Opec rails against fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 in leaked letters

Oil cartel warns 'pressure may reach a tipping point' and that 'politically motivated campaigns put our prosperity' at riskThe Opec oil cartel has warned its member countries with "utmost urgency" that "pressure against fossil fuels may reach a tipping point with irreversible consequences" at Cop28, in leaked letters seen by the Guardian.The letters noted that a "fossil fuels phase out" remains on the negotiating table at the UN climate summit and urges the oil states to "proactively reject any text or formula that targets energy, ie fossil fuels, rather than emissions". Continue reading...