af 'Du lytter til Politiken' fortæller klimaredaktør Magnus Bredsdorff, der befinder sig i Dubai, om manden, der skal løse et problem, han selv er årsag til. Og om de interesser, der støder sammen på vejen frem mod en ny klimaaftale.

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Le ultime ore della Conferenza sul clima di Dubai ruotano attorno alla bozza di accordo in cui però non si parla di eliminare i combustibili fossili: dall'Europa (Italia compresa) e dalle «isole che affondano» sono arrivate reazioni dure, mentre il presidente Al Jaber spinge per chiudere. Eppure non mancano degli spiragli, come raccontano Sara Gandolfi e l'inviato speciale per il clima Francesco Corvaro.Per altri approfondimenti:Cop28, nell'ultima bozza della presidenza salta l'«eliminazione» dei combustibili fossili. Ma per la prima volta si parla di «tagli»Cop28, cattura e stoccaggio della CO2, soluzione possibile o falsa promessa?Cop28, slancio sulle rinnovabili. Gli Usa: triplicare l'energia atomica

L'émission 28 Minutes du 09/12/2023 Le samedi, Renaud Dély décrypte l'actualité avec un regard international, en compagnie de nos clubistes : Meriem Amellal — journaliste à France 24, Jon Henley — correspondant Europe pour le quotidien « The Guardian », Philip Golub — professeur de relations internationales à l'Université américaine de Paris et le dessinateur de presse Pierre Kroll. À la COP28, les énergies fossiles ont la peau très dure ? À quatre jours de la conclusion de la COP28, à Dubaï, les négociations s'intensifient autour de la question des énergies fossiles. Enjeu central de ce rassemblement, c'est aussi le point de blocage. Les fortes dissensions entre les intérêts des pays producteurs et consommateurs de pétrole et de charbon laissent penser qu'aucun texte ne sera adopté à l'issue des discussions. Le sultan Al-Jaber, président de la COP, en a donné une parfaite illustration en déclarant que la sortie des énergies fossiles pourrait « ramener l'humanité au monde des cavernes ». Que pourrons-nous donc lire dans le communiqué et l'accord final de cette COP ? Serons-nous incités à sortir des énergies fossiles, ou simplement à réduire leur consommation ? « Trump 2024 » : plus dur et radical encore que « Trump 2016 » ? « Je ne serai pas un dictateur, sauf le premier jour. » Ces dernières semaines, les déclarations de campagne et les interviews de l'ancien président des États-Unis Donald Trump inspirent le même constat aux éditorialistes et commentateurs de la vie politique américaine : s'il est élu en novembre 2024, son second mandat pourrait s'avérer plus radical que son premier. Politique anti-immigration plus dure, « purge » parmi les juges, peine de mort pour les trafiquants de drogue… Animé par un fort sentiment de revanche, le septuagénaire ne mâche pas ses mots : « Nous promettons d'éradiquer les voyous de la gauche radicale qui vivent comme de la vermine. » De son côté, l'actuel président Joe Biden a avoué qu'il n'aurait pas présenté sa candidature une nouvelle fois si Donald Trump n'était pas revenu dans la course. S'il a lieu, que pouvons-nous donc attendre d'un second mandat de Donald Trump ? Valérie Brochard nous donne des nouvelles de nos très chers voisins européens : ce week-end, direction la Grèce. Le Premier ministre conservateur souhaite présenter une loi pour légaliser le mariage homosexuel, mais le projet reste clivant au sein du parti et de la société grecque. Jean-Mathieu Pernin zappe sur la chaîne télévisée sud-coréenne JTBC, qui a dévoilé une information très attendue : le célèbre groupe de K-pop Blackpink a finalement signé un nouveau contrat avec son label. Une excellente nouvelle pour les fans… mais également pour les traders qui suivent de près l'impact économique du girls band dans le pays. Ce week-end, Olivier Boucreux décerne le titre d'employé de la semaine au président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro, « capable de tout et n'importe quoi ». Sa nouvelle lubie : mettre la main sur l'Essequibo — une région du Guyana voisin — et surtout sur son pétrole. Devenir papa à 80 ans, pourquoi pas ? Nicolas Puech — 14e fortune française et actionnaire majoritaire de la marque de luxe Hermès — a lancé une procédure pour adopter son homme à tout faire de 51 ans. Il pourrait ainsi lui léguer la moitié de son immense fortune, soit près de cinq milliards d'euros ! Alix Van Pée nous raconte. Si on vous parle du cinéma indien, à quoi pensez-vous ? Avec plus de 1 500 films par an, l'Inde détient la production cinématographique la plus importante du monde. Pourtant, ces œuvres souffrent encore de nombreux préjugés en Occident — en particulier celles de Bollywood. Au Musée du quai Branly jusqu'au 14 janvier 2024, l'exposition « Bollywood superstars » déconstruit ces clichés et met en lumière une esthétique cinématographique à part entière, qui prend racine dans une mythologie abondante. L'anthropologue Hélène Kessous, co-commisaire de l'exposition, nous parle d'un cinéma riche, diversifié et sacralisé dans le pays. Enfin, ne manquez pas la une hexagonale de la semaine et la question très intéressante de David Castello-Lopes. 28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement : 9 décembre 2023 - Présentation : Renaud Dély - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

Com uma Conferência do Clima presidida por um CEO de uma grande petroleira árabe, as esperanças eram fracas de que a COP28 pudesse trazer avanços sobre a diminuição dos combustíveis fósseis. Mas o debate sobre a redução gradual ou até o fim das fósseis se acelerou nos últimos dias, com a inclusão preliminar do tema no Balanço Global elaborado pelos 196 países participantes do evento. Lúcia Müzell, enviada especial da RFI Brasil a DubaiObservadora das negociações, Rosana Santos, diretora-executiva do think tank E+ Transição Energética, conta que “quase caiu da cadeira” quando o secretário-geral da ONU, António Guterres, incitou os participantes a visarem o “phase out” do petróleo, o gás e, principalmente, o carvão, cuja produção e consumo são os maiores responsáveis pelo aquecimento do planeta."Phase out é você paulatinamente sair da utilização do combustível fóssil, qualquer um, e a matriz energética em 2050 não ter nenhum tipo de fóssil. O phase down diz que a gente diminuiria um pouco o uso, mas que o fóssil ainda estaria presente na matriz em 2050 e a gente usaria tecnologias de captura de carbono para que a gente chegasse no no net zero, ou emissões líquidas zero”, explica.Até o fim da conferência, no dia 12, nada garante que a menção ao tema será mantida no documento – países como a Arábia Saudita, maior exportadora de petróleo do mundo, prometem não ceder nas negociações e dizem não aceitar nem a redução dos fósseis. Estados Unidos, Austrália e Japão são outros bloqueadores históricos nesse tema delicado."É realmente complexo, porque os campeões em energias renováveis não são necessariamente os campeões em combustíveis fósseis. Nos rankings de eólica e solar, essas duas principais fontes renováveis, a gente tem China e Estados Unidos em primeiro e em segundo. Mas nenhum deles é um campeão em termos de phase out ou phase down”, ressalta Ricardo Baitelo, gerente de projetos do Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (Iema), e que também acompanha os debates em Dubai.Poucos exemplos no mundoOs dois especialistas citam a Alemanha como o maior exemplo na transição energética para uma economia sem fósseis e no impulso para que o resto do mundo faça o mesmo. No entanto, destacam que em momentos de crise, como os gerados pelas guerras, até os países mais avançados na questão recuam e voltam a reativar usinas a carvão, que emitem 39% dos gases de efeito estufa ligados à energia no mundo, segundo a Agência Internacional do setor (AIE). O petróleo vem logo depois, com 30%."Os relatórios de avaliação do IPCC dizem que até 2023, as emissões têm que cair pela metade e até 2050 elas têm que ser reduzidas totalmente. E quanto mais tempo a gente levar para chegar neste ponto, maior será o esforço para conseguir reverter”, salienta Baitelo. "Só que a gente ainda nem consegue sair da necessidade de alterar o padrão dessa curva. Se a gente fizesse uma analogia, o carro está em aceleração, então a gente precisa tirar o pé do acelerador para o carro poder estacionar totalmente.”Na esperança de que ainda há uma alternativa antes do abandono dessas fontes energéticas poluentes, porém baratas, muitos países apostam no avanço de tecnologias de Captura e Sequestro de Carbono da atmosfera (CCS, na sigla em inglês), outro tópico de peso nesta COP28. Rosana Santos explica que essas técnicas, além de ainda não estarem totalmente desenvolvidas, também precisarão do declínio constante das emissões de CO2 para serem, de fato, eficazes no futuro para limitar o aquecimento global."O problema é que essa tecnologia do CCS depende de outras tecnologias que ou ainda não estão bem desenvolvidas [armazenamento geológico do CO2, no subsolo da Terra], ou são soluções baseadas na natureza que a gente não tem segurança de que esse carbono vai mesmo ficar nas árvores que crescerem. Por exemplo, um grande incêndio florestal pode colocar tudo a perder”, afirma Rosana Santos, referindo-se ao potencial de absorção de CO2 por aumento da cobertura florestal. "Se der errado e tivermos contado com isso, a quantidade de carbono poderá ser muito maior em 2050”, adverte.Brasil em cima do muroDe olho no encaminhamento da COP30, que será realizada em Belém em 2025, a delegação brasileira tem se mantido cautelosa nas negociações. Embora Brasília não esteja impulsionando decisões ambiciosas, afirma que, se um consenso internacional for alcançado, inclusive sobre o fim das fósseis (phase out), o Brasil não se oporá. Na terça-feira, em uma coletiva de imprensa, o tema foi abordado pelo negociador-chefe na COP28, o diplomata André Corrêa do Lago."O debate internacional ainda não está estruturado em relações às opções para os combustíveis fósseis. As pessoas falam de consumo, de abate, de várias soluções diferentes e propostas neste contexto”, disse. “E sobre o Brasil, acredito que o Brasil é um país que tem muitas opções, felizmente. A sociedade brasileira, de uma forma democrática, e de uma forma muito informada, terá que ter um debate importante para ver como nós vamos lidar com essa questão, internamente”, pontuou.O Brasil tem sido pressionado pelas ONGs presentes da conferência pelas contradições em relação aos seus planos futuros de aumento de exploração de petróleo, mas também pelo recém-aprovado marco regulatório das eólicas offshore, pelo Câmara. O texto regulamenta a atuação de usinas eólicas no mar, mas incluiu a prorrogação de subsídios para as térmicas a carvão, potencialmente até 2050."É bastante irônico que o Brasil tenha vindo à COP com um sinal doméstico contrário. O que a gente já tinha no horizonte era o Brasil estar realizando um leilão que, historicamente, vai oferecer o maior números de petróleo e gás, e isso apenas um dia depois de a COP termina”, disse Baitelo, em referência ao recorde de oferta de mais de 600 campos de exploração de petróleo espalhados pelo Brasil, pela Agência Nacional de Petróleo (ANP). O leilão será realizado no dia 13 de dezembro."Isso já era suficientemente ruim, e vieram dois novos fatos: a questão de o Brasil fazer parte da Opep+, que parece ser bastante contraproducente ser anunciado bem na época da COP, e o outro é do Congresso, que é menos controlado pelo governo, e que não apenas não reverte os jabutis de dois anos atrás, de térmicas a gás, mas inclui novos jabutis para térmicas a carvão”, critica o gerente de projetos do Iema.Para Rosana Santos, o Brasil "tem de tudo para viabilizar o phase out do carvão", com apenas 2% da matriz ancorada nesse fóssil e com o potencial de se tornar um dos maiores exportadores de produtos descarbonizados."Mas não podemos ameaçar o ativo que nós temos. Existe, dentro do nosso Congresso e talvez dentro das pressões da nossa sociedade, um conjunto de tomadores de decisões que não entenderam isso e acabam empurrando medidas que podem ameaçar a nossa posição”, advertiu a diretora-executiva do think E+ Transição Energética.Após descanso, COP28 entrará no segmento ministerialO oitavo dia de Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre as Mudanças do Clima, esta quinta-feira (7), marca uma pausa nas negociações, com um dia inteiro de repouso para os participantes. Na véspera, o secretário-executivo do órgão da ONU que coordena as negociações climáticas (UNFCCC), Simon Steil, e depois o presidente da COP, Sultan Al Jaber, tentaram acelerar o ritmo das conversas. Al Jaber pediu para os países "saírem da zona de conforto” para chegarem a um acordo “ambicioso”, inclusive na polêmica questão do futuro dos fósseis.Nesta sexta (8), ele deve apresentar um primeiro rascunho do acordo final. A COP vai retomar em nível ministerial, o que significa que os ministros, em geral, do Meio Ambiente, vão assumir a chefia das delegações para a reta final, e mais difícil, das negociações. Pelo Brasil, será a ministra Marina Silva – que depois de acompanhar o presidente Lula à Alemanha, retornou aos Emirados Árabes Unidos.

