Climate activists and environmentalists claim appointing an oil chief as COP president means the forthcoming climate negotiation...
The United Arab Emirates had on January 12 announced Mr Al Jaber, the Head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , as the president of the 28th edition of the UN global Climate Change conference—COP28, billed for 30 November to 12 December, in the UAE.
“Oilwatch frowns at the choice of the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in the United Arab Emirate to preside over COP28. The past COPs have had an overbearing presence of delegates from the fossil fuels sector,” Oilwatch Africa’s Media/Communication officer, Kome Odhomor, said in a statement. “The appointment of Sultan Al Jaber who serves as the minister of industry and advanced technology for UAE and also as the chief of the Abu Dhabi National oil Company , which is the world’s twelfth-largest oil company by production, is certain to lock in false and risky solutions in the UNFCCC process.”“The COP is meant to tackle global warming, not compound it,” the statement added.
Based on this, the group said having the head of an oil company as the president of any COP is a form of climate denial and that at a time when the world should make every effort to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, Mr Al-Jaber appointment is a clear indication of climate change denial. “Now UAE spits in the face of flooded, drowning and other climate impacted nations by appointing the chief among polluters to preside over COP28,” Mr Bassey added.
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