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The secret plan to ‘hook’ the developing world on oil

30 November 2023 - 25 mins
Podcast Series Today in Focus

As the Cop28 climate summit begins in Dubai today, a secret Saudi Arabian plan to get poorer countries ‘hooked on its harmful products’ has emerged. Damian Carrington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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