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> the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates How does such an obvious case of the fox guarding
by pengaru 3y ago
> the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates
How does such an obvious case of the fox guarding the hen house come to be?
What a farce...
- mistrial9 3y ago.. because you have to engage all stakeholders.. that is not to say "agree" or "compromise" but yes, engage; including prominent speaker slots, exchange of position papers, building long term relationships. It is disappointing to see dismissive comments about the Conference of Parties.. do you really think that those representatives are aiming to be futile? or puppets? no
- jjulius 3y ago>... do you really think that those representatives are aiming to be futile? or puppets? Yes. Hard yes. You're asking us to assume that an industry that has given us countless reasons to not trust it should be trusted, now, to act in our best interest.
- mikrl 3y agoThere might be a bit of sense to it. Like tobacco companies getting involved in cancer research. If they ‘solve’ lung cancer in a way that doesn’t necessitate stopping smoking, the tobacco exec will make out like a bandit. Similarly, if the oil exec figures out how to ‘solve’ the negative effects of climate change without affecting oil output… drill baby drill!
- handy2000 3y agoHe will solve the negative effects of climate change at a week-long conference?
- mikrl 3y agoNo, but attending multiple such conferences will expose the oil exec to the areas of research, and help prioritize their funding. Just like lung cancer isn’t solved, but Philip Morris etc still throw money at the research.
- handy2000 3y agoIn an ideal world I would agree with you without reservations. Maybe I am too jaded, but find it hard to trust an UAE oil exec not to have an ulterior motive.
- mikrl 3y agoDon’t get me wrong, I’m in the same boat as you wrt skepticism about motivations, but there is a plausible explanation for how this kind of situation could come about.
- handy2000 3y agoI guess this answers the question: "Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels" (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-int...)
- pengaru 3y agoYep, NYT reporting as well: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fossil-fuels.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fos...
- isk517 3y agoWhat is the United Nations other than one large hen house protected by foxes whos desire to each hens is only exceeded by their desire to prevent other foxes from feasting.
- rib3ye 3y agoPrincipally to prevent a fox from getting their hens nuked. Happy to be a living hen.
- zdragnar 3y agoThen let's eliminate the rest of the BS at the UN. Iran chairs the UN human rights council, UAE hosting and using the climate summit to get sweet deals for their oil production... What do we get next, China chairs the anti-slavery council? USA the social health council? Make Russia the head of the peace keepers? 90% of what the UN does is a farce.
- rib3ye 3y agoI think you may be gravely undervaluing the importance of all world leaders coming together under one roof to get their grievances on the record. But no, it's not a utopian organization, it's just the best we can do atm.