{"id":26483,"date":"2023-12-14T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/?p=26483"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:58:59","slug":"falklands-warning-as-jacob-rees-mogg-says-cop28-is-threat-to-islanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/politics\/falklands-warning-as-jacob-rees-mogg-says-cop28-is-threat-to-islanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Falklands warning as Jacob Rees-Mogg says COP28 is threat to islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Britain\u2019s longstanding agreement with the Falklands guaranteeing islanders the right to economic self-sufficiency is jeopardised by COP28\u2019s pledge to move away from fossil fuels, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed.<\/p>\n

Nearly 200 countries backed the proposal at the summit in Dubai yesterday – although many warned the deal still has significant shortcomings. However, former Brexit opportunities minister Mr Rees-Mogg was sceptical about the benefits, not least for those living in the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his GB News programme, he said: \u201cThe new compromise calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels rather than a phase out, despite the demands of more than one hundred nations. The UN climate chief, Simon Steele, said that the deal is the \u2018beginning of the end for fossil fuels.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal had passed \u201calmost immediately\u201d, despite expectations of bitter wrangling, Mr Rees-Mogg pointed out. He added: \u201cAuthoritarian agendas have a tendency to pass rather quickly because they’re not subject to scrutiny or democratic procedures. But there’s one main flaw in this plan: It doesn’t make sense. We need cheap fuel. It’s not expendable, it’s essential.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCheap fuel is essential for alleviating poverty, for spreading prosperity, and for promoting economic growth globally. And the climate doomsters may say that economic benefits are unimportant, but that’s not right. They are essential.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even the gloomiest forecasts are not talking about Armageddon. The world will continue and yes, there may be some amelioration that are needed, but even if the temperature rises the world will still continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

What was required was for the market to \u201clead the way in energy advancement\u201d, Mr Rees-Mogg said. He explained: \u201cWe need the technology to develop first and then in the immortal principle of supply and demand, take the reins from there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy is this important? Because as you see how energy has evolved over hundreds and thousands of years, it has always been that economies have grown as energy has got cheaper and more plentiful.<\/p>\n

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