The President of this yr’s COP28 local weather summit, Sultan Al Jaber, got here underneath hearth after feedback from a panel occasion on November 21 emerged this weekend. During the dialogue, Al Jaber stated “there is no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5 (degrees).” On December 4 he defended himself saying the feedback had been misinterpreted. Al Jaber’s presidency of the COP28 summit has been controversial. The Emirati businessman is the UAE’s local weather envoy and chairs the board of administrators of its renewables firm, however he additionally heads the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. #cnn #information #cop28 #cop28uae #dubai #climatechange #cop28president #sultanaljaber
