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Venezuela tells COP31 it has a sovereign right to pump more oil

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The Straits Times. (2026, November 12). Venezuela tells COP31 it has a sovereign right to pump more oil. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/venezuela-tells-cop31-it-has-a-sovereign-right-to-pump-more-oil

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At the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez stated on November 12 that her country has a sovereign right to develop its oil industry for national development, despite global efforts to shift away from fossil fuels. She argued that environmental protection and economic growth can coexist but did not discuss the impact of Venezuelan oil exports on worldwide emissions. Meanwhile, US support for Venezuela's oil production is framed as a means to enhance Western Hemisphere energy security under President Trump’s leadership.
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Venezuela GPE · 5× Turkey GPE · 2× ANTALYA GPE · 1× COP31 ORG · 1× Delcy Rodriguez PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Rodriguez PERSON · 1× the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1× the United States' GPE · 1×

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President Donald Trump, who withdrew the United States from formal climate cooperation last year after calling global warming a hoax, has said investing in Venezuela's oil can bolster national security by increasing Western Hemisphere energy supplies.
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2026-11-12 · The Straits Times
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Venezuela tells COP31 it has a sovereign right to pump more oil asserted
it → tell → oil
Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez told the COP31 climate conference on Thursday that the country has the sovereign right to develop its oil industry, even as it recognises the importance of combatting climate change. asserted
it → tell → change
Her comments at the UN talks on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast jar with efforts by other conference leaders to convince global governments to accelerate a shift from carbon-emitting fossil fuels. asserted
comments → jar → fuels
But they dovetail with the United States' efforts to raise billions of dollars towards increasing oil output in Venezuela, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. asserted
they → dovetail → Countries
"We reaffirm our sovereign right to strengthen our energy and oil industry as a driver of our national development," Rodriguez told the summit. asserted
Rodriguez → reaffirm → summit
"It is possible to grow and protect the environment at the same time." asserted
It → grow → time
Venezuela's forests acted as a "lung for the planet", absorbing more carbon than the country emits, she added. asserted
she → act → carbon
She did not address the impact that oil exported from the country had on global emissions. asserted
oil → address → emissions
President Donald Trump, who withdrew the United States from formal climate cooperation last year after calling global warming a hoax, has said investing in Venezuela's oil can bolster national security by increasing Western Hemisphere energy supplies. asserted
investing → withdraw → supplies
BRITAIN'S BURNHAM BACKS RENEWABLES asserted
BURNHAM → back → RENEWABLES
Earlier on Thursday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the conference that energy supply disruptions from the US-Israeli war with Iran and Russia's war with Ukraine showed the need for countries to switch from fossil fuels to clean energy. asserted
countries → tell → energy
"It is now plain for everyone to see that if we depend on energy we do not control, then we leave ourselves exposed to prices we cannot control," he said. asserted
he → see → prices
Thursday is the fifth day of the two-week COP31 conference where representatives from nearly 200 countries are trying to agree a deal to improve progress in tackling climate change. asserted
representatives → try → change
A UN report last month found the world was on course to break through the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming limit that countries had agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris Agreement to prevent the worst effects of climate change. asserted
countries → find → change
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