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Venezuela tells COP31 it has sovereign right to pump more oil

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At the COP31 climate conference in Turkey on November 12, 2026, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez defended her country’s right to expand its oil industry, arguing that it can balance economic development with environmental protection. This stance contrasts with other leaders' calls to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Rodriguez highlighted Venezuela's forests as carbon sinks, but did not discuss the environmental impact of the country's oil exports. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump supports increased investment in Venezuelan oil production to enhance Western Hemisphere energy security.
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At the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, on November 12, 2026, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declared that her country has the sovereign right to develop its oil industry, emphasizing the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental protection. Venezuela, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), asserts that it can boost its national development through its energy sector while also noting that its forests absorb more carbon than the country emits. However, Rodriguez did not discuss the impact of Venezuela's oil exports on global emissions, which contradicts efforts by other conference leaders to urge a transition away from fossil fuels. The United States supports Venezuela's oil industry, viewing increased production as vital for Western Hemisphere energy security.

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The HinduThis outlet12 Nov

At the COP31 climate conference in Turkey on November 12, 2026, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez defended her country’s right to expand its oil industry, arguing that it can balance economic development with environmental protection. This stance contrasts with other leaders' calls to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Rodriguez highlighted Venezuela's forests as carbon sinks, but did not…

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The Straits Times12 Nov

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…

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Earlier on Thursday (November 12, 2026), British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the conference that energy supply disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and Russia's war with Ukraine showed the need for countries to switch from fossil fuels to clean energy.
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Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez told the COP31 climate conference on Thursday (November 12, 2026) that the country has the sovereign right to develop its oil industry, even as it recognises the importance of combating climate change. asserted
it → tell → change
Her 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. 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," Ms. Rodriguez told the summit. asserted
Rodriguez → reaffirm → summit
"It is possible to grow and protect the environment at the same time." Venezuela's forests acted as a "lung for the planet", absorbing more carbon than the country emits, she added. asserted
she → grow → 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 (November 12, 2026), British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the conference that energy supply disruptions from the U.S.-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 (November 12, 2026) 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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