Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say ( www.nytimes.com )
The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
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