UAE picks oil chief to lead UN COP28 talks
The UAE on January 12 named the head of Abu Dhabi's state oil company ADNOC to lead talks at the upcoming UN COP28 climate conference in Dubai later this year.
"This will be a critical year in a critical decade for climate action," ADNOC CEO Sultan al-Jaber was quoted as saying by the WAM news agency. "The UAE is approaching COP28 with a strong sense of responsibility and the highest possible level of ambition."
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Al-Jaber has close ties with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is also the chairman of the UAE's biggest renewables developer Masdar, which has in operation or development more than 15 GW of power generation.
"We will bring a pragmatic, realistic and solutions-oriented approach that delivers transformative progress for climate and for low-carbon economic growth," al-Jaber said.
COP28 will take place between November 30 and December 12 2023.