Tag: Al Jaber, Sultan (1973- )

Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed U.N. Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’

The working draft made public at the U.N. summit in Dubai would not commit nations to phasing out the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet.

It’s Big Oil vs. Science at the U.N. Climate Summit

As negotiators work to agree on a final text, attention has turned to a fundamental question: Will the talks call for a phaseout of fossil fuels?

Climate Summit Leader Tries to Calm Uproar Over a Remark on Fossil Fuels

Sultan Al Jaber, responsible for leading the world away from fossil fuels, said there was “no science” to support a phaseout of oil and gas.

COP28 Begins With Fossil Fuels, and Frustration, Going Strong

After decades of meetings, nations still haven’t agreed to curb the main driver of global warming.

The Dilemmas of the U.A.E., a Petrostate, Preparing to Host COP28

Climate activists have balked at the fact that a leading oil producer, the United Arab Emirates, is hosting this year’s U.N. climate talks. But Emirati officials say they, too, are grappling with hard questions.