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Major
oil exporters are getting bad press for topping the list of per capita
greenhouse gas emissions, but they usually just shrug off the bad rap ©Youssef
Karwashan (AFP)
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Global oil producers, who
provide the world with much of the fossil fuel that causes global warming, are
in no hurry to brighten up their own image as climate dinosaurs. Some Gulf countries have
timidly started investing in renewable energy, but experts say the initiatives
are just a tiny crack in producers' otherwise solid front of indifference to
climate change.
"So
far exporting countries, especially Gulf countries, have done everything to
make any progress on international climate agreements difficult," said
Patrick Criqui, an energy expert.
Major
oil exporters are getting bad press for topping the list of per capita
greenhouse gas emissions, but they usually just shrug off the bad rap.
