by Richard Eldred, Daily Sceptic:

Dr. Sultan Al-Jaber, the COP28 President from the United Arab Emirates, has said that there is “no science” supporting the call to phase out fossil fuels. The Telegraph has more.

Dr. Sultan Al-Jaber, who also heads the state oil company Adnoc, said the phase-out of fossil fuels was not necessary to achieve the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5°C during a meeting in the run-up to the summit.