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El presidente de la cumbre climática COP28, el sultan Al Jaber, afirmó recientemente que "no hay ciencia" que demuestre que la eliminación progresiva de los combustibles fósiles sea necesaria para limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5 grados Celsius por encima de los niveles preindustriales, en comentarios que han alarmado a científicos y defensores del clima. Carmen Aristegui charla con Gustavo Alanis, presidente del Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, sobre este tema.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Pacific advocates say it feels like climate talks are rigged against vulnerable, low-lying countries, with fossil fuel lobbyists in the room influencing negotiations. COP28 is underway in petro-state Dubai, and president of the Cop28 climate summit, Sultan Al Jaber, is strongly defending his commitment to climate science. It comes after The Guardian reported him saying there is "no science" indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius - and such a phase-out would take the world back into caves. As well as running Cop28 in Dubai, Al Jaber is also the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates' state oil company, Adnoc. Pacific Climate Warriors' spokesperson Drue Slatter spoke to Corin Dann.

The president of COP28 in Dubai, Sultan Al Jaber, says there is "no science" indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. He says such a phase out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development "unless you want to take the world back into caves". That's according to The Guardian, which says Al Jaber made the comments in ill-tempered responses to questions during an online event more than a week ago. As well as running Cop28 in Dubai, Al Jaber is also the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates' state oil company, Adnoc, which many observers say is a serious conflict of interest. Oil Change international global industry lead David Tong spoke to Corin Dann.

La apertura de la COP28 en Dubái deja algunas incógnitas en materia de sostenibilidad, sobre todo, sabiendo que la presidencia le corresponde esta vez a Al Jaber, director ejecutivo de ADNOC, la petrolera estatal de Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

La apertura de la COP28 en Dubái deja algunas incógnitas en materia de sostenibilidad, sobre todo, sabiendo que la presidencia le corresponde esta vez a Al Jaber, director ejecutivo de ADNOC, la petrolera estatal de Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

La apertura de la COP28 en Dubái deja algunas incógnitas en materia de sostenibilidad, sobre todo, sabiendo que la presidencia le corresponde esta vez a Al Jaber, director ejecutivo de ADNOC, la petrolera estatal de Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

La conferencia climática abre sus puertas en Dubái en medio de una polémica sobre el perfil de su presidente. Sultán Ahmed Al Jaber, ministro de Industria de Emiratos Arabes Unidos, séptimo productor mundial de petroleó, desempeña también el cargo de presidente de la principal empresa petrolera del país. Su trayectoria de empresario del sector de la energía fósil había levantado acusaciones de conflicto de intereses. El hombre que llevará la batuta de estas negociaciones en la Cop28 en Dubái es Sultán Ahmed Al Jaber, quien acumula las funciones de ministro de Energía y de Presidente de Adnoc, la principal empresa petrolera de Emiratos Árabes Unidos, séptimo productor mundial de oro negro y que planea aumentar su capacidad de producción en el futuro. Ello, a pesar de las recomendaciones de los científicos que llaman a eliminar las energías fósiles para evitar el calentamiento global.“Celebrar la cumbre en Emiratos Árabes, que es uno de los países más productores y con mayores emisiones per cápita (25 toneladas de CO2 por habitante), no parece, a priori, una buena decisión”, denuncia Javier Andaluz, responsable de asuntos climáticos en Ecologistas en Acción. El activista teme, al igual que cientos de otras ONG ambientalistas, que el perfil de Al Jaber sea un freno para las ambiciones climáticas.“Se rechaza que no solamente nos acoja a un país con fuertes intereses en la industria fósil, sino, además, que quien va a presidir las negociaciones climáticas sea un alto directivo de la empresa nacional de petróleos de Abu Dhabi”, detalla Andaluz, entrevistado por RFI en vísperas de la apertura de la Cop28.“Si bien es cierto que la presidencia [nota: rotativa de la Cop] no negocia directamente los textos, sino que son los países, su labor de mediación puede hacer de filtro para que propuestas como esa necesaria puesta de fecha de fin a los combustibles fósiles, pues no salgan de este acuerdo”, teme Javier Andaluz. El perfil de sultán Ahmed Al Jaber y la organización de la Cop28 en un país petrolero, que construye islas artificiales en el mar y pistas de esquí en pleno desierto, reactivó también el debate sobre la presencia de los lobbies de las industrias fósiles en las negociaciones internacionales. En el pasado, el lobby petrolero –empresas y estados- han logrado, por ejemplo, incluir en las negociaciones soluciones muy controvertidas para compensar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, como la captación del CO2, para evitar tener que reducir las efectivamente.Una COP presidida por un país petrolero “es una paradoja”, admite la experta colombiana en políticas climáticas Isabel Cavelier Adarve. “Principalmente porque existe el riesgo muy real de que esos intereses económicos se interpongan en la capacidad política de ese país de liderar un consenso ambicioso. Sin embargo, una paradoja siempre tiene dos caras. Y la otra cara de esta paradoja es que es fundamental que todos los países del mundo, incluyendo los países que dependen del petróleo o del carbón, pues hagan parte de la solución. Eso quiere decir que ningún país debe estar excluido de hacer parte de la solución”, matiza Cavelier, quien asesoró a varios conflictos latinoamericanos en negociaciones climáticas.Sultán Ahmed Al Jaber se defendió de las acusaciones de conflictos de intereses y recordó que también preside una empresa de energías renovables. Según él, los combustibles fósiles sólo se podrán abandonar cuando el mundo tenga la capacidad de reemplazarlas por energías renovables. En julio, Emiratos Árabes Unidos se unieron al objetivo común de muchos países de triplicar la producción de energías renovables de aquí a 2030. Pero en paralelo, forma parte del grupo de países petroleros que abogan por la captura y almacenamiento de carbono, técnicas que están lejos de poder absorber los miles de millones de toneladas de Co2 que agravan el cambio climático.ONG denuncian la presencia de los grupos de intereses petrolerosA pocos días de la Cop28, la ONG Corporate Accountability publicó un informe en el que alerta sobre la presencia de representantes de empresas contaminantes de petróleo y gas en las negociaciones de la ONU sobre el clima. “En los últimos 20 años han asistido al menos 7.200 veces a las negociaciones de la ONU”, indican los autores del informe.“El informe reconfirma que lamentablemente las cumbres de cambio climático y los organismos supranacionales son controlados por las empresas que destruyen el Planeta. Es repudiable que las empresas que más emiten gases de efecto invernadero, que impulsan el calentamiento, se presenten a las cumbres”, estima el abogado ecuatoriano ambientalista Pablo Fajardo de la Union de afectados y afectadas por Chevron Texaco.“Desde la COP9 de 2003, los empleados declarados de las empresas de combustibles fósiles han asistido a las negociaciones un mínimo de 945 veces. El personal declarado de las ‘5 grandes' petroleras -ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP y TotalEnergies- ha asistido un mínimo de 267 veces”, detalla el informe. Brenna TwoBears, Coordinadora Principal de Keep It In The Ground de la Red Indígena Medioambiental, afirmó que los lobbies de los combustibles fósiles superaron en número a la cantidad de indígenas que asistieron a la COP26 en Glasgow en 2021, en torno a un 200%.  En la Cop27 en Egipto, se registró el récord de 636 lobistas de las energías fósiles acreditados, un 25% más que el año anterior. El presidente del gigante francés de la extracción petrolera TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyané, asistió por ejemplo a la Cop27 invitado por la presidencia egipcia.La ausencia de reglas claras para evitar los conflictos de intereses es a menudo criticada. El 27 de noviembre pasado, la cadena británica BBC reveló informes internos según los cuales la presidencia emiratí de la COP28 incluyó temas de proyectos petroleros en las discusiones privadas previas a la Cop28.

