Venezuela tells COP31 it has sovereign right to pump more oil

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Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, told COP31 that the country has a sovereign right to increase oil production. Her remarks at the UN climate talks in Türkiye contrasted with calls from other leaders to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.

Venezuela’s Acting President ​Delcy Rodriguez’s comments at the UN ‌talks on Turkiye’s Mediterranean coast jar with efforts by other conference leaders to convince global governments to accelerate a ‌shift from carbon-emitting fossil fuels