UAE’s Jaber, oil boss who brokered ‘beginning of end’ for fossil fuels

Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE oil chief who headed COP28 in Dubai, promised that this year’s UN climate talks would be “different”. He did not disappoint. The towering Emirati, 50, was beaming in his grey dishdasha after he brought down the hammer on the first United Nations agreement calling for a transition away from fossil … Read more

UAE’s president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.” Climate activists roundly criticized Sultan al-Jaber’s appointment as the president-designate of the … Read more

UAE’s al-Jaber urges extra financing to assist Caribbean and different areas battle local weather change

The pinnacle of this yr’s U.N. world local weather summit is urging extra availability of funds to assist the Caribbean and different areas battle local weather change ByDÁNICA COTO Related Press FILE – Designated UN convention president Sultan al-Jaber attends the United Nations Local weather Change Convention in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The … Read more