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Saudi and Russia say no to \u201ctransitioning away from fossil fuels\u201d in UN General <\/strong>Assembly climate change resolution:<\/strong> An EU-sponsored UN General Assembly amendment to the non-binding resolution that called for the doubling down on renewable energy and energy efficiency while phasing out fossil fuels was voted down following opposition from oil producing states led by the Kingdom and Russia, the New York Times<\/a> reports. The Saudi delegation argued that the language of the proposed amendment lacked balance.<\/p>\n

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Not the first time: <\/strong>A Saudi delegate was accused<\/a> of altering a negotiating text at COP29 to exclude transition pathways, while Western news outlets such as the New York Times and Bloomberg portrayed Saudi as a \u201cspoiler-in-chief\u201d<\/a> and a \u201cwrecking ball\u201d in global climate talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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