Published 8 months ago

Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber denies allegations of using COP28 to promote UAE's oil and gas business interests, stating they are false and an attempt to undermine his presidency.
Leaked documents suggest that the UAE's COP28 team prepared talking points promoting joint business opportunities in fossil fuels during meetings with foreign governments.
Amnesty International and others have called for Mr. Jaber's resignation due to his dual roles as COP President and CEO of ADNOC, raising concerns about conflict of interest.

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Times of India

COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals

Former US vice president Al Gore said the allegations fulfilled some of these "worst fears" while former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said Jaber had been caught "red handed". Supporters say Jaber's unique profile presents an opportunity to broker a compromise between opposing sides during the two-week talks.

8 months ago·India

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BBC News

COP28 president denies using summit for oil deals

A BBC report said the UAE planned to use its role as host of UN climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.

8 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

COP28 President Denies Using Climate Talks to Push Oil Deals

The allegations against Sultan Al Jaber, who is also CEO of his country's oil giant ADNOC, have fanned long-running suspicions over the wisdom of a petrostate hosting the COP28 talks

8 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals

Sultan Al Jaber calls allegations false as the United Arab Emirates prepares to host the biggest Cop meeting yet

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

COP28 President Al Jaber denies allegations of using climate summit to strike fossil fuel deals

COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber described as “false” reports earlier this week that alleged the UAE, planned to use climate talks to further oil and gas deals

8 months ago·India

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CNN

COP28 leader hits back at allegations he used climate talks to strike oil deals

The COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber has strongly denied accusations that his team sought to use the international climate talks in Dubai to strike fossil fuel deals for the UAE’s state-owned oil and gas company.

8 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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