NGOs want to raise human rights issues at COP28

In the run-up to COP28, more than 200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called in an open letter for the human rights situation and the influence of the fossil fuel industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be addressed. „Climate justice and human rights are deeply interconnected – there cannot be one without the other,“ the letter states. Holding the conference in a „repressive petro-state“ and having it chaired by an oil executive is „reckless.“ Furthermore, the decision demonstrates an open conflict of interest and threatens the legitimacy of the process.