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Has COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber Used the UN Climate Summit to Advance the Interests of UAE’s Oil Company?

Inside Climate News · Interview by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth" · last updated
Leaked documents show al-Jaber, who is also CEO of the UAE oil company Adnoc, planned to use an official meeting linked to COP to push a petrochemical deal with Brazil. Al-Jaber has denied improperly using his position.

Interview by Steve Curwood, “Living on Earth”

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Host Steve Curwood with Ben Stockton, an investigative reporter for The Centre for Climate Reporting. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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