The irony of COP28's location this year cannot be overlooked. The UAE, a nation synonymous with opulence and towering skyscrapers made most of its wealth from selling oil and natural gas which are supposedly the cause of a coming apocalypse. Dubai, the epitome of hydrocarbon-fueled extravagance, stands as a stark contrast to the very principles that COP28 purports to uphold. Hosting COP in a nation deeply entrenched in the fossil fuel industry is paradoxical at best.
Emission-Spewing Private Jets and Carbon-Intensive Lifestyles While political figures in the West regularly point accusatory fingers at the substantial CO2 emissions of China and India, they tend to ignore per capita emissions in various nations.