As the world's attention turns to this year's COP summit in the UAE, questions remain about the host country and conference president. It's not the first time that an oil-producing country has hosted the climate change summit. But some environmental campaigners are unhappy about COP28 being held in the United Arab Emirates, and the choice of conference president, Dr. Sultan Al-Jaber – the CEO of the national oil company, ADNOC. However, supporters say that the country is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, so it has as much of a right to host the conference as anyone else. Meanwhile, Dr Al-Jaber boasts considerable experience working in renewables – having previously run the UAE's renewable energy company MASDAR. So what's really going on? To find out more, presenter Graihagh Jackson is joined by: Sam Fenwick, presenter of the BBC World Service programme ‘Business Daily' Fiona Harvey, Environment editor at The Guardian Zeina Khalil Hajj, Head of Global Campaigning and Organising at 350.org Mia Moisio, climate policy expert at New Climate Institute and Climate Action Tracker Producer: Ben Cooper Researchers: Shorouk Elkobrosi and Octavia Woodward Series Producer: Simon Watts Editor: China Collins Sound engineer: Tom Brignell Production co-ordinators: Jacqui Johnson and Sophie Hill

Tauwetter #72: Friedens- und Konfliktforscher Stefan Kroll über Krieg, Terror, Aktivistin Greta Thunberg und Ölscheich Al Jaber - und warum er trotzdem Hoffnung hat.Russlands Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine, Terror in Israel und die Offensive in Gaza: Die aktuellen Kriege auf der Welt verstellen den Blick auf die schwelende Klimakrise. Am 30. November beginnt die COP28, die weltweite Klimakonferenz in Dubai. Das Klima-Problem haben alle Regierungen gemeinsam – egal, ob in Teheran oder Moskau, Berlin oder Washington. So unüberbrückbar die Differenzen sein mögen, die Folgen der Erderwärmung treffen alle Länder. Alle müssen zusammenarbeiten, um den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen zu stoppen. Doch angesichts der Weltlage wird das immer schwieriger. Welche Auswirkungen haben die aktuellen Kriege auf die Verhandlungen in Dubai und auf die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise generell? Darüber sprechen Franziska Dzugan und Christina Hiptmayr in der aktuellen Folge mit Stefan Kroll. Er forscht am Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung in Frankfurt und leitet dort die Wissenschaftskommunikation. 

Invitée : Laurence Tubiana, directrice de la Fondation européenne pour le climat. Pour la première fois, le 17 novembre 2023, le seuil des deux degrés de réchauffement a été franchi à l'échelle mondiale. Par ailleurs, les mois de juin à octobre ont été les plus chauds jamais enregistrés dans le monde. Pluies torrentielles, glissements de terrain meurtriers, sécheresses, incendies : les conséquences du changement climatique sont de plus en plus visibles. La COP28, qui se tient aux Émirats arabes unis du 30 novembre au 12 décembre 2023, est un rendez-vous décisif dans la lutte contre le dérèglement climatique. Cette 28e édition, qui rassemble un nombre record de participants et affiche des objectifs concrets à atteindre en 2030, est l'occasion de réaliser le premier bilan mondial de l'Accord de Paris. D'ores et déjà, le choix du patron de la compagnie pétrolière émiratie, le sultan Al Jaber, pour présider l'événement, est critiqué par les défenseurs de l'environnement ; d'autres y voient l'occasion de parler transition énergétique. Vers quelles énergies se tourner de façon durable ? Comment parvenir à un consensus sur les actions à mener pour réduire le réchauffement climatique alors que les intérêts des pays divergent ? La COP27 a décidé la création d'un Fonds pour les pertes et dommages pour les pays touchés par des dégâts irréversibles : qui seront les pays contributeurs ? La COP28 sera-t-elle celle de la justice climatique ? Laurence Tubiana répond. Présentation : Antoine Genton (TV5MONDE), Matthieu Goar (« Le Monde »).

