OPEC Secretary General tells COP29 oil is a gift from God

Reuters

Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, told at COP29 that crude oil and natural gas were gifts from God, highlighting that “Oil and gas remain vital to producers and consumers around the world.”

He argued that governments could still meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, without eliminating petroleum.

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