COP 28 President UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’
click link for Guardian Dec 3/23 article
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
Court Painter called upon his favourite contract writer, Chatterley Gonad Phantasmagoric Thunderbuns (ChatGPT for short)to retell the fable of The Fox Guarding the Henhouse.
Once upon a time, in a lush and vibrant forest, there existed a community of animals concerned about the future of their earthly environment. At the heart of the earth was the Henhouse, a meeting place where the delicate hens and their precious eggs met to discuss the earth and its future survival. The Henhouse was entrusted to a clever and charismatic fox named Sultan Al “Jabba” Jaber, who was not only the president of Cop28 but also the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company, Adnoc.
Now, Sultan Al Jabba Jaber was known for his silver tongue and cunning ways. He was a master at convincing the other animals that he had their best interests at heart. However, there was a growing concern among the wise owls and perceptive rabbits of the forest. They questioned whether a fox, known for its sly nature, could truly be trusted to guard the Henhouse from deceit and private interests.
One day, during a grand gathering of the forest’s inhabitants, Mary Robinson, the wise and respected chair of the Elders group, dared to question Sultan Al Jabba Jaber about the need to protect the earth from the looming threat of global heating.
With a sly grin, Sultan Al Jabba Jaber dismissed her concerns, declaring, “I accepted to come to this meeting to have a sober and mature conversation. I’m not in any way signing up to any discussion that is alarmist. There is no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C. Such measures would only take us back to the caves, hindering further development of my fossil fuel holdings.”
The animals listened, bewildered and uneasy, for they had heard tales of the delicate balance between nature and progress. The wise owls hooted in disbelief, and the perceptive rabbits exchanged worried glances. It seemed that Sultan Al Jabba Jaber, the fox entrusted with guarding the Henhouse, was not willing to acknowledge the urgency of protecting the earth and forests from the flames of global heating.
The animals, now more alarmed than ever, began to murmur among themselves. The Henhouse, a symbol of hope, seemed to be in peril under the questionable guardianship of Sultan Al Jabba Jaber. The wise owls and perceptive rabbits realized that entrusting a fox with conflicting interests to safeguard the Henhouse was a perilous decision.
And so, the forest found itself at a crossroads, torn between the deceptive promises of the cunning fox and the urgent calls for responsible guardianship from the wise and knowledgeable.
The fate of the Henhouse and the entire forests of the earth hung in the balance, as the animals grappled with the consequences of foolishly allowing the deceptive fox to guard his interests thus preventing Cop28 from delivering a decision to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner, absent loopholes and escape routes for the foxy fossil fuel industry to continue expanding and exacerbating the climate crisis.
That’s the fable scoop!