This week we talk about methane, the UAE, and organizational capture.We also discuss climate change, broken governmental promises, and Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.Recommended Book: Raw Dog by Jamie LoftusTranscriptThe United Nations Climate Change Conferences, often referred to as COP meetings, short for "Conference of the Parties," are formal, annual meetings where issues related to climate change are discussed by attendees.These meetings have been occurring at their yearly cadence since 1995—though the November 2020 meeting was put off till November 2021, because of the COVID pandemic that almost entirely dominated international attention and governmental efforts, that year.COP meetings are held in different locations around the world, with host countries chosen from among those that offer to provide the requisite facilities and services for all attendees, which can represent a who's who of governments and businesses; so this isn't quite an Olympics level of commitment and expense, but it is quite an undertaking, as those host countries need to provide security for all those leaders, translation services for six different working languages, and they also need to help engage stakeholders, ranging from diplomats to the CEOs of the world's biggest companies, flogging support for the meetings themselves, but also the core themes of each meeting, which vary from year to year.These themes are important, as they've historically led to some of the most vital agreements we've seen between nations and other stakeholders, including the Kyoto Protocol, which was an early, 1990s-era emissions-reduction agreement between wealthy nations, and the Paris Agreement, which expounded upon that same general concept, though with much more aggressive targets and a wider scope of things the signatories had to take into consideration.On November 30 through December 12 of 2023, signatory nations and other entities will meet for the COP28 meeting, this time hosted in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.This is interesting for several reasons, but the most prominent—and the reason this choice was controversial—is that the UAE, like many other nations in the region, is a huge fossil fuel producer, about 30% of its total economy reliant on oil and gas exports.What's more, the President-Designate for COP28—the person who was put in charge of running things, but also getting those aforementioned stakeholders in line, making commitments, showing support, doing all the things they need to do to make this a successful COP meeting with something to show for their efforts—is Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber: the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology for the UAE, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, also called Masdar, and the head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company—the first CEO to serve as a COP President, and, well, definitely the first oil company CEO to head up a meeting meant to help the world deal with climate change that's being amplified by the products his company is producing and selling.What I'd like to talk about today is COP28 and what we might expect to emerge from this very unusual, but also quite significant, get together.—Al Jaber's appointment as the COP president for this year's meeting was a controversial choice, to say the least.Dubai being selected as the host-city was one thing, but an oil executive running the show? This reeked, to some commentators and analysts, at least, as a sort of organizational capture: the United Nations either overrun by financial interests to the point that those interests were able to insert themselves even into this increasingly vital annual summit, or—maybe—the organization overcome by a naive sort of optimistic earnestness, wanting to get everyone involved, including those in some ways most responsible for the climate-related issues we face, to the point that the reins were ultimately handed over to one of those people, to do with as he and his ilk please.It's unclear which of these, or other possibilities explain this, again quite controversial choice of host city and president, but there has already been some more obvious, scandalous behavior arising from this meeting, beyond the jarring dissonance of having oil people run a climate change-focused meeting.Back in June of 2023, it was reported that the UAE's state oil company, Adnoc, was able to read emails to and from the official COP28 summit office, despite claims that the latter's email system was kept separate from the former's.The concern was that this state oil company, which would seem to have immense financial interest in slowing or stopping the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, as the longer they can keep legally and profitably pumping and selling, the more profit they can wring from their existing assets, they could see what was being said by and to the folks behind this climate summit, which is ostensibly at least meant to help speed up that transition away from fossil fuels.Those concerns were confirmed by The Guardian, and though the COP28 office altered their digital setup after the reporting was done, this added fuel to the concern-fire that was already burning because the UAE and Al Jaber were in charge of things; it seemed like they would have every reason in the world to put their thumbs on the scale and nudge the meeting in favor of the fossil fuel industry, given the chance, and this email issue seemed to confirm that notion.There have also been concerns that the UAE authorities will weaponize their already widespread digital surveillance apparatus—which is generally used to stifle religious and political freedoms in-country—to target COP meeting attendees with the same, tracking their actions and communications with spyware, among other violations.A letter was written to the UN by a bunch of politicians from the EU and US, asking the body behind the COP meetings to remove Al Jaber, and a slew of organizations and activists have separately done the same.The counterpoint presented by the UAE and Al Jaber himself, though, alongside supporters of how this meeting is coming together, including, at times at least, the US climate envoy John Kerry and EU climate chief Frans Timmermans, is that alongside his role running a state-owned fossil fuel company, Al Jaber also founded and runs Masdar, which invests heavily in renewable energy, and which is meant to serve as a foot in the door for the UAE as they attempt to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels; Masdar has invested in renewable projects in 40 countries, so far, and have targeted builting 100GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.Under Al Jaber, Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company has invested in carbon capture and green hydrogen projects, and has been investing in nuclear and solar power, as well.None of these efforts compare to the investments that have been made, under his leadership, in fossil fuel capacity; it's night a day.But the argument in his favor is that he's a skilled energy world executive, and one that is actually making practical moves to transition to renewables: he's not doing it overnight, but he's actually doing something, and that makes him a credible source for usable ideas as to how other companies can do the same, while also putting someone at the reins who knows how to talk to and deal with energy executives—many of whom couldn't care less about investing in renewables—and that means it's possible he might be able to get them to make these sorts of iterative changes, as well.He's a choice that doesn't preach to the choir, basically; he's meant to preach to those who aren't yet convinced.And this will be a COP meeting with a LOT of oil industry higher-ups in attendance; which theoretically at least supports the assertion made by critics that the meeting has been captured, serving as a safe space for fossil fuel industry representatives who want to paint themselves as eco-friendly and thus, empowered to play a role in determining how quickly, or slowly, the transition to renewables occurs.But the counterpoint to this regulatory capture theory is that having true-believers at the helm—folks who see the oil industry as villains, in many cases—having them running things, hasn't historically served to get these oil companies to do anything except deny deny deny and do what they can to further entrench themselves in their existing energy source and business models; so maybe this, putting one of their own at the front of the room, and one of them who seems to be comfortable keeping a foot in both worlds, maybe that will help shift their collective stance a bit.Beyond the hubbub over who's hosting the show, there are also a few other interesting things to watch as this year's COP meeting unfolds.The first is that the US and China recently came to a new agreement to dramatically increase the production of renewable energy, tripling global capacity by 2030 in order to reduce their emissions and displace fossil fuels.The US and China's emissions, combined, account for something like 38% of the world's total, so anything these countries do in this space is already a big deal.But the last time the US and China landed on this sort of agreement, back in 2015, the language they used ended up informing the Paris Agreement that was made real at that year's COP meeting—an agreement meant to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius; so it could be that this new agreement also feeds into a larger, more international and inclusive agreement, once again.That said, there's a lot of arguably justified concern that this year's COP, like many previous COPs, will be a lot of talk without much or any action.It's easy to make commitments in a context in which one's words will net one's country a lot of goodwill in the press, but a lot more difficult to actually live up to those commitments—as governments around the world have discovered time and time again with climate-related issues.Our newest climate data indicate we'll likely fly right by the 1.5 degrees C average warming milestone this decade: much earlier than was previously estimated, and early enough that many experts are saying that goal, keeping temperature increases below that level, which has become a bit of a rallying cry for environmentalists and entities shifting to renewable energy, in recent years, they say it's probably out of reach.It's still important that we reduce emissions and halt heating as soon as possible, in other words, but the number we've held up as being an aggressive, optimistic goal that is nonetheless achievable might not be realistic, anymore.That new report is far from the last word on this, but a seeming inability to live up to climate commitments, combined with ever-bettering data-collection and computational resources has left us with a much higher-resolution understanding of how bad the situation is, and a much steeper mountain to climb if we want to accomplish even the relatively less-impressive goals that are still within reach; which makes the whole concept a tougher sell, especially when it seems easier to just throw up one's hands in frustration or disbelief, rather than making the sacrifices that might be necessary to get where we ostensibly need to be.And that's the second main, interesting thing to be watching here: the impact that better tools and data from those tools, and research done with that better data, will have on these discussions and the overall timber and tone of what people are saying.These new talks are arriving in the wake of some significant new developments in methane-tracking capabilities: satellites that allow researchers to pinpoint methane emissions hotspots, which in turn tells them which governments are failing to cap emitting wells, or which businesses are, as was the case