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Climate activists slam appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28
The Emirati Minister of State and the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 31, 2022.
CLIMATE activists have slammed the appointment of the head of a state-run oil company to preside over the UN climate negotiations in Dubai, which begin in November later this year.
Each year, the country hosting the Conference of Parties (Cop) negotiations nominates a person to chair the talks.
The appointment by the United Arab Emirates of Sultan al-Jaber, head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, was backed by US climate envoy John Kerry on Sunday.
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