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COP28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 see as a serious conflict of interest.

"Many"?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, “many”, not all.

Some people have never heard of him, therefore they haven’t decided he fucking sucks yet lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should have been 'most'

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Or "anyone with two brain cells or more and isn't also corrupt"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Also, there are likely more than one who have heard of him, know there is a conflict, but pretend otherwise for reasons.