World leaders just gathered at the UN in New York to discuss the climate, ahead of the main COP 28 climate conference coming up in November 2023. The president of that event is also the CEO of one of the world's largest oil and gas producers. So how, in the name of all things holy, can we possibly expect to make any progress there? This video has a couple of suggestions. Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com/ Research Links Climate Group - Climate Week NYC https://www.climateweeknyc.org/about-us Climate Group - Facing the New Reality (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCCONXOt9Nc Al Gore TED Talk "What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know" (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZC6da4mco Al Gore's view of Rishi Sunak https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/21/al-gore-rishi-sunak-climate-crisis Simon Steill Speech at Climate Week NYC - full transcript https://unfccc.int/news/simon-stiell-we-can-we-will-that-is-the-attitude-we-need-to-bring-to-cop28 IMF - global fossil fuel subsidies 2022 https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion Sultan Al Jaber - Commentary piece in Fortune Magazine https://fortune.com/2023/09/19/cop28-president-unga-transform-climate-finance-bridge-trillion-gap-environment-politics-sultan-al-jaber/ ADNOC analysis in 'Net Zero Professional' https://netzeroprofessional.com/adnoc-claims-to-go-green-yet-pledged-allegiance-to-fossil-fuels/ ADNOC Analysis by Global Witness https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/cop28-oil-company-to-spend-1-bn-a-month-on-fossil-fuels-this-decade-despite-green-claims/ ADNOC PR Execs working with COP28 advisory team! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/22/uae-oil-company-executives-working-with-cop28-team-leak-reveals Abu Dhabi projects accelerating https://www.upstreamonline.com/focus/abu-dhabi-project-activities-soar-to-record-highs-as-adnoc-embarks-on-multiple-expansion-plans/2-1-1511868 Antonio Gutteres at UN General Assembly https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/world-inching-ever-closer-to-a-great-fracture-says-un-chief Antonio Gutteres at Opening of 'Climate Day' https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/un-chief-warns-humanity-has-opened-the-gates-to-hell-as-he-convenes-world-leaders-for-climate-summit/1581076 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - Net Zero Roll Back Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4vUQbAunc Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: null Climate Adam: null Kurtis Baute: null Levi Hildebrand: null Simon Clark: null Sarah Karvner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Rollie Williams / ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: null Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ Engineering With Rosie null Ella Gilbert null Planet Proof https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtF58iBRQ2C3QPeKKzxwiA Our Eden null