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MowCowWhoHow III

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Tue Dec 8, 2015, 07:14 PM Dec 2015

Saudi Arabia accused of trying to wreck Paris climate deal

Source: The Guardian

Saudi Arabia stood accused on Tuesday of trying to wreck the Paris climate summit in order to protect its future as one of the world’s largest oil producers.

As the talks entered the home stretch, developing country negotiators and campaigners became increasingly vocal in their complaints that the kingdom was getting in the way of a deal.

“They are seeing the writing on the wall,” said Wael Hmaidan , director of Climate Action Network, the global campaign group. “The world is changing and it’s making them very nervous.”

Those concerns about the future for an economy almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels was reflected in the negotiations, other observers said.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/08/saudi-arabia-accused-of-trying-to-wreck-the-paris-climate-deal

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Saudi Arabia accused of trying to wreck Paris climate deal (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 OP
Take away Saudi Royal Family money and power and I worry the horror that would follow randys1 Dec 2015 #1
Their aquifers are going dry, affecting crop production. alfredo Dec 2015 #3
Oil can be a curse daleo Dec 2015 #4
They should also get off their ass and do something about ISIS Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #2
Of course they would... SoapBox Dec 2015 #5
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