Oil boss leading COP28 sparks outrage from environmentalists

The UAE Minister of Industry, president of the oil giant ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) and special envoy for climate change, Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, is the “president-designate for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28)”, said a statement from the official news agency WAM this Thursday (12).

It will be the first time that the president of a company will lead the work of the COP, which this year will be held in Dubai, between November and December.

“We will bring a pragmatic, realistic and solution-oriented approach”, declared Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, after his appointment. “Climate action represents a major economic opportunity to invest in sustainable growth. Funding is key,” he added.

Sultan Ahmed al Jaber has run the UAE's national oil company since 2016, as well as Masdar, the country's renewable energy company. His dual role earned him criticism from environmentalists:

Oil and gas lobbyists were numerous in COP27 organized last November in Egypt, 25% more than the previous meeting in Glasgow, according to environmental associations. The largest contingent of lobbyists were Emirati, followed by Russians.

The United Arab Emirates, one of the largest oil exporters in the world, defends the progressive elimination of hydrocarbons and withpromehave to achieve the carbon neutrality 2050 up.

(To AFP)

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