Africa’s push for gas divides climate change summit

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Africa’s push for gas divides climate change summit

5:55 CAT | 08 Nov 2022

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There is evidence of significant division between countries at the UN climate conference in Egypt about the future role of natural gas.

Several African countries want to exploit the resource at a time when Europe is struggling to find supplies.

But other nations believe the world needs to end its reliance on fossil fuels as fast as possible.

The former US vice-president Al Gore told the conference the dash for gas was a bridge to nowhere.

The International Energy Agency has said new gas fields are not compatible with global aims to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of this century.

For the first time the summit is debating whether richer nations should provide financial support to help developing countries combat the effects of climate change.

Source: BBC