Coverage dated November 27, 2023 to December 3, 2023

Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit

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Sultan Al Jaber, president of COP28 and CEO of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company Adnoc, is under fire again for comments on fossil fuels.

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Fortune
UAE's COP28 president reportedly lobbied for fossil fuel interests at climate meetings (opens Fortune)
Published Nov 27, 2023
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The report describes COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber apparently planning to lobby Brazil’s Minister of the Environment to help push through Adnoc’s bid for Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem.
Forbes
COP28 Advisory Board Member Resigns Over Reports UAE Used Climate Talks To Push Fossil Fuels (opens Forbes)
Published Nov 30, 2023
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Sultan Al Jaber, president of this year’s climate summit in the UAE, allegedly used the talks to pursue fossil fuel deals for the UAE’s state-owned oil company
The Guardian
Cop28 live: UAE climate chief’s comments ‘incredibly concerning’, (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 2, 2023
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Climate analyst Bill Hare described Sultan Al Jaber’s dismissal of the need for a phaseout of fossil fuels as ‘verging on climate denial’
The Guardian
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 2, 2023
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Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’
The New Republic
So Reassuring: Climate Summit Head Sparks Outrage With Absurd Fossil Fuel Claim (opens The New Republic)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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The president of COP28, the UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber, is desperately trying to walk back his foolish claim about fossil fuels.
Truthout
COP28 President Falsely Claims “No Science” Supports Fossil Fuel Phaseout (opens Truthout)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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Ahmed Al Jaber is also CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. His position counters that of the UN secretary general.
Deutsche Welle
COP28 UAE president: 'We very much believe' climate science – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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Sultan al-Jaber has refuted claims he does not believe the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. His comments came after a report in which he claimed development without the use of fossil energy wasn't possible.
Insider
Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit (opens Insider)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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Sultan Al Jaber, president of COP28 and CEO of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company Adnoc, is under fire again for comments on fossil fuels.
Salon
"No science": Head of COP28 denies the core truths behind climate change (opens Salon)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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Sultan Al Jaber wrongly claimed that phasing out fossil fuels would not help reach the planet climate change goals
NBC News
COP28 president sparks outcry after he claims there’s ‘no science’ behind fossil fuel phase out (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 3, 2023
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Sultan Al-Jaber was seen as a controversial choice to lead COP28 discussions in Dubai given that he also works as the head of the state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.