TOKYO -- Fossil fuels will remain a necessary resource as the world accelerates its transition to cleaner energy, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Japan said three months before his country hosts the COP28 climate summit.
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Shihab Alfaheem, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Japan, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Aug. 28. His country is gearing up to hold the COP28 summit. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Sayumi Take and Reuters)
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