in Kazakhstan recently, a local mining company allowing methane to flow freely from their infrastructure, causing untold damage that can be relatively inexpensively remedied once the emitting entities know what's happening and if the right kind of pressure is applied, to force their hand—two variables that are increasingly likely to align, appropriately, because of these new tools and techniques.Satellites capable of providing other sorts of high-resolution data, like where CO2 emissions are the worst, for instance, down to the level of an individual power plant, can also help us figure out where our problems are centralized, but they also allow us to name-and-shame, with receipts, if necessary, to force entities that would otherwise try to deny and sweep this kind of thing under the rug to acknowledge their failure in this regard, making issues that they currently might record as externalities, internal, in turn making it more likely something will be done, rather than these issues being ignored and compounding over time.And third, one of the many commitments countries—especially wealthy countries—have made over the course of previous COP meetings, is to provide a bunch of money to less-wealthy countries meant to help pay climate-related reparations, and for a transition to renewables, helping them bypass the emissions-related excesses today's wealthy countries have indulged in.Those already wealthy countries are the source of the vast, vast majority of today's emissions, and the idea is to help not-yet-wealthy countries scale-up and become richer without also creating more emissions as a consequence: a reasonable-sounding ambition, but that kind of pivot is not cheap or easy.The aid many countries have been told they would get as part of this effort hasn't yet materialized, though—$100 billion was promised by wealthy countries for poorer countries by 2020, to kick things off, to help them move toward renewables, and for losses and damages caused by existing climate change impacts.And that was meant to be just the initial round of funding that would eventually lead to trillions a year.Even that initial $100 billion didn't arrive, though, and while you could argue that some other, fairly immediate concerns reared their heads in 2020 that necessitated the rerouting of those funds toward other, pandemic-related issues, this is often touted of an example of just how untrustworthy these wealthier countries and their promises are; even the initial promise was a lie, so why shouldn't these countries that were lied to pursue whichever path is best for them and their immediate fortunes, whatever the consequences, like those wealthier countries were able to do in previous decades and centuries?Those are big questions, but probably the biggest one is whether those attending COP28 will be able to get an actual commitment to phase-out fossil fuels on the table, and then adopted by those participating.Many nations, including the most powerful and emitting in the world, have been unwilling to do this, consisting adopting weaker language, making smaller, pseudo-promises, not quite stepping up to the plate on a firm commitment to that kind of transition, instead opting for language that allows wiggle-room and doesn't upset any of the existing fossil fuel-related global systems, including existing energy businesses, but also countries—like the UAE and the US—that are major fossil fuel exporters.Most analysts don't expect that language to arrive at this meeting, either, and the general consensus is that we'll probably see another relatively, iterative step in the right direction across many metrics at COP28; maybe something based on all that new data with a little more enforcement-related teeth, but likely not a big enough step to close the gap between where we thought we were, and where we now realize, because of the most up-to-date climate findings, we actually are.Show Noteshttps://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/environment-co2-pollution-satellitehttps://archive.ph/ODvEKhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/uae-oil-firm-cop28-climate-summit-emails-sultan-al-jaber-adnochttps://archive.ph/Ta5hkhttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/11/uae-concerns-around-authorities-use-of-digital-surveillance-during-cop28/https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/380412/masdar-renewable-energy-hydrogen/https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-warming-will-reach-15c-threshold-this-decade-report-2023-11-02/https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/18/us-china-agreement-sets-the-tone-for-cop28/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/cop28-host-uae-breaking-its-own-ban-on-routine-gas-flaring-data-showshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/17112023/harder-to-kick-climate-can-from-cop28/https://grist.org/international/international-climate-finance-adaptation/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-the-eu-and-us-want-to-get-done-at-cop28/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/climate/us-china-climate-agreement.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/10/cop28-host-uae-pushes-oil-producers-for-climate-pledges-00126619https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/15/un-climate-cop26-pledges/?stream=tophttps://www.ghgsat.com/en/newsroom/worlds-first-commercial-co2-sensor-in-orbit/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-15/exxon-ceo-says-making-big-oil-villains-harms-net-zero-drive?stream=top#xj4y7vzkghttps://www.politico.eu/article/eu-promises-substantial-climate-damage-funding-pledge/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67143989https://archive.ph/KHWOLhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-13/gulf-nations-must-overhaul-everything-to-meet-climate-goals?cmpid=BBD111523_GREENDAILYhttps://www.semafor.com/article/11/10/2023/the-battle-lines-to-watch-at-cop28https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-04/the-bankers-are-back-finance-industry-plans-for-cop28?cmpid=BBD111523_GREENDAILY#xj4y7vzkghttps://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2023_12.pdfhttps://www.wri.org/research/state-climate-action-2023https://www.axios.com/2023/11/20/un-climate-change-emissions-gap?stream=tophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_conferencehttps://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/the-big-picture/what-are-united-nations-climate-change-conferences/how-cops-are-organized-questions-and-answershttps://www.uae-embassy.org/discover-uae/climate-and-energy/uae-energy-diversification This is a public episode. 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The man leading the upcoming UN climate talks in Dubai heads the United Arab Emirates' state oil company. Sultan Al Jaber is the climate envoy for the UAE and has led the state renewable energy company, but his critics question the substance of his green credentials. Inside the public relations campaign to green Al Jaber's image and install an oil CEO at the heart of the UN climate process. Also, Antarctica's ice shelves block glaciers from flowing into the sea, but a recent study found that these ice shelves lost 8.3 trillion tons of ice in the last 25 years raising the risk of sea level rise. A geoscientist sheds light on future ice loss in Antarctica. And a dinosaur fossil discovered in Egypt in the 70s gathered dust in museums for decades and now it finally has a name as a new species, Igai semkhu. A paleontologist explains why fossils from the end of the Age of Dinosaurs are relatively rare in Africa and what this “titanosaur” specimen can reveal about the distant past. -- We're an independent, non-profit organization and depend on your support to keep us going. Please consider pitching in to ensure we can keep bringing you quality environmental stories. Just go to loe.org and click on “Donate” at the top of the page. Thank you for your contribution in any amount! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team behind the top global affairs podcast, One Decision, introduces "Power Decisions," a new energy series that explores the world's energy sources and the politics and power behind the clean transition. This debut episode hosted by CNBC's Mandy Drury examines the globe's next energy conference—COP28 which has been plagued by controversy surrounding the appointment of UAE oil executive Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber to lead the summit and the conference leadership's attempts to sweep undesirable narratives under the carpet including accusations of greenwashing Al Jaber's image and record through Wikipedia and hundreds of fake social media accounts. Drury is joined by journalists Damian Carrington, Environmental Editor for The Guardian, Zack Colman, Climate reporter for POLITICO and Amy Harder, Executive Editor for Cipher News, a publication supported by Breakthrough Energy to discuss what to expect, whether the summit can succeed as a forum to effectively address climate change and if an oil-rich nation should lead the climate change fight.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - John Kirby, a White House National Security Council spokesman, announced during a Thursday press conference that beginning Friday the US government will begin evacuating US citizens from Israel through charter flights. Kirby said that the administration is still working through the details of the arrangement but that the flights out of Israel will take Americans to Europe. He added that the administration is “exploring other options to expand the capacity of doing this. Including exploring whether it's possible to help Americans leave by land and by sea.” Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had urged the Biden administration to immediately evacuate US citizens from Israel. It is uncertain how many Americans are currently in Israel, but the death toll of US citizens in the country continues to rise. For the latest on the conflict in Israel, visit catholic news agency dot com. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255665/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-urges-biden-to-evacuate-americans-trapped-in-israel Pope Francis received Sultan Al Jaber, president-designate of COP28 UAE, on Wednesday at the Vatican. The meeting comes ahead of the COP28 meeting taking place at Expo City Dubai from November 30 to December 12. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is an annual conference that was established after the signing of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) treaty in 1992 at the UN Rio Conference, also known as the Earth Summit. The COP represents all the states that are party to the UNFCCC and is an opportunity for world leaders, representing state and nonstate actors, to meet and discuss policy goals that seek to establish common — and often ambitious — goals for climate change mitigation. During their meeting October 11, Pope Francis and Al Jaber discussed the role that faith leaders and faith-based organizations can play in promoting the climate objectives of COP28. Advocacy for climate change has been at the center of Francis' pontificate. On October 4, the pope published his much-anticipated apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, which is seen as the second installment of Laudato Si'. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255661/cop28-president-designate-meets-with-pope-francis-to-discuss-common-climate-goals Today the Church honors Saint Edward the Confessor, king of England from 1042 to 1066. His saintly bearing made him a popular sovereign, and his actions even more so. He abolished an unjust tax and was known to cure people with his touch. Edward died on January 5, 1066, and was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1161. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-edward-the-confessor-392

