AS we’ve been reporting, the draft COP26 agreement released by the UK presidency calls on countries to bring an end to coal and subsidies for fossil fuels.
Saudi Arabia – one of the world’s top exporters – appears to be pushing back against that.
The kingdom’s top energy official has said efforts to tackle climate change should not have “any bias towards or against any particular source of energy”.
“It is imperative that we recognise the diversity of climate solutions,” Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud said in Glasgow.
Reuters news agency is meanwhile reporting that several officials involved in negotiations have blamed Saudi Arabia for obstructing progress, including by using “procedural delay tactics”.
The kingdom has offered a strong response to that.
“What you’ve been hearing is a false allegation, and a cheat and a lie,” Prince Abdulaziz said.
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