Oil giant Saudi Arabia blocking adoption of major UN report on oceans and climate change over references to capping global warming at 1.5C - AFP
Employees of Aramco oil company work in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant on September 20, 2019.
That assessment detailed the stark consequences for humanity of piercing that threshold and the need for deep cuts in the use of fossil fuels. Two other sources taking part in the five-day talks confirmed the standoff, noting that Norway, Britain, France, Canada, Chile the European Union were resisting Saudi proposals to drop any reference to the 1.5C report, or include a reference to its alleged "shortcomings".
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