VLOG 9/22: Sen Menendez, we had today's news yesterday: https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1menendezicp092123.html SBF loses at 2d Cir, & (most) witnesses; Trump NY trial back on track? Amid #UNGA failure, Inner City Press called out UAE Al Jaber head of COP28- bots respond: https://www.innercitypress.com/ungate1cop28uae1bots092223.html

Unique and empowered. This is what it feels to be an Emirati woman. It is a blend of embracing one's roots and cultural identity, while evolving every day in a dynamic and diverse country, to contribute to the development of the nation. For that reason, every year on August 28, Emirati women come together to appreciate their efforts, celebrate their work and highlight their achievements.   The Emirati Women's Day was launched in 2015 by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, wife of the late founding father Sheikh Zayed, and known as the Mother of the Nation. It was to bring recognition to the crucial role of women in the country. On this special episode celebrating Emirati women, Shireena Al Nowais sat down with five of the most powerful and successful sisters in the UAE: Al Kaabi sisters and Al Jaber sisters.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 91-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,153 on turnover of $5.9-billion N-T. **Cabinet approves amendments targeting power-based sexual harassment ** Taiwan's Executive Yuan has approved a set of draft amendments, that say employers may face a fine of up to $1 million NT for sexual harrassment of their employees. The draft amendments aim to start an "effective" clampdown (鎮壓) on sexual harassment, and to strengthen protections for victims of sexual violence. The proposal mandates the local government to intervene when an individual is sexually harassed by their employer, or is not satisfied with their organization's handling of their sexual misconduct report. **Kaohsiung Factory Fire and Explosion ** Firefighters are working to put out a blaze at a factory in Kaohsiung. Officials say several explosions were reported by residents near the electronic components factory in Nan-zhi District at around 7am today, and emergency personnel were dispatched to (發送, 派遣) the scene. They say there have been no reports of any injuries or workers trapped so far, but firefighters are still fighting to contain the blaze through thick smoke. (NS) **ICC Investigating Darfur War Crimes ** The International Criminal Court prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan's western Darfur region. Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that fighting between government forces and the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces has spilled into Darfur which was wracked by (被毀壞) bloodshed and atrocities in 2003. He said the country is now “in peril of allowing history to repeat itself.” In 2005, the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC and Khan said the court still has a mandate under that resolution to investigate crimes there. The current conflict in the region has killed over 3,000 and displaced more than 3 million. **US Justice Department Urges Judge Not to Postpone Trump Trial ** The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to reject Donald Trump's efforts to postpone (推遲、延後) his trial in the classified documents case. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. **UAE Sultan on COP28 Plan ** The head of this year's United Nations climate talks is calling for governments and businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放量) in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago. Sultan al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates told senior officials from Europe, Canada and China gathered in Brussels on Thursday that record-breaking heat seen across the world recently shows the need for urgent action to curb emissions. Al-Jaber laid out his strategy for the upcoming COP28 global climate talks in Dubai this fall. Al-Jaber urged governments to come forward with more ambitious national targets for cutting emissions in the next few months. He also named two veteran officials from South Africa and Denmark to lead negotiations on the first global stocktake of where the world stands in meeting the Paris goals. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 原子彈之父奧本海默，為了終結戰爭，他必須測試毀滅性武器，做出撼動全人類的重要決定！克里斯多夫諾蘭編劇執導，席尼墨菲，麥特戴蒙，小勞勃道尼等眾星雲集，【奧本海默】7月21日大銀幕震撼登場，IMAX同步上映！ https://pse.is/54uu2y

