Scum

Saudia Arabia blocked a report advocated by small (mostly island) nations that would have advocated much more aggressive action on climate change. They gave a couple of reasons why:

"However, the attempt to go ahead with the review was blocked by Saudi Arabia, with the support of fellow OPEC nations. Among their reasons for opposing the review were claims that there is not enough peer-reviewed literature out there for the process to uncover scientific gaps." [What the f*ck does that mean?]

More clearly:

"Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers argue that ratcheting up action on carbon emissions will hurt their revenues as fossil-fuel consumers switch to cleaner energy."

I think that's where their main objections lie. And this comes as the scum are using their petrodollars to invest in nuclear energy for their own future.

Like the title says, they're scum.

Oil nations block switch to 1.5 C climate goal

Climate: Saudis block call for climate report