President of COP28 would have 'greenwashed' Wikipedia to improve his image, according to complaint

Al Jaber is minister of industry and advanced technology of the United Arab Emirates and CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), a state-owned oil company.

Oil boss leading COP28 sparks outrage from environmentalists

The head of the United Arab Emirates oil company ADNOC was named this Thursday (12) president of the annual UN climate conference (COP28), scheduled for the end of the year in the Gulf country, drawing criticism from climate advocates. environment.

According to the complaints, suggestions from your team in the articles Wikipedia in English about him and the climate summit asked editors to remove the reference to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline deal he signed in 2019, and added a quote from a Bloomberg editorial that said Al Jaber was “exactly the kind of ally the climate movement needs.”

Changes to articles, as tracked by the Guardian and the Climate Reporting Center 🇧🇷 are done to remove contradictions between his positions as oil executive and climate summit chair.

Adnoc has financed a major expansion of oil production in the United Arab Emirates (The Guardian*), although the International Energy Agency has already emphasized that no new fossil fuel projects should be created if the world wants to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

A COP28 spokesperson said: “COP28 has ensured and will continue to ensure that online descriptions of the COP28 Presidency are accurate across all online platforms, including Wikipedia.” They added that the changes were “all evidence-based”.

Cop28 president's team accused of Wikipedia 'greenwashing' https://t.co/ewN7NGNUj7

- The Guardian (@guardian) May 30, 2023

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