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UAE picks oil company boss as president of COP28 climate talks

Published 15:52 on January 12, 2023  /  Last updated at 15:26 on December 2, 2023  / Katherine Monahan /  Climate Talks, International

The United Arab Emirates has selected state oil firm boss Sultan Al-Jaber as president of the next UN climate conference to be held in the nation in December, angering climate campaigners who likened the appointment to a cigarette company leader being put in charge of a health conference.
The United Arab Emirates has selected state oil firm boss Sultan Al-Jaber as president of the next UN climate conference to be held in the nation in December, angering climate campaigners who likened the appointment to a cigarette company leader being put in charge of a health conference.


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