Dr sultan al jaber biography sample
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Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil chef in Charge of a Climate Summit
John Kerry looked on from the front row as Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates took to the stage in Abu Dhabi in January. Next to Kerry on the plush white chairs reserved for VIPs were senior figures from the Emirati, British, and U.S. governments. It was Al Jaber’s first public appearance since being appointed president of this year’s Conference of the Parties, COP28, the United Nations annual climate summit.
Al Jaber wore a sage green kandura, round glasses, and a white headdress. He spoke slowly and deliberately, laying out his vision for COP28, which will be held in the UAE in månad. But his assured manner belied the barrage of criticism he was facing in the press.
Al Jaber is not just this year’s COP president. He also heads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, known as Adnoc. It is the first time any CEO, let alone one from the fossil fuel industry, has been COP president. The announcement
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Event transcript
“A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber”
Opening Remarks by
Frederick Kempe,
President and CEO,
Atlantic Council
Speaker
H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber,
Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, United Arab Emirates
Moderated by
Amos Hochstein,
National Security and Energy Expert; Former Obama-Biden Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs, US Department of State
“A Conversation with H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei”
Speaker
H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei,
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure,
United Arab Emirates
Moderated by
John Defterios,
Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor,
CNN Business
“UAE Diversification Post-COVID-19: A Conversation with Musabbeh Al Kaabi”
Speaker
Musabbeh Al-Kaabi,
Chief Executive Officer, UAE Investments,
Mubadala Investment Company
Moderated by
John Defterios,
Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor,
CNN Business
FREDERICK KEMPE: Good m
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News release claiming Sultan Al Jaber will step down as state oil CEO is fake, COP28 team confirms
COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber has denied allegations he planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals as a fake news release claimed he had agreed to step down from his role as CEO of state oil company ADNOC.
A report from the BBC and Centre for Climate Reporting published on Monday (27 November) claimed that leaked briefing documents prepared for Al Jaber showed plans to discuss oil and gas deals with 15 nations.
“These allegations are false, not true, incorrect and not accurate,” Al Jaber told reporters on the eve of the summit.
“I promise you never ever did I see these talking points that they refer to or that I ever even used such talking points in my discussions.”
Al Jaber, who will lead the talks on behalf of the host country the United Arab Emirates, called the allegations an “attempt to undermine the work of the COP28 presidency