Putting the oil industry in charge of a climate conference was obviously one of the dumbest things to do.<p>It also gives off a signal that things are not so serious. I'm sure some people got some well filled envelopes for this but for the climate it's a bad thing and it invalidates the whole conference.
<i>An Emirati oil executive has landed in hot water after claiming that there's "no science" behind phasing out fossil fuels to keep global temperatures from creeping above 1.5 degrees Celsius, an internationally agreed-upon climate benchmark.</i><p>Sorry how did this happen? How did this guy get to be in charge of this?<p>I'm currently installing my own heat pumps and solar into my house using my own money. I know not everyone can afford this luxury but I'm taking shit into my own hands as much as I can. Thankfully we have the technology to be able to do this. As soon as this project is over and I recover financially I'm ordering and electric car and never looking back.
9 days ago:<p><i>Files Suggest UN Climate Summit's Leader Is Using Event to Promote Fossil Fuels</i><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38449630">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38449630</a>