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From the Paris agreement to COP28, how oil and gas giants try to influence the global climate agenda

  • Written by Alain Naef, Assistant Professor, Economics, ESSEC
From the Paris agreement to COP28, how oil and gas giants try to influence the global climate agendaSadi-Santos/Shutterstock

There is “no science” behind demands to phase out fossil fuels, according to the current COP president. This level of cynicism at the top of the annual climate summit makes it less surprising that the conference has also been used as an oil trading venue.

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