Journalist Mark Perry, who was at the World Climate Conference in Dubai for the Kronen Zeitung, makes people sit up in an interview on krone.tv: “During the conference there were a number of heated discussions. And the pressure on the oil-producing countries was very high. But honestly, what country, with more than half of its economy dependent on fossil fuel production, would voluntarily give that up?”
Although serious negotiations would have taken place in Dubai, there would have been no concrete results. Perry: “At the climate conference I often heard about the Saudis: As long as there is an oil production hole to be drilled, they will drill.”
“Paper, but no sanctions”
The Global North was repeatedly pilloried in Dubai. Many climate mistakes are also made in the south of our planet: “There are mistakes in the rainforest in Brazil, on the Ivory Coast and in many other places in the south of the world. We in Austria alone cannot save the global climate.” Anyway, the Dubai World Climate Conference ended, as such events always do. Perry: “In the end there is always some paper. However, this does not include any sanctions and there is also no legal certainty that the statements will be complied with. So something has emerged from it, but that doesn’t mean anything concrete yet.”
The subsequent discussion in Austria about whether the existing travel allowance should be abolished so as not to encourage driving has subsided again. Perry: “Many people depend on the travel allowance, because in Lower Austria, for example, many people have to travel far to get to work. But it was certainly a mistake that many branch lines in Lower Austria were closed fifteen years ago. The subsequent tearing out of the rails was wrong.”
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Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
