Cop28 president to plough on with record levels of oil and gas production

Ahmed Al Jaber, centre, among applauding officials at Cop28 this week. Picture: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

The president of the UN's climate change summit has signalled his intention to plough on with record levels of oil and gas production, just days after the Cop28 event vowed to reduce fossil fuels.

Despite nearly 200 countries agreeing on Wednesday that efforts must be made to move away from fossil fuels if a 1.5C limit of global warming is to be achieved, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber by the end of the week insisted demand for oil and gas would dictate the future.