OPEC and UN climate body signal closer ties

Climate Change News: The head of OPEC has paid an official visit to the UN climate chief in Bonn, in a diplomatic first that the pair said heralds a new era of cooperation between the two bodies.

Mohammad Barkindo and Patricia Espinosa talked about economic diversification, according to a joint press release. That is code for investing less in oil and more in other sectors.

It is “an important objective for building economic resilience,” the statement read, with a high level event on the topic planned for next month’s climate talks in Marrakech.

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