{"id":131395,"date":"2026-09-24T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/?p=131395"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:13:08","slug":"when-climate-mitigation-becomes-politicised-the-guardian-uncovers-ipcc-links-to-saudi-oil-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/when-climate-mitigation-becomes-politicised-the-guardian-uncovers-ipcc-links-to-saudi-oil-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"When climate mitigation becomes politicised: The Guardian uncovers IPCC links to Saudi oil industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2bwHy4FwMwNaCKnpqO\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nFran\u00e7ois Picard is pleased to welcome Eoghan Gilmartin, an award-winning investigative journalist and part of The Guardian team whose investigation examined links between IPCC authors and Saudi Arabia\u2019s oil industry, including Saudi Aramco. 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