Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Reality is that there is a very limited retreat of the vehicles, with the occupation forces providing cover undeer fire up to Salah al-Din Street

Fossil fuel advocates steal spotlight in UAE climate change talks

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Net
  • 2 Apr 2022 22:51
  • 1 Shares
4 Min Read

As the world aims to lessen reliance on fossil fuels and investments in that sector, many backers of the sector are calling for increasing the investments.

  • x
  • United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei speaks during the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, UAE, March 28, 2022 (AP)
    United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei speaks during the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, UAE, March 28, 2022 (AP)

Climate change talks in Dubai addressed the threats of the phenomenon - or perhaps at least acknowledged that there must be a shift away from fossil fuel toward more sustainable, safer, and more green sources of power to curb the effects of the crisis that have brought upon humanity ravaging effects as temperatures keep increasing.

The divisive issue here lies in the means and timetable for achieving this pivot, as fossil fuel producers, such as the host of the summit itself, underlined the importance of increasing investments in oil and gas instead of decreasing those and opting for greener means.

"We definitely at this time need to include all available resources," UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei told an energy forum in Dubai. Al-Mazrouei's words were in light of a global fuel crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, not to mention the issues that have been facing energy supplies since the world started recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic that had the global economy as a whole sitting on the bench.

"We cannot ignore or say we are going to abandon certain production. It's just not the right time, whatever reason you have," he claimed, reflecting concerns over the pivotal sector his country practically uses as an economic crutch. However, he explained his point of view by saying that it would make prices too high for millions around the world.

Fossil fuel backers have tried to be in the spotlight throughout the forum in Dubai, seeking to have a part in the conversation about climate change and its devastating effects on the planet.

OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, in a bid to reassure those worrying about the effects mitigating climate change would have on their industries, said that in the upcoming UN climate talks in Egypt, COP27, and the UAE, COP28, producers could address the issues around "inclusiveness" to assure that their sectors are not left behind as the globe shifts toward a greener future.

Related News

Trump approves Patriot missiles to Ukraine, bills EU for costs

Russia slams US-Denmark military pact as threat to its security

Limiting global temperature increases to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the head of the biggest oil-producing bloc, and the role of oil and gas "are not mutually exclusive."

Currently, Earth is 1.1 degrees C hotter than preindustrial levels, and that has caused drastic changes. Drought, floods, and storms amplified by rising sea levels have been ravaging our planet, rendering it nearly uninhabitable, and that is only the tip of the melting iceberg, for it will only become worse.

"Governments' planned coal production will vastly exceed global levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C — by 240% in 2030 and by 450% in 2040," a United Nations report said earlier.

To bolster the argument, those calling for more investments in fossil fuels used the current high prices of energy resources to "prove" the global demand for oil, though the issue at hand is due to the aforementioned Ukraine crisis and the Western sanctions on a prominent exporter of oil and gas - Russia.

Throughout the forum, many have nearly ridiculed countries like the United States and the United Kingdom for calling for decreasing investments in fossil duel while pleading for exporting countries to pump more fuel to mitigate soaring energy prices.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other international bodies had stressed the need to shift from investing in fossil fuel infrastructure and to try and lessen reliance on those fuels seeing as they are the main driver of the crisis.

The International Renewable Energy Agency reiterated the UN's words in a 350-page report this week, urging the world to rake radical action and invest $5.7 trillion each year through the end of the decade to pivot toward alternatives to fossil fuels. At the same time, the agency said investments of $700 billion should be diverted away from the fossil fuel sector each year.

  • United States
  • United Arab Emirates
  • global warming
  • Climate change
  • Russia
  • UAE
  • Fossil Fuels
  • OPEC+
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine
STOP THE HEAT: A Climate Change Coverage

STOP THE HEAT: A Climate Change Coverage

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS