Al Jaber is also the CEO of the world's sixth-largest oil company, the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
Sultan Al Jaber, the president of COP28, is accused of planning to use his position to push fossil fuel deals.
The leaked document suggests that the UAE is using its position as the host of the COP28 climate talks to lobby for oil and gas deals globally.
Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the United Nations climate summit, COP28, has been accused of planning to use his position to push fossil fuel deals with foreign government officials, according to leaked documents. The documents were obtained through a joint investigation with the BBC and Centre for Climate Reporting. Al Jaber is also the CEO of the world's sixth-largest oil company, the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
The leaked document suggests that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host of the COP28 climate talks, is using its position to lobby for oil and gas deals globally. The document provides guidance for Emirati climate officials to use meetings with other countries' officials to advance deals by Adnoc. The document also indicates that Adnoc is willing to evaluate international LNG opportunities in Mozambique, Canada, and Australia.
The revelations have been labelled a serious breach of the standards of conduct expected of a COP president by experts in climate diplomacy. Greenpeace International's Policy Coordinator, Kaisa Kosonen, called the allegations 'totally unacceptable' and a 'real scandal' if true.
The document also indicates that Adnoc is willing to evaluate international LNG opportunities in Mozambique, Canada, and Australia.
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The article suggests that the UAE, as the host of the COP28 climate talks, is using its position to lobby for oil and gas deals globally, which contradicts the goal of the climate talks to move the world away from fossil fuels.
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The revelations have been labelled a serious breach of the standards of conduct expected of a COP president by experts in climate diplomacy.
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The appointment of Dr Al Jaber as the COP president was controversial from the start. It was labelled 'dangerous' by one former UN climate boss, but a 'terrific choice' by John Kerry, the US special climate envoy.
Greenpeace International's Policy Coordinator, Kaisa Kosonen, called the allegations 'totally unacceptable' and a 'real scandal' if true.
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The climate summit leader should be focused on advancing climate solutions impartially, not backroom deals that are fuelling the crisis. This is exactly the kind of conflict of interest we feared when the CEO of an oil company was appointed to the role.