When Sultan Al Jaber was made president of COP28, the year's biggest climate summit, there was outrage. How can the head of a giant oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. – think Exxon and BP combined – convince the world to cut emissions faster? But Al Jaber isn't an oil boss cut from the same mold. He spent a decade as a renewables executive.  This week on Zero, Bloomberg Green Executive Editor Aaron Rutkoff talks to Senior Reporter Akshat Rathi about his new in-depth profile of Al Jaber exploring a world of contradictions. You can read the full article “The Oil Sheikh's Climate Fixer”. Read a transcript of this episode, here. Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks this week to Gilda Di Carli, Stacey Wong, and Kira Bindrim.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/greenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big things are happening in the United Arab Emirates, really big things. As the nation which reached out to Israel in the most expansive expression of peace yet with an Arab partner, it's time Jewish people understood more about this nation. Abu Dhabi is the stage for a new era of religious pluralism. The Emirati capital has opened the Abrahamic Family House, a beacon of mutual understanding, coexistence and religious peace. It consists of a mosque, church, synagogue and educational center. In this episode, we hear from the Chief Rabbi of the UK and the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis at the opening of the first purpose-built synagogue in the Arab world for a century - and a few words from Pope Francis, who conducted mass in front of 130,000 Catholic faithful in Abu Dhabi. It's also the year of COP28 in the capital and we hear from the president-designate, His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who spoke about the future transition of the United Arab Emirates' energy industry. Mr Al Jaber serves as the UAE's special envoy for climate change and the Emirates' state oil producer — the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. In this episode, His Excellency explains the need to balance the realities of providing the world with oil and gas today while creating a new future of clean energy tomorrow. You don't have to be Jewish to engage with Jonny Gould's Jewish State. It's a venture out for those who want to know more about the world which affects them and for non-Jews, who interact with Israel and Jewish people in the most positive and progressive way.

In this episode we listen to H.E. Dr. SULTAN AL JABER, President, Emirates Climate Conference - COP28, speak on THE VISION FOR THE EMIRATES CLIMATE CONFERENCE - COP28 taking place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2023. H.E. Dr. Al Jaber also serves as Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology as well as Special Envoy for Climate Change for the United Arab Emerates. This event originally took place at the 2023 Arctic Circle Abu Dhabi Forum that was part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

Happy New Year!   Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism, where we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue about building a sustainable future. After a well-spent hiatus, the team returns with the first episode of what we hope to be an amazing year documenting climate progress! We know from previous years that many people discover the podcast over our break, so If you're a new listener, we're thrilled you're here! In today's episode, co-hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson catch up on what's been happening in climate over the last few weeksーand what's to come in 2023. First up, the team chats about their break and the importance of taking time to reflect and cultivate equanimity, self-care, and inner strength. And speaking of inner strength, what about the brave decision of New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to leave office after five remarkable years? Our co-hosts weigh in with some thought-provoking insights. There's talk of Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the controversial pick to be the president of COP28—this year's UN climate conference, which is set to be held in Dubai. Al Jaber is the Minister for Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Check out Christiana's Op-Ed on Al Jaber in The New Statesman.  This year will also mark the first global stocktake (GST), the process designed to assess the world's progress toward achieving the purpose behind the landmark Paris Agreement.  Oh, and Paul's “friend” wrote a poem about Christianaーyou'll have to listen to find out what rhymes with “emissions.” Finally, we leave you this week with the beautifully haunting track “Oh Mother” from Sive.   Bye for now!   NOTES AND RESOURCES    To learn more about our planet's climate emergency and how you can transform outrage into optimistic action subscribe to the podcast here. Tom recommends Stolen Focus by Johann Hari. Learn more about ChatGPT. Read Christiana's Op-Ed about Dr. Sultan Al Japer in The New Statesman. Learn more about COP28.   MUSIC   Sive Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | Spotify | Bandcamp Check out Sive's album ‘We Begin In Darkness'   Check out our sister-podcast, ‘The Way Out Is In'   Did you know we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast? - Check it out! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook

We hear from Dr. Al Jaber at the opening of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week plus we speak to H.E. Abdullah Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary - Industry Growth at the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology. Dubai property prices will rise at a slower rate next year, according to Better Homes. We speak to Richard Waind, Group Managing Director at Betterhomes. Plus, we look at Invesco's latest report which shows what Central Banks need to do next to reduce inflation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

الجزء التاسع والعشرون (جزء تبارك) بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم | Al-Juz' - 29 - Part Number 29- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán – meditation, relaxation, life balance, good life, islam, peace

الجزء الثلاثون (جزء عم )بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم | Al-Juz' - 30 - Part Number 30- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán – meditation, relaxation, life balance, good life, islam, peace

سورة العاديات بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-adiyat - Aladiyet- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة قريش بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Quraish - Qouraich- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الناس بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat An-nas - Annes- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الفلق بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-falaq - Alfalaq- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة المسد بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-masad - Almassad- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الماعون بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-maun - Almaoun- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الفيل بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-fil - Alfeel- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة البينة بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-baiyyinah - Albayina- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الهمزة بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-humazah - Alhoumaza- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة العصر بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-asr - Alasr- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة التكاثر بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat At-takathur - Attakathor- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة القارعة بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-qariah - Alqariaa- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة العلق بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-alaq - Alalak- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة القدر بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Al-qadr - Alkadr- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán

سورة الكوثر بصوت القارئ علي الجابر – القرآن الكريم |Surat Alkaouther- Holy Quran Kareem / Coran - recited by Ali Al Jaber Kuran – कुरान - Die Koran – ਕੁਰਾਨ – Alcorão – Kurani – Coranul – Коран - Al-Qur'an - コーラン - 古兰经 - 古蘭經 – Қуръон – Kuran - Der Koran - El Corán