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Voices from Asia Part 4: The climate conundrum faced by COP28 host UAE
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Voices from Asia is a four-part podcast series by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Launched in November 2023, the episodes aim to relate discussions at the annual United Nations (UN) climate conference, COP28, to audiences in Asia.
In this episode, host Audrey Tan from the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions (CNCS) speaks to Dr Aisha Al-Sarihi, a research fellow at the university’s Middle East Institute, on the climate conundrum faced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is hosting the United Nations COP28 climate conference.
Tune in to hear her analysis of why the UAE, like other countries in the Middle East, is calling for a “phase down”, instead of a “phase out”, of fossil fuels; and how carbon markets could help the oil-producing region buy time in its green transition.
Key points:
- Are the concerns about an oil-producing region hosting a climate change conference justified? (1:12)
- What is the climate conundrum faced by the Middle East? (5:06)
- The race to “buy time” as the Middle East prepares for a post-oil future (8:41)
- What tools are the Middle Eastern countries relying on to cut emissions? (12:24)
- What will the UAE’s presidency at COP28 mean for the rest of the world? (16:35)
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