Cop29 CEO Filmed Agreeing To Facilitate Fossil Fuel Deals at Climate Summit (theguardian.com)
(Friday November 08, 2024 @11:45AM (msmash)
from the unfortunate-events dept.)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/1545240/cop29-ceo-filmed-agreeing-to-facilitate-fossil-fuel-deals-at-climate-summit
- Source link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/08/cop29-ceo-filmed-agreeing-to-facilitate-fossil-fuel-deals-at-climate-summit
The chief executive of Cop29 has been filmed apparently agreeing to [1]facilitate fossil fuel deals at the climate summit . From a report:
> The recording has amplified calls by campaigners who want the fossil fuel industry and its lobbyists to be banned from future Cop talks. The campaign group Global Witness posed undercover as a fake oil and gas group asking for deals to be facilitated in exchange for sponsoring the event. In the calls, Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan's deputy energy minister and chief executive of Cop29, agreed to this and spoke of a future that includes fossil fuels "perhaps for ever." Cop officials also introduced the fake investor to a senior executive at the national oil and gas company Socar to discuss investment opportunities.
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> Soltanov told the fake investment group: âoeI would be happy to create a contact between your team and their team [Socar] so that they can start discussions." Shortly after that they received an email from Socar. The UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), the UN body that oversees Cop, says officials should not use their roles "to seek private gain" and it expects them to act "without self-interest."
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/08/cop29-ceo-filmed-agreeing-to-facilitate-fossil-fuel-deals-at-climate-summit
> The recording has amplified calls by campaigners who want the fossil fuel industry and its lobbyists to be banned from future Cop talks. The campaign group Global Witness posed undercover as a fake oil and gas group asking for deals to be facilitated in exchange for sponsoring the event. In the calls, Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan's deputy energy minister and chief executive of Cop29, agreed to this and spoke of a future that includes fossil fuels "perhaps for ever." Cop officials also introduced the fake investor to a senior executive at the national oil and gas company Socar to discuss investment opportunities.
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> Soltanov told the fake investment group: âoeI would be happy to create a contact between your team and their team [Socar] so that they can start discussions." Shortly after that they received an email from Socar. The UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), the UN body that oversees Cop, says officials should not use their roles "to seek private gain" and it expects them to act "without self-interest."
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/08/cop29-ceo-filmed-agreeing-to-facilitate-fossil-fuel-deals-at-climate-summit
This is important! (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't care what you believe about climate change but if you believe the politicians and technocrats getting together at these conferences are doing anything other than trying to line their own pockets and get a fancy meal on the tax payer dime - you are a rube!
Re: This is important! (Score:3)
This, and that they almost always take jet planes to these events to be there in person, rarely rail transport and rarely telecommute.
Re: This is important! (Score:4, Insightful)
> This, and that they almost always take jet planes to these events to be there in person, rarely rail transport and rarely telecommute.
And from what I've heard, they eat the most expensive, must be delivered fresh (via flight) from all over the world meals you could imagine. These conferences are a testament to all the things we're doing wrong, and end up being a worship session for the status quo nearly every time. Why we consider these people "leaders" of anything is beyond me. The only thing they lead is money and luxury straight towards themselves.
Re: (Score:2)
These "Cop" people are the "you'll own nothing and like it", people.