COP host wants to expand oil and gas production

The host country of COP28, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is planning to massively expand its oil and gas production, according to a report in the British Guardian. State-owned energy company Adnoc, led by COP28 president-elect Sultan Al-Jaber, is pursuing a target of producing 7.6 billion metric tons of oil equivalent over the next few years, the report says, citing an analysis by environmental organization Urgewald. Only Saudi Arabia and Qatar have even bigger expansion targets.