The climate summit that will decide the fate of the earth is held in the oil capital. Arab Emirates It is one of the top 10 fossil fuel producing nations and, although it may seem unthinkable, it is the host of COP28 because this year it was to be held in Asia, the country offered and the rest of the powers did not object.

The result is that the man who presides over the Summit, Sultan ‘Al Jaber’, is in turn the country’s Minister of Energy and CEO of the eighth largest oil company in the world. And, despite his investment in renewable energies, maintains that oil still has a future and calls for “finding ways to ensure the inclusion of the role of fossil fuels.” In fact, documents revealed by the BBC ensure that the Emirates plans to reach agreements on fossil fuels with 15 nations during this climate summit in Dubai.

COP28 is being held in Dubai, a ‘peculiarity’ combined with the fact that the presidents of the two most polluting countries in the world, China and the United States, are not expected to attend.

Even so, It has been the fastest climate summit in history when it comes to reaching agreements. On its first day, it has already signed a historic agreement to grant a sum of 200 million dollars to restore the consequences of climate change in the countries that are most vulnerable to the climate emergency and that pollute the least.

The manager of this money will be the World Bank for the next four years. Besides, The fund is open to anyone who wants to contribute to mitigating the lack of resources on a planet that has spent the warmest year in its human history and that continues to make patches.

In addition, this climate summit brings us another important novelty. For the first time since these conventions began to be organized, almost 30 years ago, An exclusive day will be dedicated to addressing the impactthe consequences of climate change, on our health and well-being.

Consequences that we are already suffering. Only this summer, In Spain there have been 11,000 deaths from heat-related illnesses. In total, around the world almost half a million people die each year from extreme heat. A figure that, according to experts, could be up to 30 times higher, because many countries lack reliable means to record actual cases.

Pollution is another of the great factors that put our health at risk. It is estimated that the pollution generated by fossil fuels It causes 7 million premature deaths a year. For this reason, the global medical and health community demands the elimination of these fuels.

In fact, the World Health Organization has already sounded the alarm about the expansion of diseases, until now considered tropical, due to climate change. Malaria, dengue or cholera are becoming more common due to changes in temperature or humidity. These factors mean that mosquitoes carrying these diseases can establish and reproduce in countries like ours.