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As the United Nations COP28 climate summit ended Wednesday, Sultan al-Jaber walked out with what the United Arab Emirates wanted all along — the prestige of hosting negotiations that got the ...
The headline news this week was that a “UAE consensus”—per COP28 chair Sultan Al Jaber—was reached in Dubai. The resolution called for countries to “transition away from fossil fuels ...
Britain's King Charles III shakes hands with United Arab Emirates' Minister of State, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and President of COP28, Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, at Buckingham Palace ...
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber in 2024. Al Jaber is the ADNOC group chief executive, [28] [29] and a member of the Abu Dhabi Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. [30] He is chairman of the Emirates Development Bank, [31] [32] and the board of trustees of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
The UAE's appointment of Sultan Al Jaber president of COP28 caused further controversy, as he is also the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). [28] In February 2023, one month after Al Jaber's selection, the company announced plans to expand drilling for fossil fuels. [29]
The UAE hosted the Conference of the Parties for its 28th year, COP28, in 2023. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber stood as COP28 president, making welcoming and closing remarks at the conference. [33] He is head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and minister of industry and advanced technology of the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking a day after COP28 president Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber proposed embracing fossil fuels into the future, Guterres said "we cannot save a burning planet with a fire hose of fossil fuels".
Climate-related factors "have become one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century", COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber said in a statement. Others to announce funds for ...