Saudi Arabia is accused of trying to undermine efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C

·         The desert kingdom is one of the biggest oil producers in the world to date

·         It wants to remove 1.5C goal statement from summit’s final outcome document

·         The UK Government has said that ‘keeping 1.5 alive’ is a key aim of Cop26

By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 20:52 EST, 7 November 2021 | UPDATED: 02:04 EST, 8 November 2021

Saudi Arabia was yesterday accused of trying to undermine efforts to combat climate change at Glasgow’s Cop26 summit.

The desert kingdom, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, allegedly wants to remove a statement on the cover of the summit’s final outcome document stating the objective of the meeting is to keep global warming to below 1.5C.

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